Anwar puts security forces on alert for possible unrest

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KUALA LUMPUR – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has ordered security forces to be on alert for possible unrest stemming from irresponsible quarters playing up racial and religious sentiments. 

Anwar said his government would not allow any statements that could threaten harmony, stressing that multi-racial Malaysia must remain peaceful.

“Any attempt made by anyone to pit one race against another, or to increase the racial and religious temperature in this country will not be permitted.

“I have ordered security forces to be on alert because those who are desperate or feel challenged will use these sentiments, and the poor will be paid to cause chaos,” he told a press conference after chairing today’s cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Putrajaya.

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