Malaysian under fire for competing at transgender beauty pageant in Thailand

The Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) will summon a Malaysian participant in the Miss Equality World 2026 pageant in Thailand for questioning, following the circulation of social media posts. In a statement on Tuesday, Jakim director general Dr Sirajuddin Suhaimee said Jakim would work with state Islamic

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — The Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) has strongly condemned the partic...