Police detained two men and a woman on suspicion of leading efforts “to recruit several Malaysians for terrorist activities.” One of the men is said to be Yazid Sufaat, a former Malaysian army captain who was jailed for seven years for links to Jemaah Islamiyah but freed in 2008. Before his arrest in 2001, he […]
Malaysia Tops Bribery Table
Malaysian Islamic party urges Elton John show ban
Police are looking into the possible al Qaeda connections of two Malaysian jihadists, Mohammed Razin Shaaban and Rafik Mohammed Aaref, who were arrested in Beirut; they face a military court on Monday. After failing to enter Syria from Turkey they had gone to Lebanon to conduct an attack. Razin is said to be linked to […]
Tapping Into a More Moderate Islam — in China
Anti-American Protests Over Film Expand to More Than a Dozen Countries
Indonesian security forces turn to Islamic clerics to uproot terrorism
In Malaysia, ruling party uses Islamic values to bolster support
A court has ordered that Masoud Sedaghatzadeh, an Iranian linked to an explosion targeting Israeli diplomats at a house in Bangkok, be extradited to Thailand to face charges. Two other suspects linked to the plot are being held in Thailand, and two more are thought to have returned to Iran.
UN Envoys Ask Malaysia to Protect Activists
Panetta: Pentagon to shift warships to Pacific
Malaysian Military Veterans Show Some Cheek
Libyan Islamist quits militia to enter politics: aide
Shoe-bomber supergrass Saajid Badat testifies in US
Western allies of MI6 ‘kept in dark’ over mosque sting plan
Parliament passed a more liberal security law, prohibiting indefinite detention without trial. Since 1999, “a dozen” attacks by terrorist groups have been foiled, including a planned attack on the Petronas Twin Towers in 2008 by the al Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah. JI has also targeted police stations, restaurants, and Kuala airport. And in 2000, another militant […]
Malaysia landmarks were terror targets: minister
Malaysia introduces law to end indefinite detention without trial
Al-Qaeda’s online forums go dark for extended period
Malaysia scraps US singer concert over body art
Thai police pursue fifth bomb suspect [Updated]
Iran shadow war intensifies, crosses borders
A look at major terror attacks in Southeast Asia
Zulkifli bin Hir, Abu Sayyaf commander Umbra Jumdail, and Muhamad Ali are among 15 terrorists killed in an airstrike in Sulu province, according to the military’s Chief of Staff.
US Not Seeking Military Bases in Southeast Asia
Malaysia ‘bans Obedient Wives’ Islamic sex guide’
New A.Q. Khan Documents Suggest Pakistan Spread Nuclear Weapon Technology
‘Top Secret America’: A look at the military’s Joint Special Operations Command
Malaysian Prime Minister to Meet With Pope in Gesture to Christians
Police arrested Abdul Haris Syhuhadi, a 63-year-old Indonesian businessman, on suspicion of supporting Jemaah Islamiyah. Syhuhadi is said to have recruited members for Jemaah Islamiyah and spread its ideology.