April 26, 2008
Resentment by non-Malays and non-elite Malays causing unease
By Carolyn Hong, Malaysia Bureau Chief (The Straits Times)
KUALA LUMPUR, April 26, 2008 – THE once-incontestable notion of Malay supremacy is under siege in the wake of the March 8 polls, and it is stirring up some unease within the community and in Umno.
The charge is led by the Malay-based opposition Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which has been promoting its new motto of Ketuanan Rakyat (People’s Supremacy) with great effect.
Ketuanan Melayu (Malay Supremacy) has frequently been used as shorthand for Malay economic rights and the unassailable Malay political dominance.
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