Bumiputera

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Bumiputera is a Malaysian legal and socio-political category that grants certain indigenous and Malay-heritage groups, including many Javanese Malaysians, preferential rights and affirmative action benefits.

All labels observed (6)

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf affirmative action beneficiary group
legal status
socio-political category
appliesInJurisdiction Malaysia
associatedWithPolicy New Development Policy
New Economic Model (Malaysia)
New Economic Policy
associatedWithReligion Islam
contrastedWithCategory non-Bumiputera
contrastedWithEthnicGroup ethnic Chinese Malaysians
ethnic Indian Malaysians
country Malaysia
etymologyFromWord bumi
putera
grantedBy Government of Malaysia
grantsBenefitType business licenses preferences
civil service preferences
educational quotas
government contracts preferences
housing discounts
scholarships
special investment schemes
university admission preferences
hasComponentCategory Malay Bumiputera
linked to: Bumiputera

non-Malay indigenous Bumiputera
hasDebateTopic ethnic equality in Malaysia
meritocracy versus quotas in Malaysia
multiracial national identity in Malaysia
hasLanguageOrigin Malay language
hasLegalBasisIn Federal Constitution of Malaysia
includesEthnicGroup Acehnese Malaysians
linked to: Acehnese people

Banjar Malaysians
Bugis Malaysians
Javanese Malaysians
Malays
linked to: Malay peoples

Minangkabau Malaysians
linked to: Malay peoples

Orang Asli
indigenous peoples of Sabah
linked to: Kadazan-Dusun

indigenous peoples of Sarawak
linked to: Dayak peoples
isAffirmativeActionFor Malay-heritage groups in Malaysia
indigenous peoples of Malaysia
literalMeaning sons of the soil
meansInMalay earth
son
policyGoal increase indigenous economic participation
promote Malay and indigenous socio-economic status
reduce inter-ethnic economic disparities
politicallySensitiveTopicIn Malaysia
relatedToConstitutionalArticle Article 153 of the Constitution of Malaysia

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Referenced by (6)

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Malay majorSubgroupOf Bumiputera of Malaysia
linked to: Bumiputera
Bumiputera hasComponentCategory Malay Bumiputera
linked to: Bumiputera
The Malay Dilemma mainSubject Bumiputera policy
linked to: Bumiputera
The Malay Dilemma associatedWith Bumiputera ideology
linked to: Bumiputera
Tawau Division hasEthnicGroup Bumiputera communities
linked to: Bumiputera