History BannedInChina / Malaysia

* Ironically subverted for The ''WesternAnimation/{{Pingu}}'' episode ''Pingu's Dream''. The episode was aired in its full uncensored glory including the UncannyValley Leopard Seal by [=TV3=], scaring the crap out of Malaysian kids and some of their parents who were unlucky enough to have caught the episode. Many even revealed on reddit that the leopard seal still gave them nightmares two decades after the episode aired.

* Related to the ''Bersih'' coverage issue above, the same provider mysteriously dropped ''BBC Entertainment Asia'' from its channel line-up and replaced it with ''ITV Granada'' after Creator/JeremyClarkson smashed up a ''Perodua Kancil'', A car from one of the two national car firms, on an episode of ''Series/TopGear''. The satellite provider denied an upfront ban, citing that the channel has nothing new to offer, which is a very peculiar statement for a network that airs the award-winning Series/DoctorWho, and was in the middle of a new season when it was dropped. The network remained unavailable until a rival Pay TV provider picked up the channel two years later (and ''Top Gear'' had been moved to its sister channel, ''BBC Knowledge''. And also by strange coincidence, shortly after the manufacturer announced the retirement of the ''Kancil'' car line). Local fans of the channel and its shows speculate that there is some foul play going on. The car-smashing episode did not stop a terrestrial station from airing the show though, or Malaysian versions of the magazine from being printed (although there is no doubt that the articles in the magazine are censored and any article criticizing local cars are removed anyway).
* Season 10 of Series/DoctorWho was initially thought to be this because the companion character Pearl Mackie was to be portrayed as a lesbian. Semi-averted in that the show is made available uncut on the BBC Player service, but is delayed three weeks and has any questionable scenes cut before being made available on the BBC First Video-on-Demand service.

* Malaysian book "Rebirth: Reform, Resistance, And Hope In New Malaysia" were also banned in Malaysia for parodying (or insulting) the "Jata Negara Malaysia" symbol in negative way, as shown in its book cover.

* According to Wiki/TheOtherWiki, "The Queen Bee" episode of ''Series/AllyMcBeal'' has been banned.
* Also according to Wiki/TheOtherWiki, the episode "The One With The Videotape" from ''Series/{{Friends}}'' is also banned, at least from broadcast.

* Sky Kingdom, a Malaysian cult founded by Ariffin Mohammed, also known as Ayah Pin, was banned and officially declared an illegal cult, with most of its members arrested and charged under the blasphemy law. [[Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]] has [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_Kingdom further details about the cult.]]

* And now the extremist Islamic nutjob officers are calling for a ban on Oktoberfest. As expected, many German companies threatened to pull out, the Sultan of the Selangor state again steps forward and gives the religious officers another good bashing, and has decreed that Oktoberfest will be allowed to be celebrated in the Selangor state when October comes around.

* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_(festival) Bon Odori Festival,]] a Japanese folk festival, wasn't always forbidden to anyone in Malaysia. Then in 2022, the religious affairs minister [[https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2022/06/06/religious-affairs-minister-advises-muslims-not-to-participate-in-japanese-folk-festival-to-be-held-in-shah-alam-next-month/10959 advised Malaysian Muslims not to participate in the festival,]] citing reasons that the festival has non-Islamic religious elements that could affect Islamic religion and beliefs. Also, shirking (worshipping gods of other religions besides Allah) is a major problem in Islam. This actually caused the Sultan of the Selangor state to step up and gave the religious officers who were calling for the ban a good bashing after many Japanese companies threatened to pull their investment out of the state. In the end, because the festival is held only in Selangor and Penang (the latter who is also ruled by a secular government and whose population majority is Chinese), the festival was able to continue unimpeded.

* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_(festival) Bon Odori Festival,]] a Japanese folk festival, wasn't always forbidden to anyone in Malaysia. Then in 2022, the religious affairs minister [[https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2022/06/06/religious-affairs-minister-advises-muslims-not-to-participate-in-japanese-folk-festival-to-be-held-in-shah-alam-next-month/10959 advised Malaysian Muslims not to participate in the festival,]] citing reasons that the festival has non-Islamic religious elements that could affect Islamic religion and beliefs. Also, shirking (worshipping gods of other religions besides Allah) is a major problem in Islam.

* As many predicted after it was revealed that ''Film/ThorLoveAndThunder'' had a scene where Chris Hemsworth mooned the audience while completely naked (ItMakesSenseInContext), the movie was banned from cinemas in the country because Disney refused to comply with the government's demands that his butt be blurred or pixelated out. However, those who watched the movie thought that the character [[BigBad Gorr the God Butcher]] was the real reason why it was banned. Either that, or a scene where a pair of same-sex humanoid aliens kissed to produce a new offspring (again, ItMakesSenseInContext). The movie is now scheduled for a quiet release on Disney+ Hotstar with an 18 rating sometime in September.

* As many predicted after it was revealed that ''Film/ThorLoveAndThunder'' had a scene where Chris Hemsworth mooned the audience while completely naked (ItMakesSenseInContext), the movie was banned from cinemas in the country because Disney refused to comply with the government's demands that his butt be blurred or pixelated out. However, those who watched the movie thought that the character [[BigBad Gorr the God Butcher]] was the real reason why it was banned. Either that, or a scene where a pair of humanoid alien kissed to produce a new offspring (again, ItMakesSenseInContext).

* 2015 Malaysian comic book "Sapuman: Man of Steal" by satire cartoonist Zulkiflee Anwar Ulhaque, who goes by the moniker Zunar, has illustrations of Prime Minister Najib Razak and allegations surrounding 1MDB, was banned in Malaysia, in fear that the book "could damage national interest." His other books, "Gedung Kartun", "1 Funny Malaysia", "Isu Dalam Kartun" (volumes one, two and three), "Conspiracy to Imprison (former deputy premier) Anwar", "Perak Darul Kartun (on corruption and abuse of power)" and "Pirates of Carry-BN (Barisan Nasional)", were also banned.

* There were calls to ban Music/BillieEilish's live tour from reaching Malaysia by the same soccer moms who meddled with the title of Power Rangers and caused the ban of both ''Lightyear'' and ''Thor: Love And Thunder'', backed by a religious officer from the Prime Minister's office. Thankfully, the concert wasn't banned and went on. However, there were suspicions that it was sabotaged as when the concert started, they found that some of the sound equipment (ie some of the loudspeakers) wasn't working. These soccer moms are also calling for a ban on concerts in general...

* There were calls to ban Music/BillieEllish's live tour from reaching Malaysia by the same soccer moms who meddled with the title of Power Rangers and caused the ban of both ''Lightyear'' and ''Thor: Love And Thunder'', backed by a religious officer from the Prime Minister's office. Thankfully, the concert wasn't banned and went on. However, there were suspicions that it was sabotaged as when the concert started, they found that some of the sound equipment (ie some of the loudspeakers) wasn't working. These soccer moms are also calling for a ban on concerts in general...

* Notably not banned are ''VideoGame/Hitman2SilentAssassin'' (depicting an assassination done by 47 inside the Petronas Twin Towers), ''VideoGame/JustCause2'' (Panau is a mishmash of various Southeast Asian countries, including Malaysia), and ''[=SOCOM=] 4: [=US=] Navy [=SEALS=]'' (where the capital city is turned into a warzone).

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Lightyear}}'' was banned in Malaysia over a 10-second scene of a [[GetBackInTheCloset same sex kissing scene]] (which could really mean anything). Unlike Singapore, which gave the movie an 18+ rating (discouraging youngsters from watching the film there), the rating board of Malaysia outright bans the movie. The movie was ultimately quietly made available on the Disney+ Hotstar Platform on August 3, 2022, made possible because the corrupt party had promised to continue the "no Internet censorship" policy made by the outed party in order to appease the public.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Lightyear}}'' was banned in Malaysia over a 10-second scene of a [[GetBackInTheCloset same sex kissing scene]] (which could really mean anything). Unlike Singapore, which gave the movie an 18+ rating (discouraging youngsters from watching the film there), the rating board of Malaysia outright bans the movie. The film was ultimately quietly made available on the Disney+ Hotstar Platform on August 3, 2022, made possible because
the corrupt party had promised to continue the "no Internet censorship" policy made by the outed party in order to appease the public.

* As many predicted after it was revealed that ''Film/ThorLoveAndThunder'' had a scene where Chris Hemsworth mooned the audience while completely naked (ItMakesSenseInContext), the movie was banned from cinemas in the country because Disney refused to comply with the government's demands that his butt be blurred or pixelated out. However, those who watched the movie thought that the character [[BigBad Gorr the God Butcher]] was the real reason why it was banned.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Lightyear}}'' was banned in Malaysia over a 10-second scene of a [[GetBackInTheCloset same sex kissing scene]] (which could really mean anything). Unlike Singapore, which gave the movie an 18+ rating (discouraging youngsters from watching the film there), the rating board of Malaysia outright bans the movie. Some also think it's extremely unlikely that the movie will make it to Disney+ in the country after the fact due to Malaysia's Disney+ platform being based off India's Hotstar platform instead of the true Disney+ platform.
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* As many predicted after it was revealed that ''Film/ThorLoveAndThunder'' had a scene where Chris Hemsworth mooned the audience, the movie was banned from cinemas in the country because Disney refused to comply with the government's demands that his butt be blurred or pixelated out. However, those who watched the movie thought that the character [[BigBad Gorr the God Butcher]] was the real reason why it was banned.

* As many predicted after it was revealed that ''Film/ThorLoveAndThunder'' had a scene where Chris Hemsworth mooned the audience, the movie was banned from cinemas in the country because Disney refused to comply with the government's demands that his butt be blurred or pixelated out. However, those who watched the movie thinks that Gorr the God Butcher may be the reason it's banned instead.

* As many predicted after it was revealed that ''Film/ThorLoveAndThunder'' had a scene where Chris Hemsworth mooned the audience, the movie was banned from cinemas in the country because Disney refused to comply with the government's demands that his butt be blurred or pixelated out.

This country might have been famous for a progressive leader[[note]]Scratch that, the progressiveness is just a farce, said leader is so backwards that he believes that the real reason for marriage is to "encourage" production of offsprings and has voiced his displeasure for the LGBTQ+ movement more than once, and has put into law policies burdening the non-muslim population of the country[[/note]], but Malaysia is still heavily conservative when it comes to censorship considering that most of the population is Muslim. This got worse in TheNewTens as the conservative extremists became more vocal and started gaining favors with the government. While that government would be overthrown in the 2018 general elections, they managed to pull off a coup and clawed their way back into power in 2020.

This country might have been famous for a progressive leader[[note]]Actually, screw that, the progressiveness is just a farce, said leader is so backwards that he believes that the real reason for marriage is to "encourage" production of offsprings and has voiced his displeasure for the LGBTQ+ movement more than once, and have put into law policies that burdens the non-muslim population of the country[[/note]], but Malaysia is still heavily conservative when it comes to censorship considering that most of the population is Muslim. This has gotten worse in TheNewTens as the conservative extremists became more vocal and started gaining favors with the government. While that government would be overthrown in the 2018 general elections, they managed to pull a coup and clawed their way back into power in 2020.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Lightyear}}'' has become banned in Malaysia over a 10 second scene of a [[GetBackInTheCloset same sex kissing scene]] (which could really mean anything). Unlike Singapore which is giving the movie an 18+ rating, the rating board of Malaysia outright bans the movie. Some also think it's extremely unlikely that the movie will make it to Disney+ in the country after the fact due to Malaysia's Disney+ platform being based off India's Hotstar platform instead of the true Disney+ platform.

* As many has predicted after it was revealed that ''Film/ThorLoveAndThunder'' had a scene where Chris Hemsworth mooned the audience, the movie has been banned from cinemas in the country because Disney refused to comply with the government's demands that his butt be blurred or pixellated out.

This country might have been famous for a progressive leader[[note]]Actually, screw that, the progressiveness is just a farce, said leader is so backwards that he believes that the real reason for marriage is to "encourage" production of offsprings and has voiced his displeasure for the LGBTQ+ movement more than once, and have put into action policies that burdens the non-muslim population of the country[[/note]], but Malaysia is still heavily conservative when it comes to censorship considering that most of the population is Muslim. This has gotten worse in TheNewTens as the conservative extremists became more vocal and started gaining favors with the government. While that government would be overthrown in the 2018 general elections, they managed to pull a coup and clawed their way back into power in 2020.

This country might have been famous for a progressive leader[[note]]Actually, screw that, the progressiveness is just a farce, said leader is so backwards that he believes that the real reason for marriage is to "encourage" production of offsprings and has voiced his displeasure for the LGBTQ+ more than once, and have put into action policies that burdens the non-muslim population of the country[[/note]], but Malaysia is still heavily conservative when it comes to censorship considering that most of the population is Muslim. This has gotten worse in TheNewTens as the conservative extremists became more vocal and started gaining favors with the government. While that government would be overthrown in the 2018 general elections, they managed to pull a coup and clawed their way back into power in 2020.

This country might have been famous for a progressive leader, but Malaysia is still heavily conservative when it comes to censorship considering that most of the population is Muslim. This has gotten worse in TheNewTens as the conservative extremists became more vocal and started gaining favors with the government. While that government would be overthrown in the 2018 general elections, they managed to pull a coup and clawed their way back into power in 2020.

* As many has predicted after it was revealed that ''Film/ThorLoveAndThunder'' had a scene where Chris Hemsworth mooned the audience, the movie has been banned from cinemas.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Lightyear}}'' has become banned in Malaysia over a 10 second scene of a same sex kissing scene (which could really mean anything). Unlike Singapore which is giving the movie an 18+ rating, the rating board of Malaysia outright bans the movie. Some also think it's extremely unlikely that the movie will make it to Disney+ in the country after the fact due to Malaysia's Disney+ platform being based off India's Hotstar platform instead of the true Disney+ platform.