COMMENT | Across our towns and cities, foreign shops are mushrooming. Indonesians run kedai Acheh. Bangladeshis have minimarts. Myanmar nationals set up stalls and eateries.

They serve their own people, not Malaysians. And many of them operate outside the law.

While locals have KK Mart, 99 Speedmart, pasar malam or shopping malls, these outlets cater almost exclusively to...