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The separation of a family of this ethnicity from their adopted daughter Maria Hertogh triggered anti-British riots. (10[1])A book about this ethnicity’s “dilemma” (-5[1])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. Minimal quotas for people of this ethnicity were established for universities and public sector jobs as part of the non-Soviet New Economic Policy. This ethnicity is the largest one classified as (-5[1])“sons of the land,” or (10[1])bumiputera. (-5[1])One country (-5[1])named for this ethnicity split with a Chinese-majority (10[1])microstate (10[2])in 1965 against the wishes of Lee Kuan Yew. For 10 points, Singapore was expelled from a country (10[1])named (10[1])for what ethnic group? ■END■ (10[3])

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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