COMMENT | Looks like the Home Ministry is on a banning binge. Will Apple's Pride Edition Smartwatches be next? Or Starbucks, Amazon, and Microsoft - all known for their support of LGBT pride.

Will the ministry and its affiliate the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) clamp down on local NGOs advocating for LGBT welfare?

(Going by the Home Ministry’s thinking, the more than 200 rainbow steps to the Hindu deities at Batu Caves may also need a new coat of paint. Indeed, stupidity knows no bounds).

It’s a slippery slope - from the bans on LGBT artefacts to two innocuous books...