My rough translation of first few paragraphs of this news article from Malay-language newspaper Utusan Malaysia:

Individuals who aren’t satisfied with the laws of Malaysia can emmigrate to become citizens of other countries, stressed the Minister for the Interior, Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar.

He said that if such persons felt that the laws that are in effect in the country are not appropriate, they are free to choose to become citizens of the countries that they prefer.

If we follow the Rukun Negara, as citizens of the country we must be loyal to it including abiding by the laws that are in effect and if they feel that these laws are not right for them, they are free to choose to be citizens of other countries.

The proof of loyalty can also be interpreted as not inviting foreign powers or other governments to interfere in the domestic affairs of our country, he said while officiating a Gotong Royong Program at Sentosa Village, Sedili, near here today.

Malaysians probably won’t be surprised, though honesty of such frankness from a minister is somewhat refreshing. What’s really funny here is that he then went on to berate an activist from the ethnic Indian minority for having the temerity to call upon India to impose economic sanctions against Malaysia for its treatment of Indians in the country, when the Malaysian government seems perfectly happy to call for sanctions against Israel for what’s happening in Gaza.

Best of all however is the fact that back in December, the Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak announced that the Malaysian government was willing to help ethnic Malays in countries where they are a minority, which presumably would entail interfering in the domestic affairs of those countries. Double standards anyone?

Also, you’d think that if a country’s citizens don’t like the laws currently on its books, they could, you know, vote in a new bunch of legislators to have them changed. Apparently, in Malaysia, any citizen who dislikes any of the laws in the country is expected to leave it instead.