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Mixed duo Dechapol and Sapsiree earn shot at Malaysia Masters title

Mixed doubles stars Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai will vie for their first title of the year at the BWF Malaysia Masters 2023 in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.

Bangkok Post

1,200kg of ‘ice’ destined for Malaysia seized

SONGKHLA: Police seized 1,200 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine worth 120 million baht, destined for Malaysia, after surrounding a house in Na Mom district but the smugglers managed to flee.

Bangkok Post

Watch as Badminton legends Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei inducted into Hall of Fame

Watch as retired badminton world champions Lin Dan of China and Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia - widely considered two of the sport’s greatest players - are inducted into the BWF Hall of Fame.

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Cannes spotlights Cameroonian film: ‘It’s high time African stories influence world cinema’

The Cannes Film Festival delivered its first honours on Thursday with a historic prize for Malaysia’s “Tiger Stripes” while African movies continued to enjoy the Cannes spotlight with the screening of “Mambar Pierrette”, an intimate portrait of a free-spirited seamstress and single mother in Cameroon. Its director, Rosine Mbakam, sat…

France 24

Malaysia signs $2.3bn in defence deals at biennial fair

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's defence ministry on Thursday said it had signed agreements worth 10.1 billion ringgit (US$2.28 billion) at this year's biennial Langkawi Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) exhibition, including several new asset procurements.

Bangkok Post

Andhra Pradesh: Three Malaysian nationals arrested in a fake loan app case at Chennai airport

The Rajamahendravaram police have arrested three Malaysian nationals in a fake loan application case

The Hindu

Malaysia seizes ‘Pride’ watches

ZURICH: Rainbow-coloured watches made by Swatch Group that celebrate LGBT rights have been confiscated by authorities in Malaysia, the company said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

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Rainbow Swatch watches confiscated in Malaysia-company

Rainbow-coloured watches made by Swatch Group that celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights have been confiscated by authorities in Malaysia, the company said on Wednesday.

Reuters

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

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.

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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.

The Guardian - AU

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.

ABC News

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.

Bangkok Post

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.

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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.

Reuters

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.

Bangkok Post

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.

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

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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.

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