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“missing” for three years found after Irish civil partnership
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Reader comments    1. The current wave of homophobia in Malaysia
means that Ariff should be very careful. He has been reported to
the police for homosexuality, and might face prosecution if he
were to return to Malaysia. See
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/2011/12/19/police-report-filed-
against-gay-med-student/ .      I don’t know Ariff’s
circumstances, but it is possible that he was given a bonded
scholarship, in which case he might now owe state-owned fuel
giant Petronas some money because he did not go back to Malaysia
to work for them. Hopefully even if this is the case, the
government will not press for its money back, particularly if
Ariff has the support of the Irish government.      Also
worryingly, Muslim groups in Malaysia are using this case to
demand th