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Sungai Bakap - Chinese Voter Ultimatum

James Chin, Professor of Asian Studies, University of Tasmania

10-Jul-24 08:30

Sungai Bakap - Chinese Voter Ultimatum

In the wake of the Sungai Bakap by-elections, former Penang deputy chief minister and Urimai chairman, P Ramasamy wrote in a Free Malaysia Today article that the level of support among Malaysian Chinese for the Democratic Action Party (DAP) and the ruling government in general has fallen. Discussing this issue with us today is James Chin, Professor of Asian Studies, the University of Tasmania.

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Tags:  malaysian chinese community,  dap,  chinese,  Sungai Bakap by-elections,  democratic action party, 


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