Why are certain areas becoming foreign-dominated enclaves? — LEW GUAN XI/The Star
WALK through areas like Selayang, Chow Kit, Jalan Silang, Bangi or Sungai Buloh, and a curious pattern emerges – entire business blocks visibly operated by foreigners, particularly from Bangladesh, Myanmar (especially the Rohingya), and other South Asian nations. This isn’t a new trend, but its scale and visibility have intensified in recent years.
As a concerned Malaysian, I find myself increasingly troubled by what appears to be an unchecked and growing presence of undocumented or semi-documented immigrants running businesses, renting shop lots, and embedding themselves into the local economy in ways that sometimes bypass our regulatory and legal frameworks.
