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May 11th Protest at the Federation Square in Melbourne

Young Malaysians in Melbourne were outraged by this comment from their Prime Minister. [pullquote]On the May 8^th protest, they held up signs saying “we are not Malay or Chinese or Indians, we are all Malaysian at first.”[/pullquote]

Yong also attended another protest in Melbourne last Saturday, May 11^th, dressing in all black to support the rally. She said disappointedly, “I know that maybe nothing can be changed, but the world needs to know what is happening in Malaysia.”

Maureen Lu is a Chinese-background junior journalist based in Australia. She is currently in Master of Global Media Communications at the University of Melbourne. Her passions include environment problems, international issues and gender equity.

Sources:

guardian.co.uk, “Malaysia’s governing party accused of dirty tricks in run-up to election”

Mong Palatino, “Black 505 Post-Election Rallies Spread in Malaysia”

Joe Chchrane, “Malaysia’s Governing Coalition Keeps Hold on Power”

Samantha Yap, “Will Malaysians vote for change?”

BBC, “Malaysia profile”