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The proposed MARA Bill 2026, to be tabled in Parliament before year-end, dedicates 80 percent to governance reforms aimed at preventing corruption, mismanagement, and institutional weakness at the agency responsible for Bumiputera advancement.
Malaysia's six largest government-linked investment companies are deploying RM20.3 billion in 2025 through the GEAR-uP programme—triple the previous year's allocation—to drive socioeconomic reforms and position the nation for industrial growth amid global uncertainty.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has called on Penang to become a leader in Bumiputera economic participation, dismissing perceptions of weakness and announcing RM5 million for semiconductor industry initiatives.