I emailed Mr.Coffman at MACEE on behalf of the Malaysian ETA applicants and here is his response:
"Dear Matthew,
I understand your frustration. Unfortunately, we at MACEE can’t do anything at this point. We have made our selection of grantees, but it is up to IIE in NY to notify all applicants first. We have to wait until they make the notification. We have asked them when this will happen. They told us that it will be “any day now.” Please be patient for a little longer.
Regards,
James Coffman"
So hopefully it should be very soon!