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The Department of National Unity and National Integration is developing a Community Tension Index to measure social cohesion and monitor racial and religious sensitivities. The initiative responds to growing threats to national harmony in the digital sphere.
A Universiti Malaya analyst warns that sustained focus on religion, race, and royalty issues risks exhausting Malay voters emotionally, with parties ultimately judged on their ability to address bread-and-butter concerns like rising living costs.
Malaysia's Deputy National Unity Minister R. Yuneswaran has advocated for enhanced mother-tongue education as a solution to curbing divisive 3R issues proliferating on social media platforms.
Constant political messaging about religion, race and royalty risks wearing down Malay voters, warns a Universiti Malaya analyst, as economic concerns take precedence.
Malaysia's Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching has advised civil servants to avoid using inappropriate language and making statements that touch on race, religion, and royalty sensitivities, whether during election campaigns or at any other time.