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Public nudity is frowned upon in Malaysia. In May 2014, a group of slightly more than a dozen people attended what was called the Penang International Nude Games 2014 on a secluded beach of Telok Bahang in Penang. A video of the event taken and uploaded on vimeo by one Albert Yam Kam Hoong who was himself a participant and co-organiser of the Nude Games in Penang subsequently went viral. This resulted in a huge outcry in Malaysia with Muslim groups filing police reports. Ten of the participants including Yam surrendered themselves to the police. They were charged in Court in early August 2014 and Yam together with 5 other accused persons pleaded guilty to a charge of having committed an obscene act in public thereby causing annoyance to others. They were each sentenced to a month's jail and a fine of RM5,000.00. Four others claimed trial and a mention date was fixed on 16 October 2014. Yam was additionally given a 6-month jail sentence for producing obscene video clips.Thailand has one of the fastest growing naturist/nudist organization with over 1400 members as of August 2013. The Naturist Association Thailand Co., Ltd. (NAT), founded in 2007, has information on resorts, beaches, cruises, monthly meetings and other nudism-related activities. It is free to join and membership is open to families and single persons. NAT promotes a lifestyle of health and wellness for people who enjoy clothing-optional recreation in Thailand. Their concept is based on the well-known positive effect of naturism on stress and tensions, and its boosting effect on self-respect and positive body image. The organization promotes naturism in the country, organizes health and wellness holidays, and fitness weekends for members of all ages with or without children. They are always looking for new resorts to include in their roster of resorts that would enjoy the benefits of naturist tourism. There are clothing-optional resorts and beaches that local nudists frequent, as well as host regularly scheduled monthly meetings. Chan Resort and Oriental Village in Chiang Mai are examples and both resorts are member resorts of Naturist Association Thailand.