And it’s not because movie-goers are afraid to watch horror movies in the dark. The point is that Malaysia is a Muslim country, and the rules of morality are pretty strict in a few states. They leave the lights on during shows and it’s not unheard of for Muslim men and women to not be allowed to sit next to each other if they are not married.
it is its own country so stfu about "womens rights" sh#t when you havent been there. lived there for ten years and you made a stupid judgement based off of a poorly put together picdump on a country on which it was heavily focused on the muslim aspect of life. there are thai, malaysian, japanese, korean and many other nationalities that live there... you are a f@#ked up person for basing others lives on your standards. Again, stfu.
PS. Marilyn is correct, all countries have 'strange' traditions to outsiders.