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![Malaysia Orders Meta, TikTok to Formulate Plan for ‘Harmful’ Content Malaysia Orders Meta, TikTok to Formulate Plan for ‘Harmful’ Content](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-04-10-053630.jpg)
Malaysia Orders Meta, TikTok to Formulate Plan for ‘Harmful’ Content
By Sebastian Strangio
With right-wing rhetoric proliferating online, the Anwar government has been forced to walk a fine line between free speech and censorship.
![Malaysian Firm Removes Shoes From Sale Over Religious Complaints Malaysian Firm Removes Shoes From Sale Over Religious Complaints](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-04-09-051954.jpg)
Malaysian Firm Removes Shoes From Sale Over Religious Complaints
By Sebastian Strangio
Just weeks after the "Allah socks" scandal, a Malaysian shoe company has found itself at the center of another conservative culture war controversy.
![Malaysia’s ‘Malay First’ Malaise Malaysia’s ‘Malay First’ Malaise](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-03-04-6.jpg)
Malaysia’s ‘Malay First’ Malaise
By Chandran Nair
The recent political upheaval, like so many of the country’s woes, stems from the longstanding racialization of politics.
![School Curriculum Changes Ramp up Racial Tensions in Malaysia School Curriculum Changes Ramp up Racial Tensions in Malaysia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-10156104716_2681c5862e_k1.jpg)
School Curriculum Changes Ramp up Racial Tensions in Malaysia
By Marcus Tantau
Outrage erupts from Malaysia’s minorities as the government tries to add Arabic calligraphy to the primary school curriculum.
![Can New Malaysia Move Beyond Old Race Divides? Can New Malaysia Move Beyond Old Race Divides?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-flag-2313926_1280.jpg)
Can New Malaysia Move Beyond Old Race Divides?
By Preeti Jha
A key government adviser has renewed calls for an end to race-based affirmative action that favors the Malay majority.
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