“Malaysia is more ethnically fragile this Merdeka with racial tension hitting a 69-year high”

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There is no exit from this dangerous trajectory while the government declines to confront the sources of divisions with consistent resolve. Malay political leaders calculate that short-term electoral gains from Malay consolidation outweigh the long-term costs of national cohesion.

This is a brief of a report by another newsroom. The excerpt below is from the original.