
Who says race-based politics is ‘just the way it is’?
The new political party led by Muhyiddin Yassin, Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia, has announced that its membership is limited to bumiputeras. The Malaysian Internet’s response has been swift, condemning it for its exclusionary politics. Those who defend it, however, say that such a party is necessary in order to wrest the Malay vote away from Umno.