Rohingya community caught living in bungalows; are they truly oppressed?

 

WHILE home ownership remains out of reach for the average Malaysian, it appears the Rohingya migrants are having it good and comfortable here, at least in Kedah.

This statement is best represented by a recent video which surfaced on the X social media platform. Footage in the video showed a stretch of bungalows which a male narrator claimed were populated by a Rohingya community.

From the size of the landed properties, it appears the migrant community there should be living prosperously too. Apparently the location was at Bukit Pinang, a town in Alor Setar.

Netizens who watched the video have much to say about the topic too as can be seen in the comment section.

For example, @yfill1 compared them to a cancerous growth, further cautioning that the migrants who were born here will behave even worse.

A very angry @sparkfinders2 even tagged all the authorities including Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to help solve the migrant problem.

Then there was @SShaiffu stating that nothing will happen to them as they are protected by the government of Malaysia.

Imagine Malaysians living in small units in high rise apartments, and these supposedly migrants get to live in such spacious areas. 

But from the video, it can be seen that the materials used to build the bungalows are not very high quality. The place looks quite dirty and rundown too. 

Also, bungalows shouldn’t be too expensive in laidback, backwater places like Bukit Pinang.

Whether the claims made in the viral video are accurate is ultimately a matter for the authorities to establish, not social media. If the settlement is legal, the public deserves a clear explanation. 

After all, what frustrates many Malaysians is not simply the sight of landed homes, but the perception that rules are applied differently depending on who you are.

Until those questions are answered, speculation will continue to fill the vacuum. And in today’s social media age, rumours tend to travel much faster than official statements.— Focus Malaysia