The 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations will not send observers to army-ruled Myanmar's ongoing three-stage election and will therefore not endorse the poll. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/asia-pacific/politics/asean-myanmar-election-malaysia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #myanmar #malaysia #asean
Neville Park
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This isn't as cursed as you might think if you know about #Asian culture (when my mum was living in #Malaysia she would telephone me every day, and even if some incident happened in London (80 km away) she'd be worried about it, and also that I was safe on my e-bike (I didn't drive a car then), although its maybe a shame that family members are no longer talking on the phone when they are remote from each other like they used to..
This isn't as cursed as you might think if you know about #Asian culture (when my mum was living in #Malaysia she would telephone me every day, and even if some incident happened in London (80 km away) she'd be worried about it, and also that I was safe on my e-bike (I didn't drive a car then), although its maybe a shame that family members are no longer talking on the phone when they are remote from each other like they used to..
Jonathan Schofield
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PH, when?
Malaysia blocks access to Grok, joining a growing list of countries like Indonesia taking action after the genAI chatbot sparked a global backlash by allowing users to create and publish sexualized images.
#TootSEA #genAI #Malaysia #Tech #Asian #Indonesia #Twitter #SocialMedia #CyberSecurity #DataPrivacy
https://www.rappler.com/technology/malaysia-restricts-access-grok-ai-sexualized-images/
PH, when?
Malaysia blocks access to Grok, joining a growing list of countries like Indonesia taking action after the genAI chatbot sparked a global backlash by allowing users to create and publish sexualized images.
#TootSEA #genAI #Malaysia #Tech #Asian #Indonesia #Twitter #SocialMedia #CyberSecurity #DataPrivacy
https://www.rappler.com/technology/malaysia-restricts-access-grok-ai-sexualized-images/
Malaysia suspended access to Elon Musk's chatbot Grok over AI-generated pornographic content, the country's tech regulator said on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/11/malaysia-suspended-grok-chatbot/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #malaysia #elonmusk #chatbots #grok #ai #llms #malaysia
TIL that after the Malayan Communist Party lost the guerilla war, a bunch of them decamped to Hunan, China, from which they broadcast revolutionary radio ‘Suara Revolusi Malaya’ (voice of the Malayan revolution).
They did so until the 80s, when China ‘opened up’ and Lee Kuan Yew requested that Deng shut down that station. Shortly after, they stopped broadcasting.
This book is a collection of transcripts of those broadcasts over the years
https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/publicationsg/details.html?uuid=37ce8adb-7152-49aa-b4c0-9d1015db27b3
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak faces judgment on Friday for his alleged involvement in the country’s 1MDB mega-graft scandal, with a guilty verdict likely to add years to a sentence already being served. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/26/asia-pacific/crime-legal/malaysia-former-prime-minister-scandal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #malaysia #corruption #najibrazak
#KualaLumpur could actually learn a lot from #Jakarta's much improved transit system. While it still has a long way to go, it's far more usable and better connected, and the walkability around the #MRT stations is quite well done.
I would even say that, now, central Jakarta #Indonesia has nicer sidewalks than central #KL #Malaysia
Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to hold a meeting of defense officials aimed at resuming a months-old ceasefire, as fierce border fighting between them entered a third week with at least 80 people killed so far. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/23/asia-pacific/politics/thailand-cambodia-ceasefire-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #cambodia #sihasakphuangketkeow #malaysia #borderclash
hypebot
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Floods across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia have killed close to 1,000 people.
A warmer world means heavier storms and deadlier rain.
Communities should not pay the price of a crisis they did not cause.
Protect people. Finance adaptation. Make polluters pay.
#climatechange #makepolluterspay #climatecrisis #floods #indonesia #malaysia #srilanka #thailand
The search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 will resume on Dec. 30, more than a decade after the Beijing-bound flight disappeared in one of the world’s greatest aviation mysteries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/03/asia-pacific/hunt-flight-mh370-malaysia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #malaysia #airaccidents
Malaysian customs authorities have charged three Japanese men with attempting to smuggle large quantities of marijuana into the Southeast Asian nation, with the men planning to deny the charges. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/02/japan/crime-legal/marijuana-smuggling-malaysia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #malaysia #marijuana #airports #kualalumpur #customs
The death toll from cyclone-induced floods and landslides in Southeast Asia nears 800 as rescuers battle to clear roads and improved weather conditions reveal the scale of the disaster. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/02/asia-pacific/asian-storm-death-toll/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #southeastasia #typhoons #floods #indonesia #malaysia #thailand #srilanka
Floods across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia have killed close to 1,000 people.
A warmer world means heavier storms and deadlier rain.
Communities should not pay the price of a crisis they did not cause.
Protect people. Finance adaptation. Make polluters pay.
#climatechange #makepolluterspay #climatecrisis #floods #indonesia #malaysia #srilanka #thailand
Indonesian and Thai authorities raced to clear debris and find hundreds of missing people as the death toll from devastating floods and landslides across Southeast Asia topped 600. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/01/asia-pacific/indonesia-thailand-missing-flood/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #indonesia #thailand #malaysia #southeastasia #floods
Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand faced mass devastation after a tropical storm formed in the Malacca Strait fueling week-long heavy rains. There were 336 dead in Indonesia, 170 in Thailand and two in Malaysia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/30/asia-pacific/storm-deaths-southeast-asia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #southeastasia #typhoons #indonesia #floods #landslides #thailand #malaysia
The death toll from devastating floods and landslides in Southeast Asia climbed past 350 on Saturday as clean-up and search and rescue operations got underway in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/29/asia-pacific/southeast-asia-floods/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #indonesia #thailand #malaysia #floods
Malaysia plans to ban social media for users under the age of 16 starting from next year, joining a growing list of countries choosing to limit access to digital platforms due to concerns about child safety. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/24/asia-pacific/politics/malaysia-social-media-16-2026/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #malaysia #socialmedia #students #children