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Malaysia raids Swatch stores, seizes colorful watches linked to gay pride

Swiss watchmaker Swatch says Malaysian authorities have raided its stores and confiscated 164 watches from its Pride Collection

The Independent UK

Malaysia seizes Swatch watches over ‘LGBT connotations’

Swiss watchmaker says authorities in Muslim majority country seized 164 LGBTQ pride-themed watches.

Al Jazeera

‘Books need time’: Tan Twan Eng’s new novel opens door on history

Malaysian Booker-listed novelist publishes his first book in 10 years; a tale of love and betrayal in colonial Malaya.

Al Jazeera

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Malaysian tweens earn their ‘Tiger Stripes’ in Cannes coming-of-age body horror

A young girl’s experience of puberty gets the body-horror treatment in Amanda Nell Eu’s playfully rebellious “Tiger Stripes”, the first feature by a Malaysian female director to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. FRANCE 24 spoke to Eu about the making of the movie and its universal message.

France 24

Tiger Stripes review – coming-of-age body horror releases the monster inside

Malaysian director Amanda Nell Eu’s debut about a young girl discovering the truth behind her rebellious nature bristles with supernatural energy thanks to a tremendous young cast

The Guardian - UK

Malaysia says firms that hired stranded migrant workers to face action

Malaysia said on Monday it would sanction firms and strip away licences from recruitment agencies involved in hiring migrant workers who later found themselves stranded without jobs in the country.

Reuters

Malaysia seeks to decriminalise possession, use of small amounts of drugs

Malaysia wants to introduce a law to decriminalise the possession and use of small quantities of illicit drugs, its home affairs minister said on Monday, citing a need to reduce prison overcrowding.

Reuters

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The moment I knew: I said ‘I’d marry you tomorrow’ and that was it

After a chance encounter in Malaysia, it took only a week of camping with Pernille for Geoff Powell to decide he wanted to spend his life with her.

The Guardian - AU

Malaysian coronial inquest fails to shed light on mysterious death of Anna Jenkins

Anna Jenkins's family say they are disgusted by the findings of a coronial inquest into the 65-year-old's mysterious death in Penang, saying the judicial system in Malaysia is broken.

ABC News

Women shuttlers make it 6 in a row

Thai shuttlers won the 32nd SEA Games women's team gold medal, beating Indonesia 3-0 in the final yesterday.

Bangkok Post

Bajaj Dominar 400 Enters Malaysia Under Modenas Branding

The Modenas Dominar D400 Adventure has been launched in Malaysia, and features long-distance touring amenities like a tall windscreen and handguards.

RideApart

In Malaysia, migrants say they are in limbo after promised jobs fall through

Stranded without work for months, hundreds of South Asian migrants in Malaysia say they are losing hope after failing to find jobs promised to them by recruitment agents in exchange for thousands of dollars in fees.

Reuters

Asean urges South China Sea restraint, 'concerned' about Myanmar

LABUAN BAJO: Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) leaders on Thursday urged restraint and peaceful resolution of disputes in the South China Sea and said a surge in missile tests by North Korea was a threat to regional peace.

Bangkok Post

Thai women win 4x100m relay title

The Thai women's 4x100m relay team won the gold medal at the SEA Games in Cambodia on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

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Zenger

Donald Trump Election In 2016 A Crucial Challenge For Europe In Economic Competition With China

China had sought more influence in the Middle East as economic trading partners growing closer to Europe.

The Independent UK

The best countries to travel to in southeast Asia

From Indonesia to Malaysia, the must-visit destinations on this corner of the continent

Al Jazeera

Malaysian feminist body horror Tiger Stripes to debut at Cannes

Directed by Amanda Nell Eu, the film is the first directed by a Malaysian woman to be invited to the iconic festival.

Bangkok Post

A golden day for Thais in Cambodia

Thailand moved up to second in the 2023 SEA Games medal standings after winning 10 gold medals in Cambodia on Sunday.

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Daily Mirror

How Gary Neville and Steven Gerrard are helping England Deaf Women overcome the odds

The England Deaf Women's football team are trying to scrape together enough money to get to the World Cup later in the year - and they found help from Gary Neville and Steven Gerrard

Bangkok Post

War Elephants, Chaba Kaew triumph

Thailand posted impressive victories in the men and women's football competitions of the 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia on Saturday to improve their chances of making it to the semi-finals of both events.

Bangkok Post

War Elephants face speedy Malaysians

The Thai U22 side take on arch-rivals Malaysia in their second Group B game of the men's football competition of the 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia on Saturday afternoon.

Al Jazeera

Malaysia’s Anwar says in talks to return 1MDB fugitive Jho Low

Jho Low faces charges in Malaysia and the US for allegedly orchestrating theft of $4.5bn from wealth fund 1MDB.

Reuters

Malaysia in talks to bring back 1MDB-linked fugitive Jho Low

Malaysia is negotiating with other countries to speed up the return of fugitive financier Low Taek Jho, wanted for his role in the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Friday.

Bangkok Post

Covid rise tests Malaysian hospitals

Rising Covid-19 cases are threatening to overstrain Malaysia’s crowded hospitals and the Philippines has reopened its coronavirus treatment wards amid a surge in Southeast Asia, underscoring the need for governments to adjust to the disease’s ebb and flow in a world now living with the virus.

TechRadar

US and EU warn Malaysia on Huawei 5G deal

Malaysia could allow Huawei to build its 5G network and Western leaders are worried.

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