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The 1975 band members not liable for Malaysian festival closure, judge rules

Lead singer Matty Healy kissed a bandmate after a ‘profanity-laden speech’ at a 2023 show which angered Malaysian authorities.

Evening Standard

Matty Healy Still In Trouble Over 2023 'Gay Kiss' In Malaysia: 5 Other Times He's Stirred Up Controversy

The 1975 performance at the Good Vibes Festival was cut short after Healy made an impassioned speech against Malaysia's harsh anti-LGBT laws.

International Business Times UK

Malaysian man caught with 51 grams of heroin gets last-minute reprieve from execution

Pannir Selvam Pranthaman granted stay of execution day before he was set to be hanged

The Independent UK

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Alleged Malaysian drugs trafficker gets last-minute stay of execution in Singapore

A Singapore court has granted a stay of execution to a Malaysian man just hours before he was set to be hanged for drug trafficking

The Independent UK

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

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

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.

Al Jazeera

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.

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Autosport

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.

The Guardian - AU

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

Al Jazeera

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.

The Guardian - UK

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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Autosport

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.

Motorsport

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.

Top News

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.

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