Back then, Malaysia's ethnic tensions produced communal riots in which both Chinese and Malays were killed. These, however, were never allowed to degenerate into the outright communal slaughter that the war in Sri Lanka has often produced.
在那个年代，马来西亚紧张的种族关系造成了种族骚乱。在骚乱中，华人和马来人都有伤亡。但这些冲突从未蜕化为在斯里兰卡经常出现的那种彻底的种族屠杀。