Im just repeating what was said regarding Tan about a decade ago- I can’t say for sure now, but I have a feeling that the “racial/cultural stereotyping” references originated from Malaysian sources themselves, so, presumably, we’re all right with that?
https://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/313763
It appears as the first thing in this article.
https://mzv.gov.cz/file/1033199/doin...n_malaysia.pdf