Robin Vochelet

Queer community organizations mobilized to help release over 200 men detained following a police raid on a sauna believed to have been used for “immoral activities.” Credit: Depositphotos Subscribe for ads-free reading On November 28, Malaysian police raided a male-only sauna in the Chow Kit neighborhood of Kuala Lumpur and arrested 208 men believed to be engaging in “immoral activities.” It was the largest police crackdown on a gay space since the 2022 raid on the Shagrilla drag event at REX...

Queer community organizations mobilized to help release over 200 men detained following a police raid on a sauna believed to have been used for “immoral activities.” Credit: Depositphotos Subscribe for ads-free reading On November 28, Malaysian police raided a male-only sauna in the Chow Kit neighborhood of Kuala Lumpur and arrested 208 men believed to be engaging in “immoral activities.” It was the largest police crackdown on a gay space since the 2022 raid on the Shagrilla drag event at REX...

Singapore’s election season unofficially began with the redrawn constituencies announced by the Elections Department Singapore’s (ELD) and the ensuing gerrymandering controversy. The general election (GE), to be held on May 3rd, is Lawrence Wong’s first since he took over as prime minister in May 2024. The stakes are high for the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP), after significant opposition gains in GE 2020 signalled Singaporeans’ growing appetite for plural political representation.