For subscribers
News analysis
DAP, Umno clash over issues tied to Malay fears of weaker power
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox
Umno Youth chief Muhamad Akmal Saleh said holding local council elections could trigger disharmony and disrupt governance.
PHOTO: BERNAMA
Follow topic:
KUALA LUMPUR – A proposal for Malaysia to hold local council elections in large cities has been turned into a racial issue, stoking fears that the larger representation of minorities in these areas could weaken the majority Malays’ political power.
But the real issue, say analysts, is governance, and whether the multicultural parties in the current unity government
