Awoken by loud banging and shouting, dragged out of bed in the breaking hours of the morning by a militantly dressed brigade, herded down to the street and forced to squat for hours on the dirty pavement, unable to speak, unable to question and stripped of basic freedoms and human dignity.

Welcome to Malaysia.

For an increasing number of visitors arriving during the "Visit Malaysia Year 2007: Truly Asia" promotion, this has been their experience in Malaysia.