Malaysia

Malaysia: banks collude with speculators to force house sales

30 January 2018 - by Mark Johnson

Banks are using a fast-track procedure to reposess and sell houses of poorer Malaysians who fall behind with mortgage repayments. The Malaysian Socialist Party (PSM) demands an investigation. Many of the victims are former urban poor, rehoused (...)
The Rohingya ordeal: a maritime ping-pong

21 January 2016 - by Mihir Bhonsale

Mohammad Haryot aged 15 left one of the camps in Rakhine state of Myanmar with seven other members of his family for Malaysia. A boat ride to reach a larger vessel cost them $500 each after which they set sails in the Bay of Bengal along with (...)