Govt bans 3 books

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The home ministry says the books were banned to curb the spread of elements or movements that contradict the local sociocultural fabric.   Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/02/08/govt-bans-3-books/  Laporan Lanjut:   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #Banned #Books

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00:00The Home Ministry has banned three books under the Printing Presses and Publications Act

00:061984 after stating that they contain elements which could cause moral harm.

00:13The books are My Shadow is Purple by Scott Stewart, Koleksi Puisi Masturbasi by Amir

00:19Hamzah Akal Ali aka Benz Ali, and All That's Left in the World by Eric J. Brown.

00:26In a statement, the Ministry said the bans were gazetted on January 21st and 22nd under

00:31Section 7 Sub 1 of Act 301 as these were undesirable publications.

00:39The Ministry said the government remains committed to implementing regulatory and enforcement

00:43measures to prevent the spread of ideologies that conflict with the culture and values

00:49of Malaysia's diverse society.

00:52Anyone found printing, importing, selling, or publishing the books can be charged under

00:57Section 8 Sub 2 of the Act and face up to three years in prison, a maximum RM20,000

01:03fine or both upon conviction.

01:06In 2023, Amir complained that Home Ministry officials had seized two books from his bookshop

01:12in Kuala Lumpur, although they were not on the banned list.

01:17He said one of the books was Koleksi Puisi Masturbasi, a copy of his poetry collection.

01:23My Shadow is Purple is a children's book which explores themes of individuality, self-expression,

01:30and gender identity, while All That's Left in the World is a post-apocalyptic story which

01:35contains queer elements.

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