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The separation of a family of this ethnicity from their adopted daughter Maria Hertogh triggered anti-British riots. (10[1]-5[1])A book about this ethnicity’s “dilemma” was published by a leader who adopted the National Development Policy to reduce income inequality. Widespread postwar poverty among this majority ethnic group led to race riots in the 13 May incident. (-5[1])Minimal quotas for people of this ethnicity (10[1])were established for universities and public sector jobs (-5[1])as part of the non-Soviet New Economic Policy. This ethnicity is the largest one classified as “sons of the land,” or bumiputera. (10[1])One country named for this ethnicity split with (10[1])a Chinese-majority microstate in 1965 against the wishes of Lee Kuan Yew. (-5[1])For 10 points, Singapore was expelled (10[1])from a country named for what ethnic group? (10[1])■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: Malay [or Orang Melayu; accept Malaysians; accept The Malay Dilemma or Dilema Melayu; prompt on bumiputera or bumiputra until “bumiputera” is read]
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