Unity D-G tells media, politicians to quit race-baiting

By Boo Su-Lyn
May 13, 2013

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 ― Putrajaya urged the media and politicians today to stop inciting racial tension after Perkasa vice-president Datuk Zulkifli Noordin accused the DAP yesterday of being ... Read More

  • People take part in a candle-light vigil to protest against racism, in George Town May 13, 2013. — Picture by KE Ooi People take part in a candle-light vigil to protest against racism, in George Town May 13, 2013. — Picture by KE Ooi
  • An air force policeman runs at the site of a military jet crash, in Yemen’s capital Sanaa May 13, 2013. — Reuters pic An air force policeman runs at the site of a military jet crash, in Yemen’s capital Sanaa May 13, 2013. — Reuters pic
  • A worker sets the official poster of the 66th Cannes Film Festival featuring Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman, on the facade of the Festival Palace in Cannes May 13, 2013. — Reuters pic A worker sets the official poster of the 66th Cannes Film Festival featuring Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman, on the facade of the Festival Palace in Cannes May 13, 2013. — Reuters pic
  • Members of the Armed Forces of Malta march outside the entrance to the Presidential Palace and the Parliament in Valletta May 8, 2013. — Reuters pic Members of the Armed Forces of Malta march outside the entrance to the Presidential Palace and the Parliament in Valletta May 8, 2013. — Reuters pic
  • A mother with her daughter fills-up a ballot form together with other voters inside a voting centre at a school in Manila on May 13, 2013. — Reuters pic A mother with her daughter fills-up a ballot form together with other voters inside a voting centre at a school in Manila on May 13, 2013. — Reuters pic
  • Thai officials dressed in traditional costumes feed oxen during the annual royal ceremony to herald an auspicious start for the rice-planting season in Bangkok on May 13, 2013. — Reuters pic Thai officials dressed in traditional costumes feed oxen during the annual royal ceremony to herald an auspicious start for the rice-planting season in Bangkok on May 13, 2013. — Reuters pic
  • People wait outside a polling centre to cast their votes for the mid-term elections in Taguig, Metro Manila on May 13, 2013. More than 50 million Filipinos are expected to vote. — Reuters pic People wait outside a polling centre to cast their votes for the mid-term elections in Taguig, Metro Manila on May 13, 2013. More than 50 million Filipinos are expected to vote. — Reuters pic
  • People attend a Pakatan Rakyat rally in Batu Kawan, Penang May 11, 2013. — The Malaysian Insider pic People attend a Pakatan Rakyat rally in Batu Kawan, Penang May 11, 2013. — The Malaysian Insider pic
  • People gather at the site of an explosion in the town of Reyhanli near the Turkish-Syrian border May 11, 2013. — Reuters pic People gather at the site of an explosion in the town of Reyhanli near the Turkish-Syrian border May 11, 2013. — Reuters pic
  • A transgender strikes a pose while marching against homophobia during a gay pride parade in Havana May 11, 2013. — Reuters pic A transgender strikes a pose while marching against homophobia during a gay pride parade in Havana May 11, 2013. — Reuters pic

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