Editor of book allegedly insulting M'sia's coat of arms remanded


KUALA LUMPUR: The editor of the book that allegedly insulted Malaysia's coat of arms has been remanded by the police.

Kean Wong, who has been under investigation since 2020 over the book "Rebirth, Reformasi, Resistance and Hope", was arrested by police at Kelana Jaya while he was renewing his passport at the Immigration office there on Monday (Oct 16).

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