If any Malaysian drag queens out there are looking for a name, may I suggest Bella Chan

This is possibly the first David Sedaris I've read? And oh, shit. I get it, okay. genius.com/David-sedari...

This new album from Habibi Funk Records brings together Indonesian and Lebanese musicians, in a mesh of styles including psychedelia, surf rock and disco habibifunkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/habibi...

A really nice article on Somali community organising in Minnesota: truthout.org/articles/som...

The story of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, the blind Rohingya refugee who was allowed to die by US authorities. From Myanmar to Malaysia to the USA, he barely tasted freedom at all www.investigativepost.org/2026/02/28/s...

My partner's Mum is one of the many Filipinos working in the Middle East. Please spare a thought for the Global South workers in places like the UAE. They're much more likely to be at risk than wealthy Westerners.

Illegal clinics, run by & for migrants, exist because Malaysia imposes high financial barriers to healthcare for foreigners. Enforcement without addressing this does not solve the bigger problem. The Malaysian Medical Association seems to have stopped short of saying this. thesun.my/news/malaysi...

In Malaysia, migrant electronics workers have been targeted and deported for unionising. Support them through @labourstart.bsky.social's campaign - it takes a minute to send an email to Apple: www.labourstartcampaigns.net/show_campaig...

“We were like cattle. If you have many visible whip marks on your body, you won’t be sold for a higher price because they’ll know you aren’t an earner.” @zekuzelalem.bsky.social hears from African survivors of Southeast Asian scam centres: www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...

Please it’s 2026 stop making every second word a hashtag

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An additional risk is the government’s own complacency: its systemic exclusion of non-citizens from affordable healthcare. Although TB is treated for free, I knew a young refugee who died of it three years ago because getting diagnosed in the first place cost money she didn’t have.

Imagine directing your first ever feature film and it’s Little Miss Sunshine letterboxd.com/journal/litt...

Border violence in Malaysia just got upgraded www.malaymail.com/news/malaysi...

An absolutely stunning read.

Renfrew Christie’s description of death row in South Africa is just 😭 “The whole prison would sing for two or three days before the hanging, to ease the terror of the victims” (also, what a life! A must-read) www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/w...

“A lot of people punch the clock and bring a bagged lunch when they go to the Destruction of Humanity Factory.” @gordonzola.bsky.social and friends on Minneapolis. The situation is horrific, but the solidarity and organising is inspirational www.patreon.com/posts/148535...

Even 'gay-friendly' is an issue now in Malaysia. www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nat...

Can’t sleep so I switched on my phone and started reading the replies to this. Great move!!

2016: Sunday Beauty Queen 2006: The Great Happiness Space 1996: Chacun Cherche son Chat / Walking and Talking 1986: Down and Out in Beverly Hills 1976: Car Wash Okay I have some serious favourites marking milestones this year

"I consider myself a communist and very left-wing, and it's been extremely painful to see leftist leaders around the world ignore clear human rights violations, electoral fraud, & forced displacement, simply because Venezuela is considered an ally." Some important context: gishty.com/interviews/i...

Yesterday I was talking to a person at risk in Somalia, who was contemplating fleeing to Uganda. I had to advise against it. Somalis already have so few avenues to safety and now this one has closed too. www.refugeesinternational.org/statements-a...

3/****So my FB account was reviewed and now it’s permanently disabled for “violating community standards”, no possibility of appeal. Does anyone know of a way to help with this so I don’t lose crucial fundraising and movement info sharing access after 16 years of building up that account?*****

According to the linked source, he was actually hit in the face with a camera. This was followed up five years later by someone hitting him in the face with a replica of Milan’s cathedral, ‘famous for its gothic spires’. news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/...

An update on this: Moniro is now in Australia, her cat Ava is now in a foster home in Malaysia, but the next step will be for Ava to spend six months in Singapore, as Australia doesn’t accept pet relocations directly from Malaysia. So, we’re now seeking a foster home in Singapore 🙏🏻

In her latest newsletter, @shamjaff.bsky.social analyses Israel’s recognition of Somaliland; plus, #MalaysiaMentioned. The newsletter - a highly recommended curation of Global Majority news - has a new online home which reduces dependence on third-party service providers gishty.com/issues/2025-...

Letterboxd needs a section where I can compile my top 10 negative reviews of Sentimental Value

“This is Malaysia. Hatred towards the LGBTQ community isn’t just normalised, it’s encouraged.” www.scmp.com/week-asia/li...

"Hospitality, in Syria, is a language older than fear. I took my guests through Aleppo the way someone introduces a lover." Another incredible, chilling post; I hope I'll see a book from this same friend. This is one newsletter you should subscribe to. xenowrites.substack.com/p/when-hospi...

Sharing a fundraising appeal in very sad circumstances. I am in contact with Savan and previously communicated with his father Yassin; my heart breaks for them to be so far apart at a time like this. Anything you can give will be of help, guaranteed. gofund.me/1147cba57

“Because in those rooms, you learn quickly: the people with power are allowed to be tired. The people without it cannot.” A refugee friend describes their experience at UNHCR: xenowrites.substack.com/p/when-waiti...

You’ll never guess how the IDF decided to talk about killing these two kids, 8 and 11 years old, in its official statement

I belatedly wrote a post for Transgender Day of Remembrance, for a refugee who was not resettled in time. www.linkedin.com/posts/ninesi...

“Freelance journalism in 2025 is an incredibly difficult place to build a career. But, it turns out, it’s a decent enough arena for a scam.” An excellent investigation by @nickhunebrown.bsky.social, and what an ending thelocal.to/investigatin...

Idk what's up with @hypem.com today but as a substitute I'm playing Hamnawa's collection of Pakistani pop and it is 🔥 tv.hamnawa.net

Resolutely avoiding my ex-colleagues’ updates this week as they attend an event that I was previously in charge of. Two years after the experience I can still feel the stress. It was the beginning of the end, realising I was no longer at a workplace where we had each other’s backs.

Twenty years after the war, I walked sniper alley in Sarajevo haunted by images of civilians dashing between buildings for cover. I never imagined that some may have been shot by ‘sniper tourists’ who paid for a chance to kill them. My god!

In 2014 when the kidnapped Chibok girls made world headlines, Nigerian soldiers kidnapped 42 men from a village, baselessly accusing them of Boko Haram membership. Over years of torture, 37 were murdered. This year 3 survivors were released & given USD 35 each africauncensored.online/blog/2025/10...

Watched Good News tonight and now I am going down a rabbit hole learning about the Japanese hijackers who inspired the film throwoutyourbooks.wordpress.com/2017/12/18/y...

The thing is, while all of this fuckery plays out, thousands of refugees in bad situations around the world are stuck in limbo with their files held by the US. This means their cases can’t be submitted to other countries which might actually consider accepting them www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

Please, I want to know how this works. He got Malaysian citizenship and now he's returned to Argentina to play for a local club but can't play yet because Fifa banned him for a year. So what's his visa situation? Because Malaysians aren't allowed dual nationality www.malaysiakini.com/read4free/75...

Obviously Trump can get fucked but there should also be anti-Modi protests. Thank you.

Police overreach in Malaysian schools. This new level of surveillance is liable to negatively impact LGBTQ+ students. Already they "caught" students "carrying playing cards" which is a bit of a distance away from the supposed goal of violence prevention www.malaysiakini.com/read4free/75...

My husband had a vivid dream the other night that he had a cat called Tuna and he loved it so much. I am delighted for him because he doesn't usually have nice dreams, he only got over his fear of cats when we got together, and Tuna is an excellent name

Refugee activist Thuzar Maung and her family were disappeared in Malaysia over two years ago. Malaysian police said they were investigating, but nothing more was heard. Suddenly it emerges that they are back in Myanmar, under arrest. How did they get back there? english.dvb.no/myanmar-refu...

In Malta people just leave their bin bags in the street overnight and it’s gross and encourages cockroaches. I get up earlier than I’d like just to take our rubbish out in time for the bin lorry and thereby minimise our contribution to the problem

Yes it has its flaws (don’t even start me), but we definitely need a LOT more awareness and discussion about what happens if the UN goes bankrupt. I’m terrified for example of how this would impact refugees in Malaysia news.un.org/en/story/202...

Fantastic interview by @patrickfreyne.bsky.social with Dr Mohammed Abu Mughessib on surviving two years in Gaza under Israeli attack. He is now in Ireland, a country I couldn’t live in due to the housing crisis - I hope he has better luck so his family can join him www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

Tonight’s insomniac read was on Arthur Miller and the Down-syndrome son he never publicly acknowledged archive.is/QWERX

Some relevant context absent from this article might be Libya’s torture centres or the deliberate attacks on migrant boats by its EU-funded ‘coastguard’