Kuala Lampur, Oct. 23 -- The Pakatan Harapan (PH) secretariat said today it expected a spike in racial incitment in the build-up to the November 16 Tanjung Piai by-election, a strategy meant to divert attention from government efforts to rectify the economy.

It claimed in a statement that "certain quarters" are already attempting to stoke racial tension amid preparation for Budget 2020, in a bid to foster resentment against the government's inclusive spending plans.

"As the PH government was preparing Budget 2020 certain quarters had already tried to disrupt ethnic harmony.

"This malicious attempt is nothing but an attempt to divert attention from more important things, like fixing the economy and elevating standards of living," it add...