KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 21 -- Despite assumptions, Malay youths polled by think tank Iman Research have indicated that they are actually more supportive of pluralism and are calling for reforms of ethnic-based policies such as the New Economic Policy (NEP).

Presenting the findings of it "Orang Kita: The Politics of Acknowledgement and Resentment" study, Iman's research director Aziff Azuddin said young Malays generally believed in a multicultural Malaysia and did not want non-Malays excluded from the economic process.

"I think I'm happy to report that all the Malays I spoke to, and I think generally across the board, they do believe in the multicultural Malaysian. And I think this needs to be stressed, really.

"They do not want to exclude t...