There was that constant rub of Kuala Lumpur's political governance, by which the ruling coalition sought to smother differences in a multiracial society while boosting ethnic Malays.

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The most promising case is Martin, who, for reasons you'll discover on your own, has joined a multiracial society in what was, not so long ago, one of the most rigidly racist countries on earth.

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Mahathir has now acknowledged that assimilation cannot succeed -- it is a multicultural, multiracial society.

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Race is a complex and sensitive issue in our multiracial society but the government's policy is clear.

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Reading excerpts from the speeches, prosecutor Rodney Jameson QC opened the case against the men by telling the court Mr Griffin said white society had turned into a multiracial "hell".

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The case, which is still going on, brought Malaysians face to face with a hidden scandal at the heart of this multiracial society: the abuse of overseas domestic helpers.

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