Non-Malays worried about their future under new govt

About 70 per cent of Malaysia's 32 million people are Malay Muslims and bumiputeras, while ethnic Chinese and Indians make up 23 per cent and 7 per cent respectively. PHOTO: REUTERS
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The presence of mainly bumiputera-only parties in Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's new government has stoked worries among Malaysia's non-Malay communities that their interests will take a back seat.

Housewife Theresa Thomas, 56, said she is very concerned that what "little rights" she has as a non-Malay will slowly erode under the new government.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on March 03, 2020, with the headline Non-Malays worried about their future under new govt. Subscribe