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On-stage kiss should not make The 1975 members individually liable, court hears

Singer Matty Healy kissed a bandmate after an ‘obscene’ speech in Malaysia which led to authorities shutting down a festival they were playing at.

Evening Standard

The 1975 in court update after Matty Healy’s on-stage kiss with bandmate

The court action is ‘really quite bizarre’, lawyer says

The Independent UK

Singapore set to execute Malaysian national caught with 51g of heroine amid frantic appeals by family

Pranthaman was convicted of importing 51.84g of diamorphine into Singapore in 2014

The Independent UK

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Malaysia is betting on data centers to boost its economy. But experts warn they come at a price.

Johor in Malaysia is being transformed by the construction of giant data centers

The Independent UK

Trump threatens a 100% tariff on ‘dead’ BRICS group if they ‘play games with the dollar’

Countries like Malaysia and Thailand have expressed interest in joining BRICS, seen as a counterweight to the West, in recent years.

Fortune

The key takeaways from 2025 MotoGP pre-season testing

MotoGP held five days of testing in Malaysia and Thailand in February, giving all five manufacturers a chance to hone their new bikes before the start of the season later this month.

Autosport

Malaysia’s economy grows 5.1% in 2024 on strong investment, domestic demand

Central bank says Southeast Asian economy on track for robust investment, exports and household spending going forward.

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The South by Tash Aw review – an intimate epic begins

Two boys on the brink of adulthood in 1990s Malaysia, in the opening volume of a Proustian quartet

The Guardian - UK

Police hunt for gunman after rare mall shooting panics shoppers in Malaysia

Gunman holds family of six hostage for 45 minutes after shooting janitor

The Independent UK

Banned Australian children's author launches book prize

An Australian author has launched a literary prize for works that break through gender stereotypes after one of his children's books was banned in Malaysia.

AAP

Aprilia and Michelin at odds over cause of Martin’s Sepang crash

Aprilia has indirectly pinpointed the blame on Michelin for Jorge Martin’s violent crash at the start of MotoGP pre-season testing in Malaysia, but the French tyre supplier has ruled itself out of any responsibility.

Autosport

Trump to sanction international court – as it happened

Order says ICC issued ‘baseless’ arrest warrants targeting Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel’s ex-defense minister Yoav Gallant

The Guardian - AU

Malaysia says forced resettlement of Palestinians would be ethnic cleansing

Foreign Ministry says it ‘strongly opposes’ displacement of residents from Gaza after Trump floats redevelopment plan.

Al Jazeera

Tash Aw: ‘There’s something hyper-masculine about writing an epic’

As he embarks on a quartet of novels following one family, the Malaysian author talks about storytelling, family silences – and the legacy of colonialism

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Yamaha and Pramac unveil 2025 MotoGP bikes in Kuala Lumpur

Yamaha and Pramac have revealed their 2025 MotoGP bikes to the public for the first time at a joint event in Malaysia on Friday.

The Guardian - UK

South Africa and Malaysia to launch campaign to protect international justice

Formation of Hague Group comes amid challenges to ICJ and ICC rulings

The Independent UK

Protesters pelt Malaysian embassy with eggs over Indonesian migrant worker shooting

Dozens of Indonesians, angered over the fatal shooting of an Indonesian migrant worker in neighboring waters, have thrown eggs at the Malaysian embassy in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta

Autosport

KTM and Tech3 unveil 2025 MotoGP liveries

KTM and its satellite team Tech3 revealed the liveries for their 2025 bikes in a joint event in Malaysia on Thursday.

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KTM and Tech3 unveil identical 2025 MotoGP liveries

KTM and its satellite team Tech3 revealed the liveries for their 2025 bikes in a joint event in Malaysia on Thursday.

Autosport

Dovizioso to join Yamaha for Sepang shakedown test

Yamaha will be able to count on the experience of 15-time MotoGP race winner Andrea Dovizioso in this week’s shakedown test at the Sepang Circuit in Malaysia.

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Study Reveals Fishing Boats Key In Tiger Trafficking

Study uncovers trafficking of poached Malayan Tigers via fishing boats to Vietnam, highlighting urgent need for intervention.

The Independent UK

Tiger poachers use fishing boats to smuggle body parts out of Malaysia, study shows

Commercial fishing fleets have been playing a key role in the trafficking of parts of tigers poached in Malaysia, according to new research, information that could help enforcement efforts to save the critically endangered cat

Fortune

Chinese consumers can’t get enough of durian, a fruit so pungent it’s banned in Southeast Asian airports

Chinese imports of durian rose to 1.56 billion kilograms last year, 2.5 times what it imported in 2019.

Fortune

Luckin Coffee beat Starbucks in China. It's now taking its playbook overseas to markets like Malaysia

Luckin Coffee—booted from the Nasdaq in 2020—has overtaken Starbucks in both China revenue and store count.

AAP

Bray stars again as Aussie girls march on at World Cup

Australia's teenagers have swept through their group matches unbeaten at the Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup in Malaysia with Caoimhe Bray again starring.

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