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Malaysia bans British author’s sex education book

By AP News Wed, Feb 22, 2012 7:30AM UTC

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia has banned a nearly 40-year-old sex education book written by a British author following complaints by Muslim activists that it is obscene. The Home Ministry says that Peter Mayle’s “Where Did I Come From?” contains “elements that undermine societal morals and public interests.” The book contains cartoons that narrate...

Malaysia: Islamic councils want guidelines on interaction with non-Muslims

By Yong Yen Nie Tue, Feb 21, 2012 7:05PM UTC

Malaysia’s Islamic council has proposed that the government should draw up guidelines to regulate interaction between Muslims and non-Muslims, to avoid confusion between the two groups on conduct during religious celebrations. This is on top of guidelines that are already in existence on how Muslims should conduct themselves during non-Muslim religious festivals. The country’s Islamic...

Ugandan women tricked into Malaysian sex work

By AP News Tue, Feb 21, 2012 6:53PM UTC

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Advertisements pinned on the walls of shopping malls in Uganda’s capital promise young women a free ticket to a well-paying job in Malaysia as a nanny, maid or bartender. Instead many are forced to become “sex slaves” to pay off travel fees and other costs, totaling as much as $7,000. The...

Satellite images show Malaysia deforestation faster than all of Asia

By Yong Yen Nie Tue, Feb 21, 2012 1:23PM UTC

AN article appearing on a US-based Internet newspaper claims that Malaysia is destroying its forests three times faster than all Asia combined, for palm oil plantations. According to The Huffington Post, a report commissioned by the Netherlands-based Wetlands International said Malaysia is uprooting an average of 2% of its rainforests in Sarawak every year, its...

Malaysian PM’s wife and Aussie uni under fire over doctorate award

By Yong Yen Nie Tue, Feb 21, 2012 10:49AM UTC

Following an alleged shopping spree in Sydney that had many Malaysians’ tongues wagging, the Prime Minister’s wife, Rosmah Mansor, has caused another uproar – this time for receiving a doctorate from Curtin University in Australia. Curtin University had last week announced that it would honor Rosmah with a doctorate for being the founder and driving...