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Article: `Ensure Pas stands for justice, democracy and human rights'

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May 3, 2000
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New Straits Times
05-03-2000
`Ensure Pas stands for justice, democracy and human rights'
Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2*
Section: National

Kuala Lumpur --

KUALA LUMPUR, Tue. - Malaysian Chinese should reach out and engage with Pas to ensure that it represents a Political Islam in Malaysia which is compatible with justice, democracy, human rights, clean, open and accountable governance and culturalism.

DAP national chairman Lim Kit Siang said this in his speech at the Australian National University during a talk organised by the Centre for the Study of the Chinese Southern Diaspora in Canberra yesterday.
Lim, who spoke on "Chinese or Malaysian Identity? Issues and Challenges", focused on the ...

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