Amanah rep plays up migrant bogeyman to oppose hostel project

An Amanah assemblyperson is opposing plans to build hostel complexes to house migrant workers in Penang, for xenophobic reasons.

Describing it as a ticking time bomb, Azrul Mahathir Aziz (Pakatan Harapan-Bayan Lepas) said the proposed hostels in Teluk Kumbar and Sungai Batu have caused concern of social ills.

"The people (of Teluk Kumbar and Sungai Batu) are worried...