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Malaysia's Ruling Coalition Loses a Sarawak Race

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May 18, 2010
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Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak's 1Malaysia campaign, designed to bring the country's three main ethnic groups back together and abate racial tension, suffered a setback Sunday when Chinese voters in the Sarawak town of Sibu deserted the national ruling coalition to narrowly elect a candidate to Parliament from the opposition Democratic Action …

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