Building on a convo with @geraineon the other day, a perfect recent example of my fellow Muslims' psychological distress that's led many of them to absolute wretched behaviour. (CW for homophobia)

#MuslimFedi #Malaysia #MYToots #MYPoli #TootSEA #LGBTQIA

Back when I was working near Jalan Tun Razak, my boss noted my usual getup, which is baju kurung and sneakers (since I commute by train, into a fairly richie area) and told me, whatever I do, don't walk past the US embassy and certainly not during Friday afternoons.

"Why?" "You fit the profile of the post-Friday prayers public protestors."

Anyway, judging by how young the current batch of jokers look like here, they must be feeling so excited. First Friday in forever to march on the streets! Ethnofascist baby's first protest against the great anti-christ nation! They get to slam Americans and Chinese folks AND Singapore?? Damn, I hope they wore some adult diapers in case it got too exciting.

https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2023/06/09/umno-youth-wants-relevant-us-authorities-to-investigate-stand-up-comedian-jocelyn-chia/73434

#Malaysia #MYToots #TootSEA #MYPoli

My mum, being a semi-reluctant audience for the UMNO/Bersatu/Pas socmed content because she had a more longstanding dislike of PMX, which she'll never admit is due to the rupture in the Malay political body in 1998, keeps wanting to share with me nonsensical smear jobs about how awful he's been as a prime minister. Leaving me in the unenviable position of having to defend his ass. Usually then followed up by me going, oh you really want something to complain about? Of course matters like the below has no traction in her mind. But please, tell me more how state-level Raya open houses are soooooo wasteful, according to the people who's been using our money for vanity projects, like sending men to die at the Everest. #MYPoli #MYToots

via @theasianfeminist

https://mas.to/@theasianfeminist/110447170468608650

'Malaysia has been ranked third behind Russia and the Czech Republic in the latest instalment of The Economist magazine’s crony-capitalism index, which first estimated how much plutocrats profit from rent-seeking industries almost a decade ago.'

Syabas everybody, #Malaysia Boleh as usual. (No point clicking article if you want to know any Malaysia-specific reason. The rest of it are general findings.)

#MYToots #MYPoli #TootSEA

https://www.theedgemarkets.com/node/665447

#MYPoli: some good news this morning.

https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2023/04/08/high-court-immigration-illegally-detained-three-stateless-children-child-act-also-protects-non-citizens/63329

"The High Court ruled that Malaysia’s Child Act 2001 also protects non-citizen children, and said the Immigration authorities should have brought these three children before a Court for Children within 24 hours of arresting them."

"In a written judgment dated January 12, the High Court judge noted the Federal Constitution’s Article 5(4) where non-citizens have to be brought before a magistrate within 14 days of their arrest and detention under immigration laws, as well as a similar provision of a 14-day deadline under Section 51(5)(b) of the Immigration Act for non-citizens who are arrested and detained under immigration laws."

#Malaysia #SoutheastAsia #MYToots #TootSEA #stateless

A day of good and bad in #MYPoli:

Good: the mandatory death penalty just received the parliament votes to abolish it.

Bad: contract doctors are being informed by the ministry that they're not allowed to strike because it goes against their contract. Lol what labour laws.

So @muniramustaffa was on BFM talking about the whole TikTok as a security issue (for Malaysia), if you have half hour to spare. (I'm sorry tht BFM doesn't make a habit of providing transcripts or summaries tho)

https://www.bfm.my/podcast/bigger-picture/live-and-learn/you-can-ban-tiktok-but-it-wont-solve-the-problem

#infosec #Malaysia #TootSEA #MYToots #MYPoli #tiktok

In #MYPoli news, filed under, "get a load of this guy", please enjoy the unbelievable achievement of Howard Lee, MP for Ipoh* Timur in the following interview where he managed to look like an even bigger tool than BSL: https://twitter.com/codebluenews/status/1632939132057182209?t=OyZgbtW02ime6Ofb5GrMAQ&s=19

Please also enjoy how the accent contributed to the whole effect. You can't do wanker without sounding like you're from within M25 boundaries i guess.

* Ipoh once again for the win (of some kind)

#Malaysia #Fedijaya #MYToots #TootSEA #politics #RambutSamaHitamHatiLain2 #UnlessYoureInPolitics #ThenSemuaRightWing #PantunHabisKerja

#MYPoli: all these fucks in parliament who keeps trying to claim the moral high ground with EPF withdrawals should first volunteer to have their pension funds open for withdrawals too, imo. #Malaysia

(What? How dare I to suggest a capital reduction on their retirement plan? Then shut the fuck up.)

Damn that's a lot of good news in here:
https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2023/02/24/pm-anwar-tables-rm386b-budget-2023-most-development-spending-ever/56386 (though i wish MM does better site linking of its own goddamn news coverage. Free news blues i guess)

If you access: https://newslab.malaysiakini.com/budget-2023/en/

#Malaysia #MYPoli

Really need to get started on that time machine and go back to myself 15 years ago, and reassure her, don't worry, your Spidey senses weren't wrong about that guy: https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/655940 #Malaysia #MYPoli

#Malaysia #MYPoli apparently the PMO is running a public poll on what we think of the cabinet's 100-day performance: https://mytinjauanmadani.mampu.gov.my/en

There's a survey form for each minister. So uh, you know what to do.

Pretty interesting attempt to describe the concept, and it's fine, i can vibe with it.

#Malaysia #MYToots #Fedijaya #SouthEastAsia #Masculinity #MYPoli
https://penangmonthly.com/article/20834/gedebe-being-a-man-in-kelantan#.Y9m0Dr0XjXw.whatsapp

Re: last boost - https://med-mastodon.com/@naheedd/109713233509614328

That reminds me to have a quick reminder to anyone following #Malaysia​n media outlets: Code Blue/Galen Centre does decent reporting on their #PublicHealth beat because they scored big on access journalism, but never forget, market liberalization of the public health sector is an established editorial decision. IDK how's the give-and-take between them and Khairy's team in the last administration but they carried a lot of water for his pitch on further privatisation as a cost-saving measure for a reason.

(Will never be able to unsee wefies of BSL with her NRA friends whenever she goes to USA)

#MyToots #Fedijaya #MYPoli

(repost now that i can upload samples)
The funniest #Malaysia memes to me right now takes place after every official govt announcement. There's a longstanding distrust against Anwar, earned or otherwise, coupled with a suspicion of what we call cytros (for cybertroopers) seeding replies of political accounts. But there's a recent spate of good-to-decent policy announcements + the man's (of his age cohort) really good at branding political authenticity (getting tortured in prison does earn you points, ask Suu Kyi 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️), so invariably nowadays you get the, "CONTROLLING MYSELF FROM BEING IMPRESSED" meme and every variation I've seen kills me dead.

#MYToots #Fedijaya #MYPoli (I'll be using this for local politics, feel free to filter it)

The funniest #Malaysia memes to me right now takes place after every official govt announcement. There's a longstanding distrust against Anwar, earned or otherwise, coupled with a suspicion of what we call cytros (for cybertroopers) seeding replies of political accounts. But there's a recent spate of good-to-decent policy announcements + the man's (of his age cohort) really good at branding political authenticity (getting tortured in prison does earn you points, ask Suu Kyi 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️), so invariably nowadays you get the, "CONTROLLING MYSELF FROM BEING IMPRESSED" meme and every variation I've seen kills me dead.

Unfortunately i can't seem to upload photos, but trust me. They're *hysterical*

#MYToots #Fedijaya #MYPoli (I'll be using this for local politics, feel free to filter it)