Kuala Lampur, June 17 -- The recent revelation by Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Khalid Ismail helped to cut through the fog of disinformation and rumours that have swept across the country, especially on social media, regarding the Rohingya refugees.

In particular, the IGP said that criminal cases involving the Rohingya between 2024 and this year were 89, which is 0.02 per cent of all the crimes recorded nationwide.

It is hoped that this crucial data would help to some extent reduce the unrestrained fear that the Rohingya community has become an increasing threat to public safety, if not national security.

At the heart of this anxiety is the unjust tarring of the Rohingya community with the same brush. Of course, the bad apples in ...