THE government must take stern action against controversial stand-up comedian Jocelyn Chia, including banning her from entering Malaysia, Umno Youth chief Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh said.

He said the woman’s joke on the missing Malaysia Airlines flight was clearly insensitive to Malaysians’ feelings.

“She needs to be dealt with according to the law because the joke she made, involving the missing MH370, would be hurtful to the victims’ next of kin,” he said after a march to protest Chia’s action, in front of the United States Embassy in Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur today.

Earlier, Akmal, together with MCA Youth chief Nicole Wong Siaw Ting, submitted a memorandum to the US Embassy.

Yesterday, Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil condemned the insensitive action of the comedian who belittled Malaysia and made fun of a tragedy that befell the country.

On Wednesday, Chia’s video went viral when she performed a comedy skit, entitled “Singapore v Malaysia”, mocking the tragedy of the missing plane, in addition to making offensive jokes, which drew the outrage of some Malaysians.

Following that, the Singaporean government issued an apology and insisted that Chia’s act did not at all reflect the views of the republic, and clarified that she was no longer a Singaporean. – Bernama, June 9, 2023.