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George Town Festival organiser removes promotional videos amid inclusivity concerns, says sorry for Malay omission

www.malaymail.com George Town Festival organiser removes promotional videos amid inclusivity concerns, says sorry for Malay omission

GEORGE TOWN, July 16 ā€” George Town Festival 2024 (GTF) organiser, Kerson Media Global Sdn Bhd, has removed promotional videos after several groups accused it of promoting only...

George Town Festival organiser removes promotional videos amid inclusivity concerns, says sorry for Malay omission

cross-posted from: https://monyet.cc/post/5875366

Note: for people unfamiliar, Malay is the ethnic majority of Malaysia. Bumiputera is a term used to describe Malay and the indigenous people of Malaysia, and a lot of government initiated program will have considered Bumiputera first, while ethnic minority like Chinese and Indian tend to get sidelined.

One example, government initiated matriculation will have quota system of 90% bumiputera while the 10% is shared among other ethnic minority.

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