Malaysia crypto event drops Ms Pui Yi as DJ after backlash over adult-content past

A major Malaysian blockchain conference has dropped Siew Pui Yi, an influencer previously known for adult content, as the headline DJ for its official after-party after the country’s digital economy agency withdrew support. The uproar tapped into a familiar cultural fault line in Muslim-majority Malaysia, putting the country’s push to promote itself as a regional technology and crypto hub in tension with conservative scrutiny of sexualised entertainment and provocative imagery. Malaysia...