Saifuddin: Poverty, drug abuse bigger threat to Malays than presence of other races
THE Malay community faces greater threats from poverty and drug abuse than from the presence of other ethnic groups, PKR vice-president Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said today. Saifuddin, who is also Home Minister, said Malays and Muslims sho...
PKR vice-president Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, who is also the Home Minister, has stated that poverty and drug abuse pose a more significant threat to the Malay community than the presence of other ethnic groups. During his closing remarks at the 2026 PKR National Congress in Melaka, Saifuddin emphasized that Malays are not threatened by the existence of Chinese and Indian communities.
He highlighted that Malays are most at risk when they face economic hardships and are among the groups heavily involved in drug-related offenses. According to data from Bukit Aman's Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department, health centers, the National Anti-Drugs Agency, and 47 private drug rehabilitation centers, every 100,000 Malaysians experience 560 drug offenses.
Notably, Perlis, Kedah, Kelantan, and Terengganu reported rates exceeding 1,000 cases per 100,000 population. Saifuddin urged the Islamic party PAS to address the underlying social and economic issues contributing to drug abuse instead of continuously blaming the opposition DAP party for the challenges faced by the Malay community.
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