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In a nation where even displaying the words “Merry Christmas” is seen as a danger to the established order, I suppose we shouldn’t be too surprised that daydreaming about a non-Malay becoming PM can come to be viewed as something of an existential threat.
Another Bumiputera Economic Congress is being planned for early next year; part of a big push by PMX to shore up Malay support for his government. Ambitious new targets are being considered to further boost Malay participation in all socio-economic sectors.
After weeks of mounting pressure from their own populations over the slaughter and carnage in Gaza, Arab and Islamic leaders gathered in Riyadh last week for an emergency session of the OIC to discuss the issue. It was a waste of time.
Let me be clear: What is happening in Gaza today is horrendous, a war crime, a crime against humanity, genocide even. The mass slaughter and destruction that is taking place in Gaza – a strip of land less than half the size of Perlis – has been horrific and without precedent in m ....