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The Comic That is Tearing Apart the Government in Malaysia

The 'Stupid Superman' Comic Tearing Apart the Government in Malaysia

The Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party is an Islamist political party with an uneven political past They currently run the government of the east coast state of Kelantan, and have done since 1990 and have formed a government in Terengganu in coalition They currently hold 18 of the 222 seats in the federal House of Representatives and[...]
Zunar Flies Home To Malaysia Today, To Face 43 Year Jail Sentence For His Cartoons

Zunar Flies Home To Malaysia Today, To Face 43 Year Jail Sentence For His Cartoons

"You can ban my cartoon, you can ban my book, but you cannot ban my mind" – Zunar at British Cartoon Museum pic.twitter.com/N8UqRTxe6p — Zunar Cartoonist (@zunarkartunis) November 4, 2015 Today the Malaysian political cartoonist known as Zunar is getting on a plane today from England to Malaysia, where he faces 43 years in jail for satirising the government[...]
Malaysia Bans Ultraman Comic That Calls Title Character Allah

Malaysia Bans Ultraman Comic That Calls Title Character Allah

Reports out of Kuala Lumpur say that the Malaysian government have banned a translation of an Ultraman comic that refers to the Japanese superhero as "Allah". In a statement from the Home Ministry it is said that the Malay language edition of Ultraman: The Ultra Power contained elements that could undermine the public order and morals[...]