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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Malaysian opposition vows huge protest for reform

(AP) - MALAYSIAN activists demanding electoral reforms vowed on Tuesday to hold a massive demonstration next month, raising fears of clashes with police in what could be the country's biggest street protest in nearly four years.

Opposition-backed activists said they expect tens of thousands of people to march to the national palace in Kuala Lumpur on July 9 to demand sweeping changes in polling laws aimed at curbing fraud ahead of general elections widely expected within a year.

Two other influential politicians - the outspoken youth leader of Malaysia's ruling party and an independent federal lawmaker - have responded with separate plans for two other counter-demonstrations on the same day, rattling Malaysian authorities who fear a day of widespread disruptions.

Malaysian police have said they will try to block all three protests, which have the potential of taking a racial tinge because the supporters of the ruling party and the independent lawmaker are entirely Malays while the opposition ranks are made up of not only Malays but also ethnic Chinese and Indian minorities.

Relations between Malays, who form nearly two-thirds percent of Malaysia's 28 million people, and the ethnic minorities have suffered in recent years over complaints by the Chinese and Indians that the Malay-dominated government discriminates against them.

Although rallies are not uncommon in Malaysia, simultaneous large-scale protests by rival groups on the same day are unheard of.

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