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To: Bosco who wrote (9202)8/26/1999 5:46:00 PM
From: Michael Sphar  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 9980
 
"...a strong showing by Parti Islam Se-Malaysia could allow the opposition party to establish a fundamentalist Islamic state that would ban such practices as eating pork, drinking alcohol or gambling."

Thus striking terror to the core of a large ethnic minority!

One of the notable impressions that I brought away from my visits in Malaysia was a significant bitterness towards the governmentally edicted special favoritism regarding the people of Bumi heritage. I heard it expressed a number of times in different places. I don't think a political showtrip is enough to overcome that level of resentment and may in fact result in a backlash.



To: Bosco who wrote (9202)8/26/1999 9:54:00 PM
From: Z268  Respond to of 9980
 
On the Malaysian elections, it would be interesting to see how the Chinese in Penang votes. Penang is the only state in Malaysia where the Chinese voters form a majority. From memory, control fluctuates between the two Chinese dominated parties, one opposition and one pro-government. From memory, Anwar's consituency was in Penang.


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