I think the gap between "rich and poor" among Malays is being overblown. If anything, it's the Chinese that is having "rich and poor" gap.

Here's a table. Notice that Chinese is top heavy. Also not that the total income share is proportional to the ratio of ethnicities in Malaysia. Where's the illusion that Chinese control wealth?


Median income among all races. Do you see significant difference between a T20 Malay and a T20 Chinese? No. Same applies M40 and B40. The only reason Malays are SLIGHTLY lower is simply because they're lesser in urban areas.



So why do people keep saying Malays are poor? By median income they're not. By equity ownership they're not. Almost every one of the largest X thing in Malaysia is held by either Government or Trust by Malays. As an example, the largest property developer, SP Setia, is owned by PNB which is for Bumis.

The only thing you could point out is most people in poverty are Bumis. Well no shit, 2/3 of the country are Bumis.