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Minister worried over migrant workers' growing control in local agriculture

Agriculture and Food Security Minister Mohamad Sabu has expressed concerns about migrant workers’ rising control over the local agriculture sector.

In a speech today, he also claimed that Malaysia is not only facing the Ali Baba problem but also “Ali Bangla”.

“We don’t want the past to repeat itself like between the 1960s and 1990s, Ali is the bumiputera who gets a business licence...

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