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by gmhafiz 17 days ago
> Remember, Malaysia is an officially Islamic country, with Islamic laws.

Malaysia is a secular country with secular laws. Islam is its official religion, and has a Syariah court that only applies to Muslim with limited jurisdiction.

Big difference than what you are trying to paint. As they cannot "suppress speech and civil liberties" if the law reach is limited.