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Olympics-Figure skating-Glenn to limit social media use after threats over LGBTQ+ comments
4+ hour ago (421+ words) Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Figure Skating - Various Training Sessions - Milano Ice Skating Arena, Milan, Italy - February 05, 2026 Amber Glenn of United States during training REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli MILAN, Feb 8 (Reuters) - U.S. "figure skater Amber Glenn said she will limit her use of social…...
Trump's NSA pick endorses post-9/11 surveillance powers, stays vague on warrants
1+ week, 3+ day ago (449+ words) Friday, 30 Jan 2026 U.S. Army Lieutenant General Joshua Rudd, Deputy Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command, takes his seat to testify before a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill…...
135 LGBT-related arrests made over last four years, Dewan Rakyat told
1+ week, 5+ day ago (252+ words) Tuesday, 27 Jan 2026 KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 135 cases involving lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) elements have resulted in arrests over the last four years, says Dr Zulkifli Hasan (pic). The Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs)…...
‘Gay-friendly’ hotel owner apologises
3+ week, 1+ day ago (351+ words) This visual is AI-generated. MELAKA: The owner of a so-called "gay-friendly" hotel in Melaka has apologised and admitted there was negligence in the management of the premises. The Hang Tuah Jaya Municipal Council (MPHTJ) had taken the owner's statement on…...
Organisers cancel controversial glamping programme over safety concerns, death threats
3+ week, 5+ day ago (330+ words) PETALING JAYA: Civil society group Jejaka has cancelled its "Glamping with Pride" programme following what it described as serious and escalating safety concerns. According to the group, this includes threats of violence as well as death threats directed at the…...
Hang Tuah Jaya council suspends licence of hotel touted as 'gay-friendly' on website
3+ week, 5+ day ago (238+ words) MELAKA: Authorities have raided a hotel in Bachang here that touted itself as "gay-friendly" on its website, says Melaka education, higher learning and religious affairs committee chairman Datuk Rahmad Mariman. He said the Hang Tuah Jaya Municipal Council (MPHTJ) withdrew…...
Ruler wants firm action against immoral activities in S’gor
3+ week, 5+ day ago (375+ words) Tuesday, 13 Jan 2026 PETALING JAYA: The Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, has ordered state religious authorities to take firm action against any immoral activities involving what he described as deviant practices in Selangor. In a joint statement issued by…...
Melaka Islamic Religious Department ordered to investigate 'gay-friendly' hotel claims
3+ week, 5+ day ago (213+ words) Tuesday, 13 Jan 2026 MELAKA: The state government has ordered the Melaka Islamic Religious Department (Jaim) to investigate allegations of a boutique hotel in the state with a "gay-friendly" concept that has gone viral on social media since Monday (Jan 12). State Education,…...
Sultan Sharafuddin decrees for firm action against LBGT activities in Selangor
3+ week, 5+ day ago (349+ words) PETALING JAYA: Selangor's Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah has decreed for firm action to be taken against any activities in the state with lesbian, gay, bisexual transgender (LGBT) elements. In a joint statement on Monday (Jan 12), Selangor Islamic Religious Council (Mais)…...
No compromise on normalising LGBTQ, warns Jakim
4+ week, 1+ day ago (316+ words) Saturday, 10 Jan 2026 PETALING JAYA: The Islamic Development Department of Malaysia (Jakim) has warned a non-governmental organisation (NGO) over its 'Glamping with Pride' event, adding that efforts to normalise LGBTQ practices are against the law. In a statement on Saturday (Jan…...