Malaysia is dealing with two very different groups of foreigners - Chinese and Korean players squeezing local businesses on price, and tens of thousands of stateless Rohingya refugees it never recruited but has hosted for years. Now, as local resentment rises, and talk of repatriations to Myanmar increases, Arnold Gay asks CNA Senior Correspondent Melissa Goh how and where Malaysia is drawing the line.
Highlights:
00:00 Intro
01:35 Kuala Lumpur’s changing business landscape
02:45 Scale and scope of expansion was surprising
08:19 Rising rents and pressure on SMEs
10:31 How Malaysia is tightening regulations
13:21 Malaysia’s Rohingya refugee dilemma
15:12 Could refugees fill labour shortages?
19:12 Is Malaysia getting the balance right?
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