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M’sian Uses Data From Local Property Website To Prove Blatant Racism In Rental Market

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‘Chinese only’, ‘Indian preferred’, ‘Rental for Malay family only’ – these are terms often encountered by Malaysians when searching for a place to rent online.

Unfortunately, racial discrimination is still very much prevalent in the local housing rental market.

Wanting to quantify his own experiences, a Twitter user user – known only as Pingalayen – decided to make an analysis on data obtained from a popular local property rental website to demonstrate racism specifically against…

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Written by: May Vin Ang


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