PUTRAJAYA (March 9): PKR vice president Datuk Seri R Ramanan on Monday revealed the existence of individuals allegedly acting as provocateurs to incite racial tension in the country. Issues that initially appear small are sensationalised and turned into racial sentiments that could trigger tension,” he told a special press conference here. Ramanan said certain individuals were believed to have been hired as agents of provocation to trigger racial conflict, adding that authorities needed to identify those financing such activities. He said the country’s positive economic performance under the leadership of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was being manipulated by certain parties through provocations aimed at stirring racial tension and undermining national unity. “When the country’s economy is doing well, unemployment is low at around 2.9% and the ringgit is strengthening, some parties without political capital resort to playing up racial issues to create unrest,” he said.

Source: The Edge Markets March 09, 2026 15:27 UTC