Several Malay-Muslim NGOs have urged the government to permanently drop plans for an Urban Renewal Act (URA) and attempts to formally recognise the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) - which they claim were both “demands” made by DAP.

The coalition of 32 groups made the call in two memorandums received by Perikatan Nasional MPs outside Parliament gate this morning, after some 40 protesters marched from the nearby Taman Tugu.

The groups’ demands were also addressed to...