Academic Tajuddin Rasdi has voiced his profound concern and dismay over the arrest of two senior editors from Sin Chew Daily, declaring bluntly that he feels a deep sense of shame in being Malaysian.

“This incident reinforces my long-held belief that our country is teetering on the edge of becoming a failed nation - or perhaps has already fallen into an abyss with no end,” he told Malaysiakini.

Tajuddin said he even disagreed with...