Article: https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/in-malaysia-conservative-forces-and-police-crackdowns-are-putting-lgbtq-lives-at-risk/ On March 12 of 2023, Malaysia had their Women’s March in Kuala Lumpur. This march, the first since pre-Covid, focused mainly on child marriage and equal pay. A lot of protesters though, held rainbow flags. And later, dozens of protesters with these flags were withheld and questioned or arrested. There has been a long time phobia of the… Read more »
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said he would prefer to take sides with China over the U.S. if his country was forced to take sides in the trade war, the South China Morning Post reported on Friday. Although the 93-year-old Malaysian leader has been a strong critic of Chinese investments in his home country, he acknowledged that China is an economic power that presents opportunities. Malaysia has to “accept that China is… Read more »
Thailand, Malaysia plan border wall to halt illegal flow of goods, people Thailand and Malaysia will discuss plans to build a wall along their shared border, Thai officials said on Thursday, a day before Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is set to meet his counterpart in Bangkok. People-trafficking and the smuggling of drugs and weapons are among the transnational crimes that… Read more »
