On November 7, Malaysian authorities revoked the press passes of journalists with the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)-affiliated news services Harakah and Harakah Daily. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the National Union of Journalists Peninsular Malaysia (NUJM), urge authorities to reinstate the journalists’ accreditation and to resolve reporting disputes appropriately and with transparency.
Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim’s ardent pro-Palestinian campaign could pose risks to his domestic agenda including policy enactment and stabilising his coalition.
Malaysia has begun demanding that concert organisers install a kill switch to ‘cut off electricity supply if there is any unwanted incident’ after members of British band The 1975 shared a same-sex kiss on stage earlier this year.