KUALA LUMPUR: A group of Universiti Malaya students yesterday released a declaration against racism and called for policies that will foster racial harmony.

Noazali Zainuddin, the leader of Gabungan Mahasiswa Sedar, a coalition of five student organisations claiming to represent 5,000 of the university's 30,000 student population, said it was disappointed the university and student council were not doing more to stamp out racism.

Deputy vice-chancellor of student affairs and alumni Assoc Prof Dr Azarae Idris said he had received the declaration from the coalition yesterday but had yet to read it.