Rohingya activist Razia Sultana responds to Malaysia’s anti-Rohingya petition, linking “removal” rhetoric to refoulement, Wang Kelian, and regional erasure.
Note: The Problem Is Not Refugees. The Problem Is 10 Years of No Policy in Malaysia.
You’re right about one thing: from the beginning, Malaysia took no clear steps for Rohingya refugees.
No proper direction. No awareness programs. No legal pathway to work or school. No plan for how 108,000 Rohingya can live as refugees and outsiders in Malaysia.
This is not an accident. Malaysia has immigration policies. But for Rohingya, they’re not implemented because of political fear and no binding international policy through the UN.
Look at Turkey. Turkey gave 3.6 million Syrian refugees legal status, work permits, school access. Now many Syrians are doctors, business owners, taxpayers. They are assets, not “parasites.” First-world countries like Germany and Canada do the same.
What about the 108,000 Rohingya in Malaysia? If we got proper opportunity and treatment, we would never be forced into survival choices. Yes, bad people exist in every community. But you cannot punish 108,000 genocide survivors for the actions of a few. And you cannot ignore how traffickers and local syndicates exploit our vulnerability because we have no legal protection.
Malaysia calls us “PATI” for 10 years, bans us from jobs, then blames us for “illegal shops.” This is not a refugee crisis. This is a policy crisis.
The 130,000-signature “removal” petition happened because the state refused to give policy, so mobs filled the gap with hate.
Give Rohingya legal status, work rights, and education like Turkey did for Syrians — and watch us become assets. Keep us illegal, and traffickers, gangs, and extremist petitions will keep using us.
The solution is not “removal.” The solution is policy. And it’s 10 years overdue in Malaysia.
Free speech means you can make a petition. It also means I can call it out when it’s based on recycled lies.
Malaysia doesn’t “owe” Rohingya. But ASEAN owes itself honesty. An election that runs on hate in Myanmar creates refugees. That does become Malaysia’s problem.
“Not a permanent burden”? Exactly. So let’s talk about legal work, resettlement, and safe return. Scapegoating is the opposite of a solution.
Oh you're a bangla, of course you filthy people would defend illegal immigrants filthy dog. You yourselves have taken to flooding our country with illegal migrants yourself. Kill yourself filthy dog
Spare us the moral outrage. These rohingya 'refugees' are literally a parasite to our country. 10 years ago we welcomed them and now they create all sorts of problems for us from being involved with drug trafficking to running scams and acting like gangsters. Some have even taken to opening up shops illegally and drive around without valid licenses.
What is this bullshit? The core fact is that Malaysia doesn't OWE Rohingya anything. And citizens of Malaysia are entitled to free speech, which includes making the petition. If you're native to Arakan, why are you entitled to Malaysian sympathy and support? The Rohingya refugee problem is NOT a permanent burden for Malaysia. Stop blaming other countries for all your woes.
Note: The Problem Is Not Refugees. The Problem Is 10 Years of No Policy in Malaysia.
You’re right about one thing: from the beginning, Malaysia took no clear steps for Rohingya refugees.
No proper direction. No awareness programs. No legal pathway to work or school. No plan for how 108,000 Rohingya can live as refugees and outsiders in Malaysia.
This is not an accident. Malaysia has immigration policies. But for Rohingya, they’re not implemented because of political fear and no binding international policy through the UN.
Look at Turkey. Turkey gave 3.6 million Syrian refugees legal status, work permits, school access. Now many Syrians are doctors, business owners, taxpayers. They are assets, not “parasites.” First-world countries like Germany and Canada do the same.
What about the 108,000 Rohingya in Malaysia? If we got proper opportunity and treatment, we would never be forced into survival choices. Yes, bad people exist in every community. But you cannot punish 108,000 genocide survivors for the actions of a few. And you cannot ignore how traffickers and local syndicates exploit our vulnerability because we have no legal protection.
Malaysia calls us “PATI” for 10 years, bans us from jobs, then blames us for “illegal shops.” This is not a refugee crisis. This is a policy crisis.
The 130,000-signature “removal” petition happened because the state refused to give policy, so mobs filled the gap with hate.
Give Rohingya legal status, work rights, and education like Turkey did for Syrians — and watch us become assets. Keep us illegal, and traffickers, gangs, and extremist petitions will keep using us.
The solution is not “removal.” The solution is policy. And it’s 10 years overdue in Malaysia.
— Razia Sultana
Free speech means you can make a petition. It also means I can call it out when it’s based on recycled lies.
Malaysia doesn’t “owe” Rohingya. But ASEAN owes itself honesty. An election that runs on hate in Myanmar creates refugees. That does become Malaysia’s problem.
“Not a permanent burden”? Exactly. So let’s talk about legal work, resettlement, and safe return. Scapegoating is the opposite of a solution.
Oh you're a bangla, of course you filthy people would defend illegal immigrants filthy dog. You yourselves have taken to flooding our country with illegal migrants yourself. Kill yourself filthy dog
Spare us the moral outrage. These rohingya 'refugees' are literally a parasite to our country. 10 years ago we welcomed them and now they create all sorts of problems for us from being involved with drug trafficking to running scams and acting like gangsters. Some have even taken to opening up shops illegally and drive around without valid licenses.
What is this bullshit? The core fact is that Malaysia doesn't OWE Rohingya anything. And citizens of Malaysia are entitled to free speech, which includes making the petition. If you're native to Arakan, why are you entitled to Malaysian sympathy and support? The Rohingya refugee problem is NOT a permanent burden for Malaysia. Stop blaming other countries for all your woes.