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Leslie Lopez

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Quiet rise of PAS stirs concern days before Malaysian election

PAS only occupied 17 seats in the 222-member Parliament before the Lower House’s dissolution on Oct 10.

Malaysia’s parties tweak plans to woo voters, with election too close to call at midpoint

The big unknown among the three main coalitions contesting, is how the country’s ethnic Malay majority - who dominate the semi-rural and rural constituencies – will decide.

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