The racial discount comedy
COMMENT | The Indian Muslim property discount is the funniest racial plan ever hatched in Malaysia.
We've heard about having an Indian Muslim prime minister before, but even he didn't dare push for such a policy.
Instead, it was the Penang state government that announced a 5 percent property discount for local Indian Muslims.
One netizen cheekily asked in the Malaysiakini comments section, 'Will Tun M be entitled to this?' referring to former Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
The Indian Muslims of Penang are famous for their business skills. Many are doing very well as...
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