While Malaysia wracks its collective soul over its responsibilities for the downing of two planes belonging to the national carrier, more menial though no less disturbing problems are continuing to surface, highlighting this country’s problems and its inability to deal with sensitive issues.
In Penang a teenage student simply hit “like” on an “I love Israel” page on Facebook. Teachers weren’t happy, one shared and vilified the student, about as absurd as senior management at Malaysian Airlines still holding their jobs.