Topic

#race-relations

2 stories tagged

DAP MP Chong Zhemin Defends Pakatan Harapan's Multiracial Approach, Dismisses Accusations of Racial Polarisation

Kampar MP Chong Zhemin has defended Pakatan Harapan's multiracial campaigning approach, asserting the coalition has never deliberately mobilised voters along racial lines unlike rival coalitions.

By Azizah Rahman · 9 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

PAS's Islamist Platform: Why Identity Politics Undermine Electoral Ambitions

PAS's explicitly Islamist positioning and controversial statements on race, religion and gender consistently alienate non-Muslim voters, creating a fundamental tension between the party's national leadership ambitions and its exclusionary rhetoric.

By Azizah Rahman · 26 Jul 2026 · 5 min read