MalayMail-July 9

A recent survey by market analysts Ipsos found that political party polarization is the key source of tension among Malaysians. Compared to the global country average, Malaysia has 77 per cent polled under this category, while the global country average is at 69 per cent. This is followed by the divide in economic, social and urban or rural divide, where Malaysia scored 68 per cent compared to the global country average that is 74 per cent. Different social classes have also become a source of tension among Malaysians, scoring 64 per cent under this category. “In Malaysia, tension is strongly felt when it comes to support for different political parties — across most countries, the tension between rich and poor tends to be the highest,” said Ipsos public affairs associate director, Lars Erik Lie. Similar to other Asian countries, Ipsos found that Malaysians see the need for people to be more sensitive when they express themselves to others.

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