Razaleigh stirs UMNO waters

Sat, 22 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB | Source: REUTERS

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): A former archrival of Prime Minister
Mahathir Mohamad has called for changes in Malaysia's main
political party, the latest sign of internal division in the
organization.

Razaleigh Hamzah, a former finance minister, was quoted on
Friday as saying Malay voters had sent a message to Mahathir's
United Malays National Organization (UMNO) in recent general
elections that they wanted change.

"I believe UMNO has to make changes which are tailored along
the aspirations of the people, especially the Malays, who spoke
through the ballot box," The New Straits Times quoted Razaleigh
as saying on Thursday in the capital of Kelantan state. He did
not specify the changes.

"It is too bad if UMNO does not realize this and chooses to
ignore their views," the Sun newspaper quoted the 62-year-old
prince from Kelantan's royal family as saying.

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