PETALING JAYA: The journalist whose question posed a lecture here caused a controversy has issued a full apology. "My name is Rex Tan, a journalist at Free Malaysia Today. I genuinely and unequivocally apologise for the question I posed during a public lecture titled, 'Gaza Exposes the Complicity of International Actors' on Jan 12. Tan also pointed out that he did not use the term "apartheid" nor suggest a parallel with the present condition of Chinese Malaysians. The incident stemmed from a public lecture titled "Gaza Exposes the Complicity of International Actors" held on Jan 12, featuring British politician George Galloway, where the reporter posed a question that later drew widespread criticism online.

Source: The Star January 15, 2026 20:09 UTC