Malaysia Seeking Interpol’s Assistance to Investigate Comedian

5 articles, oldest first.

1. Local News 8

   Comedian in New York jokes about Malaysia, faces heated backlash overseas ↗ (opens Local News 8)

   Published Jun 10, 2023

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   By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A comedian in New York who joked about the safety of Malaysian planes in an apparent reference to the disappearance of flight MH370 has sparked a heated backlash in Malaysia and Singapore.

2. The Diplomat

   Malaysia Seeking Interpol’s Assistance to Investigate Comedian ↗ (opens The Diplomat)

   Published Jun 13, 2023

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   The New York-based comedian Jocelyn Chia created a social media storm last week when she posted a short clip featuring a joke about Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370.

3. The Guardian

   Malaysia to ask Interpol for help to track down comedian over MH370 joke ↗ (opens The Guardian)

   Published Jun 13, 2023

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   US-based comic Jocelyn Chia strains relations between Singapore and Malaysia with joke about how Malaysia’s planes cannot fly

4. Fox News

   Malaysia to seek Interpol help finding comedian who told 'gratuitously offensive' missing plane joke ↗ (opens Fox News)

   Published Jun 13, 2023

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   Jocelyn Chia told the joke to a New York City audience and insisted she told the joke many times without incident, arguing that it was taken out of context online.

5. Al Jazeera

   Malaysia police to seek Interpol help over controversial comedian ↗ (opens Al Jazeera)

   Published Jun 13, 2023

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   Jocelyn Chia’s MH370 joke has already led to apologies from Singapore’s foreign minister and its top Malaysia diplomat.