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Malaysia says Myanmar refugee return will not go ahead if lives are at risk

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia will ⁠not proceed with repatriating 5,000 Myanmar refugees if their lives are found to be at risk upon their return, a government spokesman said ‌on Wednesday, as authorities continued to screen the refugees ahead of the planned handover. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has said that the…

Bangkok Post

Meta apologizes for taking down Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's post offering condolences to an assassinated Hamas leader

Anwar previously called Meta's decision to take down his post as "discriminatory, unjust, and a blatant suppression of free expression."

Fortune

Coldplay concert in Malaysia 'will be stopped with kill switch if band misbehaves'

Malaysian Prime Minister rejected calls to ban the concert after the band showed support for Palestine.

Evening Standard

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Malaysia threatens to stop Coldplay gig hours before showtime

Malaysia introduced ‘kill switch’ for live performances after The 1975’s frontman Matty Healy kissed male bandmate onstage

The Independent UK

Coldplay concert in Malaysia can be stopped by organizers if the band misbehaves, government says

A Malaysian minister said organizers of a Coldplay concert are able to stop Wednesday's show if the British rock band misbehaves

The Independent UK

Matty Healy defends Malaysia kiss in 10-minute speech at The 1975 concert in Dallas

‘Liberals are so fond of saying ‘silence causes violence, use your platform’ – so we did that’

The Independent UK

Malaysia cuts short music fest after British band slams anti-gay laws, singer kisses male bandmate

Malaysia’s government has cut short a music festival after the lead singer of British band The 1975 slammed the country’s anti-gay laws and kissed a male bandmate during their performance

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Malaysia bans The 1975 and calls Matt Healy ‘extremely rude’ after shutting down gig over same-sex kiss

Healy ‘has a long-time record of advocating for the LGBTQ+ community’, says source close to band

The Independent UK

Pop band The 1975’s set stopped in Malaysia after onstage kiss

Good Vibes festival organisers said 1975’s set was stopped due to ‘non-compliance with local performance guidelines’.

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