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The law gained the support of nearly all upper house lawmakers and will be sent to the palace for royal approval.

The bill had the support of all of Thailand's major parties and was more than a decade in the making.

The Dewan Rakyat sitting continues on Monday.

Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said govt never ratified international conventions related to LGBTQ, nor recognise LGBT lifestyles.

The law gives same-sex couples the right to wed and adopt children and comes after decades of campaigning for marriage equality.

Pope Francis said for Africans, "homosexuality is something 'bad' from a cultural point of view, they don't tolerate it".

This will provide rights, responsibilities and family status as equal to the marriage between a man and a woman presently in all aspects.

Only Taiwan and Nepal allow same-sex unions in Asia, where largely conservative values still dominate politics and society.

The home ministry said it was prohibiting any LGBTQ references on Swatch watches, boxes, wrappers, accessories or other items.

The Iraqi Communications and Media Commission document said that the use of the term "gender" was also banned.

Access to public toilets has become a flashpoint as fierce debate about trans rights takes place around the world.

It is impossible to proceed with the scheduled shows, British band The 1975 said.

Swatch is seeking damages and the return of the watches, saying its ability to do business in Malaysia has been "greatly jeopardised".

The watches belong to the Swiss watchmaker's "Pride collection" which it says was created to celebrate the pride movement.

Taiwan was the first in Asia to recognise such unions, while same-sex acts are illegal in some countries, such as Malaysia.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.

Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.

The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.

The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.

Malaysia's inflation rate for October 2024 has increased to 1.9 per cent, up from 1.8 per cent in September this year.