FOR the last 25 years I have been extolling the virtues of Malaysia to the international community as a place to visit and live and invest in. The Expat Group also offers support to expats with employment passes and those with Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) visas after their arrival.
Sadly, this year the authorities’ attitude towards these foreigners who have made Malaysia their home have shown a major change. Despite effective measures being established to control the spread of Covid-19 in Malaysia and prevent people importing it, the resident expat community has consistently been treated in much the same way as casual tourists.