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Netflix has launched a low-cost, mobile only plan in Malaysia as the company eyes growth in Asia. The SVOD service has debuted a plan that costs RM17 ($4) per month to attract new audiences. The mobile plan will allow subscribers to watch all of Netflix's content in standard definition  on one smartphone or tablet at…

The naked breasts, erotic dancers and drugs being consumed in the film Hustlers have raised the eyebrows of the Malaysian Film Censorship Board, which has ruled that the scenes made the film “not suitable for public screening.” Malaysian distributor Square Box Pictures confirmed the ban on Instagram.  The film about…

Leonardo DiCaprio has reportedly secretly testified before a Washington, DC grand jury as part of a federal investigation into a Malaysian government investment fund. The case, which involves some of the highest members of the Malaysian government and some major U.S. investors, centers on financier Low Taek Jho. Low…

It looks like Beauty And The Beast will have a happy ending in Malaysia after all. The country’s largest cinema chain, Golden Screen Cinemas, tweeted today that the film will be released on March 30 with no cuts and rated PG-13. The news comes after the local censor sought over four minutes of edits “involving a gay…

UPDATE: The situation surrounding the shelving of Beauty And The Beast in Malaysia has become somewhat clearer. Earlier this week, the movie was approved by the local censors with what was characterized as "a minor cut involving a gay moment." But its release was then postponed pending an "internal review," the…

UPDATE with Red Granite statement: “To Red Granite's knowledge, none of the funding it received four years ago was in any way illegitimate and there is nothing in today's civil lawsuit claiming that Red Granite knew otherwise. Red Granite continues to cooperate fully with all inquiries and is confident that when the…

UPDATED, 7:39 PM: Red Granite, the producer of The Wolf of Wall Street, is now said to be cooperating with a federal investigation into its money relationships (Deadline broke the news of the subpoenas and federal probe earlier this year). The Wall Street Journal today reported that Red Granite is cooperating with the…