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Banned and restricted books in Malaysia
3,090 titles have been banned or restricted in Malaysia, recorded across 3,131 dated, source-cited events, most often for political content.
Titles
3,090
Ban events
3,131
Top reason
Political content
Decades active
8
Most-restricted titles
| Title | Author | Year | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Koran | J.M. Rodwell, M.H. Shakir, N.J.Dawood | — | 3 |
| Fifty Shades of Grey | E L James | 2011 | 2 |
| What If It's Us | Adam Silvera, Becky Albertalli | 2018 | 2 |
| The Satanic Verses | Salman Rushdie | 1988 | 2 |
| The Jewel of Medina | Sherry Jones | 2008 | 2 |
| Lifting the Veil | Trudie Crawford | — | 2 |
| What Everyone Needs to Know About Islam | John L. Esposito | 2002 | 2 |
| Koleksi Puisi Masturbasi | Benz Ali | — | 2 |
| All That's Left in the World | Erik J. Brown | 2022 | 2 |
| Times | — | — | 2 |
| Lustful Dreams | Hsia Fei | — | 2 |
| Progressive Youth | — | — | 2 |
| Confessions of an English Maid | Geoffrey Lowndes | — | 2 |
| Men and Women | Li Yang | — | 2 |
| Chinese Youth | Liao Hu Chin | — | 2 |
| Bondage | — | — | 2 |
| Suara Demokrasi | Pelajar=pelajar Demokratik Tanahair | — | 2 |
| The Pearl | John Steinbeck | 1947 | 2 |
| My Secret Life | Walter | 1976 | 2 |
| Baru dan Ganjil | — | — | 2 |
| Nafsu Syaitan | Nik Abdullah, S.Fatimah | — | 2 |
| Women In Islam | Margaret Speaker Yuan, Wiebke Walther | — | 2 |
| Islam | Alfred Guillaume, Matthew S. Gordon | — | 2 |
| Black Kiss | Howard Chaykin | 1988 | 2 |
| Gigolo | Wei Wei | — | 2 |
| Seksologi | Helmy Halim | — | 2 |
| Perempuan Yang Gilakan Seks | — | — | 2 |
| Permata Gemilang | Hj. Wan Halim Bashah (IBHAR), Ibnu Yusof | — | 2 |
| Bangkit Dari Kubur | Ustaz Musannif Effendie Alwi.S | — | 2 |
| Gadis Miang | — | — | 2 |
Stated reasons
- Political content
- 1,084
- Other
- 765
- Religious / blasphemy
- 661
- Immorality
- 622
- Sexual content
- 588
- Obscenity
- 235
- LGBTQ+ content
- 63
- Race / colonialism
- 48
- Violence
- 44
- Drugs / substance use
- 13
By decade
1950s770
1960s235
1970s378
1980s331
1990s709
2000s408
2010s230
2020s69
Documented bans
A sample of 50 of 3,131 recorded events, most severe and most recent first. Each links to its source where available.
Memoir Shamsiah Fakeh: Dari AWAS ke Rejimen ke-102026
Komrad Asi Rejimen 10: Dalam Denyut Nihilisme Sejarah2026
Men Out of Uniform2026
Seni Nafkah Batin Permata Yang Hilang2026
Eyes on Me2026
Permata Baiduri 32026
It’s Perfectly Normal Changing Bodies,Growing Up, Sex, Gender, and Sexual Health2026
Play With Me2026
Siapa Jodoh Anda?2026
Promises We Meant To Keep2026
Sigandi2026
Memoir Shamsiah Fakeh dari Awas ke Rejimen Ke-102026
Untitled Chinese publication (KDN P.U. (A) 70 / 2026)2026
国 内 革 命战争 时 期（五） -- 马 共 20 个 月 反 围 剿 胜 利 结 束2026
KOMRAD ASI (REJIMEN 10) Dalam Denyut Nihilisme Sejarah2026
MAO ZEDONG: China Dalam Dunia Abad ke-202026
I’ll Always Be With You2026
Things I Wanted To Say2026
Things I Wanted To Say but never did2026
You Said I Was Your Favorite2026
MY Shadow Is Purple2025
Koleksi Puisi Masturbasi2025
All That's Left in the World2025
Suka Duka Perjalanan Dhul-qarnain Cyrus the Great dan Iskandar Agung2025
The Goal of the Wise: the Gospel of the Riser of the Family of Mohammed2025
Love, Theoretically2025
Tuan Ziyad: Forbidden Love2025
Darlingku MR. Cold Mafia2025
Mischievous Killer2025
Suhuf Abraham2025
Kougar 22025
Chase Me2025
Ammar Zahrain: the Obsessive Husband2025
The (nearly) Teenage Boy's Guide to (almost) Everything2025
A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo2025
The (nearly) Teenage Girl's Guide to (almost) Everything2025
I am Jazz2025
Grandad's Camper2025
Call Me By Your Name2025
Tales from Beyond the Rainbow2025
David Bowie Made Me Gay 100 Years of LGBT Music2025
Just BY Looking at Him2025
Julián Is a Mermaid2025
The American Roommate Experiment2025
A Million Kisses in Your Lifetime2024
Lose You to Find Me2024
Punai2024
Scattered Showers2024
When Everything Feels Like the Movies2024
What If It's Us2024
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