Kuala Lumpur: The Home Ministry recently seized over 170 Swatch watches using the Printing Presses and Publications Act (PPPA) 1984, but does this law give the ministry the power to ban and confiscate the timepieces? And did the Home Ministry follow legal procedures when it seized the watches, allegedly for having lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) “elements”? What can the Swiss company Swatch do? Malay Mail spoke to several lawyers to discuss how the PPPA might apply to the recent Swatch watch seizures in Malaysia.
Kuala Lumpur: The Home Ministry recently seized over 170 Swatch watches using the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984, but does this law give the ministry the power to ban and confiscate the timepieces? And did the Home Ministry follow legal procedures when it seized the watches, allegedly for having lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender “elements”? What can the Swiss company Swatch do?Malay Mail spoke to several lawyers to discuss how the PPPA might apply to the recent Swatch watch...
Carlsberg’s special edition cans feature Sabah, Sarawak wonders Kota Kinabalu: Carlsberg Smooth Draught Celebrates raises its special-edition cans to Borneo with tattoo art by local artists commemorating Sabah and Sarawak’s natural wonders. Read more The PPPA is a law that gives the home minister the powers to ban “undesirable publications,” and which also enables the Home Ministry to prohibit their import and distribution, or to seize such banned publications, among other things.
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