We always speak of the immigrants in Malaysia as 'the other'. In actual fact, the 6 million of them who have made Malaysia their home for years are just like us; they have dreams, stories and fears. Over the next 5 weeks, we'll be bringing their stories on air, disengaging you from the common migrant narrative and instead, giving them something they often get deprived of: a voice. Rizwan is a businessman from Pakistan who tries to establish a business in Malaysia but has been facing a really hard time with the culture and the issues of bureaucracy. This episode is about his journey and his coming to his decision to go back home.

 

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