KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 9 -- Police are set to apply for a remand extension against Malaysian rapper and filmmaker Wee Meng Chee, popularly known as Namewee, as investigations continue into the death of Taiwanese social media personality Hsieh Yu-hsin at a hotel in the city last month, The New Straits Times reported.

Dang Wangi district police chief Assistant Commissioner Sazalee Adam confirmed today that the extension would be sought tomorrow, once the current remand order expires.

The case has drawn widespread attention in both Malaysia and Taiwan, following reports that Hsieh, known online as Iris Hsieh, was found dead in the bathroom of a hotel room along Jalan Conlay on October 22.

The 31-year-old influencer was said to have been stayi...