Mahathir's new step temporary

Thu, 26 Feb 1998 | Source: AFP

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday that the move to let non-Malays buy companies owned by ethnic Malays and other indigenous groups was a temporary measure, Bernama news agency reported.

Mahathir reportedly said the move, effectively a dilution of an affirmative action program launched in 1970, was aimed at helping companies facing problems and that such activities would be in certain cases only.

Details of Mahathir's remarks were not immediately available.

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