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Utusan Malaysia continues its Chinese-bashing…
The Call to BOYCOTT Chinese products: UMNO against Malaysia!
Utusan Malaysia: “Apa lagi Cina mahu? (What more do the Chinese want?”)
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Dr Suhaimi Sarif, who heads the International Islamic University’s business administration department, said, “The perception that Bumiputeras have is that they should receive special rates. This is the mentality of those who want subsidies.”
Malaysian Insider
What Bumiputera discrimination? Shopping’s a money game – business experts
Several business experts have refuted an allegation this week by two Malay groups that shopping malls were discriminating against Bumiputera businesses.
“In business, the main issue is never about race. It is about profit and loss and keeping the business alive,” said Dr Yeah Kim Leng, the group chief economist at credit advisory firm RAM Holdings, told The Malaysian Insider.
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When met by The Malaysian Insider, academics in business schools in Kuala Lumpur echoed a similar view.
“At the end of the day, it’s just business. If there is a demand, from the business point of view, they would sell it to the highest bidder,” said associate professor Dr Che Ruhana Isa, dean of the Faculty of Business and Accountancy in Universiti Malaya.
“Owners of malls would definitely look at those who can meet the requirements they want,” she added.
Dr Suhaimi Sarif, who heads the International Islamic University’s business administration department, agreed. He said while the groups have a right to voice their grievances, they should understand that it is a free market out there.
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“As far as we are concerned, we are very business-oriented,” Malaysia Shopping Malls Association president, H. C. Chan, said and, referring to race, added, “We don’t see things like these in the Malaysian shopping malls.”
Malaysian Insider
We’re not biased against Malay shops, say malls
A shopping mall association has hit back at two Malay groups who charged that major shopping complexes were discriminating against Malay businesses.
“We are colour-blind. Discrimination does not come into our vocabulary. This is business, not politics,” said Malaysia Shopping Malls Association president H. C. Chan told The Malaysian Insider. He was responding to claims by the Malay Chamber of Commerce Malaysia and a Malay rights group, Perkasa, that malls refused Malay businesses prime retail space.
Describing the allegations as “irrelevant”, Chan said malls are capital-intensive businesses and take retailers based on their business model and financial strength. He said malls want long-term partners that will help them grow.
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/were-not-biased-against-malay-shops-say-malls
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Malay Chamber of Commerce Malaysia secretary-general Hanafee Yusoff called for more lots to be reserved for Malay retailers and cited the New Economic Policy, which he said ensured equal wealth distribution between races through 30% Bumiputera equity rule.
Malaysian Insider
Big malls biased against Malay businesses, claim groups
The Malay Chamber of Commerce Malaysia and Malay rights group Perkasa have alleged discrimination against Malay businesses by major shopping malls, who refuse them prime space.
According to the chamber’s secretary-general Hanafee Yusoff, products by Malay entrepreneurs were usually “hidden”.
“Bumiputera products are of high quality, thanks to the government’s assistance resulting in their products achieving the standards set, but most shopping malls place these local brands in hidden locations,” Hanafee told Malay daily Sinar Harian.
“If we go to Suria KLCC, how many Bumiputera shops are there?” asked Ruslan Kassim, the group’s information chief.
“But there are 80 lots given to outside traders. This is unfair,” he complained. – September 10, 2013.
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