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Good morning, BTL fam.
It's another hot and humid day in Malaysia, and according to the weatherman, things are gonna stay this way well into June, when the heat will likely give way to haze.
In other words, the crap's set to get worse before it gets better. Kinda sorta like all that political tension simmering, no thanks to some folks attempting to destabilise the current government with claims of Malays being displaced.
Yes, Malay nationalism has been tied to the country's politics since before independence. But this time, it appears that the political right cares very little about people being sidelined and instead, is concerned more with sowing divisiveness and suspicion.
Following up on her brilliant column last week (which you can read here if you missed it) for her "Malaysian Politics on the Prowl" column for BTL, political analyst Dr Bridget Welsh now takes a hard look at the dangerous game being played out in the open and how even as Malay leaders band together, sign proclamations and bellow slogans, the problems faced by the Malay community and Malaysia remain unaddressed.
Click on the link below to read the full story:
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