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In plea for Malay unity, Najib opens UMNO meet with slides of May 13 riots

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak opened the UMNO general assembly today (Nov 27) by screening slides of the bloody May 13 race riots and the communist attacks in Malaya, in an apparent reminder to the country’s ruling party of the importance of national unity and the dangers of discord among the Malays.

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak. Photo: Reuters

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak. Photo: Reuters

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KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak opened the UMNO general assembly today (Nov 27) by screening slides of the bloody May 13 race riots and the communist attacks in Malaya, in an apparent reminder to the country’s ruling party of the importance of national unity and the dangers of discord among the Malays.

The UMNO president and prime minister also said that Bumiputeras will comprise 70 per cent of the population by 2020, and told the Malay party’s delegates to imagine how strong the community would be then.

“Everything that we see today didn’t come easily on their own. Actually, the ups and downs of Malaysia’s journey were full of episodes and events,” Mr Najib said in his policy speech, before screening black and white clips titled “Communist guerrilla attack in Malaya” and “13 May 1969”. THE MALAY MAIL ONLINE

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