Many Malays fear a bloody May 13 could recur
Polls show 53 per cent of Malays are fearful of a repeat of race riots while most Chinese are confident country is not going down that path.
Free Malaysia Today
A recent unpublished Merdeka Centre survey showed that 53 per cent of Malay respondents feared a repeat of racial riots like the deadly one way back in 1969.
According to an article on Malay Mail Online, more than half the Malay respondents of the survey or 53 per cent feared the recurrence of a race riot in contrast to the 67 per cent of Chinese who registered their confidence a race riot would not repeat. 47 per cent of Indians meanwhile also had the same fears as the Malays.
Seen from the perspective of age, 52 per cent of respondents aged 21 to 30 said a race riot could very well recur while only 36 per cent among those aged 60 and above felt the same way.
In terms of occupation, 52 per cent of those in private or self-owned businesses said a repeat of May 13 was unlikely.
Merdeka Centre director Ibrahim Suffian said, “The Chinese community for the most part put May 13 behind them, but our survey finds that Malays remain susceptible to insecurities about the past.
“It is likely that this is due to the continued economic disadvantage felt by the community.”
