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Malaysian condom maker expands to meet growing need in Asia
The array of cheeky condoms on Goh Miah Kiat’s desk — multi-coloured, textured and flavoured — would make most business executives blush. They come with grape and strawberry flavours, pleasure-boosting textures, barber pole-like striping, a “Baggy” model and its opposite, the missile-shaped “Powershot.” They hardly seem the stock and trade…
Boat sinking in Bangladesh kills Muslims seeking refuge
Bangladeshi fishermen in the Bay of Bengal on Thursday searched for about 130 people missing after a boat sank while carrying Rohingya refugees heading for Malaysia. The boat went down off the coast near Bangladesh’s border with Myanmar and about 13 passengers were reported to have survived, according to police…
Google blocks anti-Islam film in Malaysia
Google has begun barring access in Malaysia to an anti-Islamic film that has sparked fury across the Muslim world after the country’s Internet regulator lodged an official complaint. The low-budget movie, entitled “Innocence of Muslims”, has angered followers of Islam for its mocking of the Prophet Mohammed, and for portraying…
Gay Muslim activist launches controversial book in Malaysia
A Canadian Muslim gay activist launched her controversial new book on liberal Islam in Muslim-majority Malaysia Saturday despite a government minister’s attempts to shut down the event. Irshad Manji launched “Allah, Liberty and Love” at a hastily arranged event in the capital Kuala Lumpur after two other venues pulled out…
Malaysia scraps Erykah Badu show over Allah body art
Malaysia on Tuesday cancelled a concert by American singer Erykah Badu after a local newspaper sparked outrage by running a photo of her with body art that included the Arabic word for “Allah.” Information Minister Rais Yatim said in a message on Twitter that the concert was cancelled because it breached government guidelines on “religious…
Malaysia deports Saudi blogger behind Prophet Mohammad tweets
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia deported a Saudi Arabian blogger on Sunday, police said, despite fears voiced by human rights groups that he could face execution in his home country over Twitter comments he made that were deemed insulting to the Prophet Mohammad. Hamza Kashgari, a 23-year-old columnist, sparked outrage…
Malaysian police detain Saudi tweeter
Malaysian authorities Friday said they had detained a young Saudi journalist who fled his country after Twitter comments he made about the Prophet Mohammed triggered calls for his execution. Hamza Kashgari was taken into custody after flying into Malaysia’s main international airport on Thursday, national police spokesman Ramli Yoosuf told…
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