MALAYSIA-Sharpening Contest for Malay Leadership

Sharpening Contest for Malay Leadership M G G Pillai After the split of the UMNO Lama in 1987, there has developed a contest for the political leadership of the Malays between the UMNO Baru of prime minister Mahathir Mohamed and the Semangat '46 party of Razaleigh Hamzah and the results of the recent by-elections to the Kelantan state assembly mark a clear setback for UMNO Baru.