August 2009: Some 50 Malays used the severed head of a cow to protest against the building of a Hindu temple in Shah Alam. Twelve people were charged in court. No further news about what developed.
March 2001: Five people killed in Kampung Medan near Kuala Lumpur in an Indian-Malay fight arising from a dispute between a wedding and a funeral.
March 1998: Tensions arose in Penang over close siting of a mosque and a Hindu temple in Kampung Rawa. The authorities required the temple to be moved to a site close to Malay residential area. The temple had to be re-sited again by the local authorities.
1978: Muslims went around desecrating Hindu temples in Kerling, Selangor. Five of them were killed in a fight and eight young Indian men were arrested.
May 1969: Police recorded 196 deaths in the racial riots between Malays and Chinese. The clash started after the general election when the opposition held a victory parade and the Malays reacted.
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