MCA’s new president : from disgrace to community hero?
New MCA president Chua Soi Lek has recently ruffled the feathers of UMNO and the Malay-rights group Perkasa. Are we witnessing the formerly disgraced politician positioning himself as a Chinese community hero? If so, what are the implications for Malaysia’s coalition politics?
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author | Choong, Pui Yee |
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description | New MCA president Chua Soi Lek has recently ruffled the feathers of UMNO and the Malay-rights group
Perkasa. Are we witnessing the formerly disgraced politician positioning himself as a Chinese community hero?
If so, what are the implications for Malaysia’s coalition politics? |
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spelling | ntu-10356/909312020-11-01T06:38:11Z MCA’s new president : from disgrace to community hero? Choong, Pui Yee S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Social sciences New MCA president Chua Soi Lek has recently ruffled the feathers of UMNO and the Malay-rights group Perkasa. Are we witnessing the formerly disgraced politician positioning himself as a Chinese community hero? If so, what are the implications for Malaysia’s coalition politics? 2011-01-20T04:27:26Z 2019-12-06T17:56:40Z 2011-01-20T04:27:26Z 2019-12-06T17:56:40Z 2010 2010 Commentary https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90931 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/6664 en RSIS commentaries ; 100/10 2 p. application/pdf |
spellingShingle | DRNTU::Social sciences Choong, Pui Yee MCA’s new president : from disgrace to community hero? |
title | MCA’s new president : from disgrace to community hero? |
title_full | MCA’s new president : from disgrace to community hero? |
title_fullStr | MCA’s new president : from disgrace to community hero? |
title_full_unstemmed | MCA’s new president : from disgrace to community hero? |
title_short | MCA’s new president : from disgrace to community hero? |
title_sort | mca s new president from disgrace to community hero |
topic | DRNTU::Social sciences |
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