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Can Anwar’s call for ‘freer’ filmmaking help ease Malaysia’s censorship rules?

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by Iman Muttaqin Yusof
Aug 25, 2026 · 4:00 PM
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Can Anwar’s call for ‘freer’ filmmaking help ease Malaysia’s censorship rules?
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has urged the country’s filmmakers to think more freely, even as recent censorship battles show how tightly the state still controls what can reach the screen. Anwar said an industry forced to repeatedly seek official approval for individual scenes could n…
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