Malaysia's "Endangered" Majority

I like this analysis. I think it strikes the main reason why has BN performed poorly.

http://www.upiasiaonline.com/Politics/2008/03/10/malaysias_endangered_majority/8556/
The most conclusive paragraph I have read so far.

"Badawi is far more secular than his fiery predecessor Mahathir Mohammad, but lacks the will or the ability to bring the radical groups within his party in line with his moderate approach. Should he fail to make an effort to win the trust of the Chinese and Indian minorities by diluting Malay supremacist policies, both his party and his country will be entering a stormy period."

(Professor M.D. Nalapat is vice-chair of the Manipal Advanced Research Group, UNESCO Peace Chair, and professor of geopolitics at Manipal University. ©Copyright M.D. Nalapat.)