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More than 25 NGOs joined in denouncing festivals that promote alcohol consumption and LGBT in Kuala Lumpur on Friday.

A forum organised by the Islamic Renaissance Front (IRF) in Kuala Lumpur investigated hate crime and the LGBT community

A small group of activists representing the LGBT community waved a rainbow flag at a march for better pay and conditions in Malaysia’s capital

32 people were detained after testing positive for methamphetamine at a club, described by local press as being "packed with about 500 patrons, mostly men dancing in an erotic manner."

In the academic setting of an Asian studies conference, Malaysian Muslim women academics could talk about sex and homosex. But any references in mainstream media remain taboo. Doug Sanders recalls impressions of the recent conference held in Kuala Lumpur.