Julieta Moreno

Earlier, Malaysian Insight reported, Deputy Chief Minister II of Penang urged the MACC to stop interfering with the state government over investigations into tunnel project corruption cases. MACC wasting time harassing Penang leaders over tunnel project, says Ramasamy | The Malaysian Insight THE Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission should not waste its time searching for corruption in the Penang undersea tunnel project, said Deputy Chief Minister II P. Ramasamy. The Penang leader, whose office MACC officials visited yesterday as part of investigations into the RM6.3 billion project, said the commission should stop harassing the DAP-led Penang government. It was following the MACC’s investigation into Ramasamy’s office and an Exco, Zairil Khir Johari at the state government administration building in Komtar.  Ramasamy said there was no wrongdoing (corruption and corruption) in the project. via GIPHY After all, if not investigated, how can we determine whether there is co...

On July 3, 2020, Al Jazeera through segment 101 East published a 26-minute short documentary (by Drew Ambrose and Jenni Henderseon) on how Malaysia treated illegal immigrants while Covid-19 was in critical condition (within the MCO). Locked Up in Malaysia’s Lockdown Hidden away in the COVID-19 pandemic are Malaysia’s migrant workers. For years, they have done the country’s most dangerous, dirtiest jobs. Now, undocumented foreign workers are scared for their future. Out of work and forced to live in cramped conditions, some are starving and dependent on charities to survive. via GIPHY On the whole, it was found that the documentary dealt with distortions of facts and misleading descriptions of Malaysia as a racist and abusive country against illegal immigrants – treating them (illegal immigrants) like animals, letting go of hunger and so on.  Iskandar Zulkarnain, who was directly involved in the screening of the MCO and dealt with illegal immigrants, responded to the docu...