PAS TikTok
Joseph Sipalan and Hadi Azmi, SCMP, Malaysia’s PAS takes to TikTok as it seeks a repeat of general election success in state polls, 10 July 2023 “In August’s polls, the...
Malaysia-Meta
Hadi Azmi, SCMP, Malaysia to work with Meta on wiping ‘undesirable content’ from Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, 5 July 2023. “Facebook parent company Meta has agreed to work with police in Malaysia to...
Malaysia: LGBTQ+ Issues
Hadi Azmi, SCMP, Malaysia calls time out on Swatch’s pride collection: ‘No one likes LGBT community’. 23 May 2023 ““As a society, we need to ask ourselves: what kind...
Fintech
Catherine Chu, TechCrunch, Muslims come into the frame in Southeast Asia’s fintech boom, 28 April 2023, “To make services shariah-compliant, a new wave of fintechs don’t charge interest, embrace...
Halal food: Malaysia+
SCMP, Foodpanda Malaysia looks to Middle East, South Asia as appetite for halal delivery surges, 18 April 2023 “The global halal economy is projected to reach US$4.96 trillion in...
Islamic Digital Economy(-ies)
Gulf Business, Startups injecting fresh innovations to Malaysia’s Islamic Digital Economy, 21 March 2023. “Malaysia is currently ranked first in the overall Global Islamic Economic Indicator ranking with respect...
Anwar Ibrahim
The National, Reformist leader Anwar Ibrahim sworn in as Malaysian PM “Malaysia’s King has named reformist leader Anwar Ibrahim as the country’s next prime minister after last week’s elections...
LGBTQ+ activism Malaysia
Megan Tatum, MIT Technology Review, Meet the LGBTQ activists fighting to be themselves online in Malaysia, 8 June 2022 “Getting online can help people connect and organize in the...