COMMENT | Unravelling Peninsular M'sia's 'social contract'

COMMENT | On Aug 5, 2023, while answering a question about education quotas during a dialogue with Kolej Matrikulasi Pulau Pinang’s students, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim tried to justify the bumiputera quota for higher education seats on the grounds of the so-called “social contract”. 

What then is the “social contract” in the context of Peninsular Malaysia?

Who are the parties involved in it and what exactly are its terms?

Is the “social contract” a written agreement specifically spelt out in any document?

Or is it mentioned in the current Federal...