Tag: Malaysia
Billions in lockdown aid is breadcrumbs to Malaysia’s small businesses
Govt touts SMEs as backbone of the national econom’, but almost all of them will have to fend for themselves as funding dries up or fails to arrive
School education struggles during Malaysia’s lockdown
Despite efforts to take lessons online, poverty and teaching staff indifference puts a big dent in children’s education
SPOTLIGHT: Malaysia detains thousands of migrants in sting operation
Authorities use ruse of screening for coronavirus to raid apartment complexes in Kuala Lumpur for undocumented migrants and prep them for deportation
Rohingya bear brunt of Malaysian lockdown frustration
Desperate refugee community comes under attack from citizens having to weather hard times and a govt fumbling a crisis
Rohingya survivors tell of misery and death at sea; hundreds still...
As food and water ran out, they began to die of starvation, thirst, and beatings
Malaysian ministers show disdain for COVID-19 restrictions
Ordinary citizens face up to three months in prison for defying nationwide lockdown, while ministers are allowed to do as they please
Malaysia’s lockdown leaves foreign workers going hungry
Millions of migrant workers face uncertainty as employers stop pay and the govt tries to shift responsibility elsewhere
Ministry puts Malaysia’s women firmly in their place
An outwardly ludicrous gaffe by an official department supposedly geared towards championing the rights of women bears the hallmarks of an ominous future
Lockdown leaves Malaysia’s poor in dire straits
As the country braces for the long-term financial impact of the coronavirus, one-off govt handouts will not suffice
Fate of Malaysia’s missing hangs in the balance
National human rights commission accuses police of enforced disappearances, but the culprits are unlikely to face justice