Malaysians Protest Soaring Fuel Prices
Thousands of Malaysians thronged a stadium on Sunday, July 6, 2008, for an opposition-backed protest, ignoring a police warning, against a steep hike in fuel prices. Public anger against the federal government, run by the National Front coalition, is high after thje government increased gasoline prices by 41 percent and diesel prices by 63 percent last month. Food prices have also been rising.