Merdeka Centre poll: Two-thirds of Malaysians against Warisan Merdeka!!

A survey by independent pollster Merdeka Centre has revealed that almost two-thirds of Malaysians are against the federal government's plans to build the Warisan Merdeka 100-storey tower.

The survey involving 1,005 respondents from peninsular Malaysia saw 65 percent of them disagreeing with the plans while only 25 percent of the respondents were supportive.

Amongst those who disagreed, ethnic Chinese respondents constituted the highest , at 75 percent, followed by ethnic Malays (60 percent) and Indians (58 percent).

Prime Minister Najib Razak had announced the controversial project during his budget speech in October and the announcement drew immediate fire from both opposition members and the public alike, sparking an anti-tower Facebook project to protest the plans.