Racial tensions could destabilise Malaysia

Malaysia's influential former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday he was concerned that increasing racial friction could destabilise the multi-ethnic country.
A series of disputes have erupted between the country's different ethnic groups in recent years, straining relations between Malays and minorities, who fear the country is being "Islamised."
"I am worried because over the last five to six years you don't see this country growing," Mahathir told reporters when asked to describe the political situation and whether he was worried it could cause instability.
"You see a lot of accusations on the part of the races... The Malays accuse the Chinese, the Chinese accuse the Indians and the Indians accuse the Malays. Before you don't see this," he added.