Kuala Lampur, July 9 -- The Johor government will address technical issues arising from the state's refusal to adopt Putrajaya's new definition of youth as those under 30, Sheikh Umar Bagharib Ali said today.
The Youth, Sports, Entrepreneur Development and Cooperative Committee chairman conceded that Johor's decision to maintain the classification of youth as those under 40 would lead to inconsistencies between state and federal initiatives.
Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman tabled the Youth Societies and Youth Development (Amendment) Bill 2019 on July 3 that lowered the upper age limit of youth to 30, which Parliament voted through the same day.
"We recognise that changes involving the Act will certainly affect the yout...