PETALING JAYA: Home minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has defended the seizure of Swatch’s “Pride Collection” watches in May, saying the raids were done by the book.
PETALING JAYA: The home ministry has banned all Swatch products that contain any lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer (LGBTQ) elements, whether on watches, boxes or wrappers.
KUALA LUMPUR: Swatch Malaysia has filed a judicial review application at the High Court to challenge the government’s seizure of its Pride collection watches.
The Malaysian government, on Thursday, criminalized the sale or possession of the rainbow-colored Pride collection watches from Swiss watchmaker Swatch Group that celebrate the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender movement, with offenders facing up to three years in jail.