Living in Malaysia's Melting Pot

Malaysia
Photograph by Rahman Roslan for TIME

A Melting Pot — or Not?
Residents of Kuala Lumpur at at the main train station during peak hours. Despite the move toward reform, the current government will retain some race-based economic policies to help the poorest Malays.

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