#417 - Police Officer Suicide Raises Questions About Workplace Bullying & The 1975 Gets Cancelled in Malaysia

Over the weekend, a police officer’s death sparked a national conversation about workplace bullying and racial discrimination. What happened, and what happens next? Elsewhere, a same-sex kiss by the lead singer of The 1975 got the entire Good Vibes Music Festival in Malaysia cancelled. Were the organisers being too uptight, or did The 1975 go too far?

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Article Links - Serious

• Officer’s death will be thoroughly investigated to retain confidence in police force: Shanmugam
• Police officer who alleged workplace bullying before death offered help for 'substantial' work challenges: SPF
• Racial discrimination allegations made by cop Uvaraja Gopal before his death 'unsubstantiated', but SPF to reinvestigate
• 8 suicides by uniformed Home Team officers since 2018, rate in MHA half national average

Article Links - Goofy

• Malaysia halts Good Vibes music festival after same-sex kiss by UK band The 1975
• Good Vibes Festival 2023 cancellation: How singers and fans made the best of a bad situation
• PAS leader's call to cancel Coldplay concert in Malaysia draws rebuke from DAP minister

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