'We are not racists’ - Bersatu Youth rejects label

INTERVIEW | Race-based political parties are not the norm the world over - but Malaysia has bucked the trend, allowing political groups to form on the basis of identities such as race, religion and geographical region.

Even though the trend in recent times has seen a move away from such potentially exclusionary and divisive ideas, mono-racial parties like Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) and Pejuang are still being formed.

Given its racial-driven ideology, Malaysiakini asked a new generation of Bersatu Youth leaders whether it is racist to be part of a grouping like Bersatu...