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Malaysia
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 allegedly hosted 9/11 hijackers and worked on al Qaeda’s biological and chemical weapons program.
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Japan
Malaysia Tops Bribery Table
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Malaysia
Malaysian Islamic party urges Elton John show ban
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Malaysia
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 Jamal al-Badawi, a key al Qaeda operative in Yemen.
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China
Tapping Into a More Moderate Islam — in China
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Lebanon
Anti-American Protests Over Film Expand to More Than a Dozen Countries
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Al Qaeda
Indonesian security forces turn to Islamic clerics to uproot terrorism
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Malaysia
In Malaysia, ruling party uses Islamic values to bolster support
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Malaysia
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.
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Malaysia
UN Envoys Ask Malaysia to Protect Activists
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United States
Panetta: Pentagon to shift warships to Pacific
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Malaysia
Malaysian Military Veterans Show Some Cheek
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Al Qaeda
Libyan Islamist quits militia to enter politics: aide
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Al Qaeda
Shoe-bomber supergrass Saajid Badat testifies in US
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Al Qaeda
Western allies of MI6 ‘kept in dark’ over mosque sting plan
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Malaysia
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 group, the Kumpulan Militan Malaysia, plotted to attack a US warship.
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Jemaah Islamiyah
Malaysia landmarks were terror targets: minister
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Malaysia
Malaysia introduces law to end indefinite detention without trial
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Al Qaeda
Al-Qaeda’s online forums go dark for extended period
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Malaysia
Malaysia scraps US singer concert over body art
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Iran
Thai police pursue fifth bomb suspect [Updated]
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India
Iran shadow war intensifies, crosses borders
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Al Qaeda
A look at major terror attacks in Southeast Asia
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Philippine military kills wanted Jemaah Islamiyah, Abu Sayyaf operatives in airstrike
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.
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United States
US Not Seeking Military Bases in Southeast Asia
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Malaysia
Malaysia ‘bans Obedient Wives’ Islamic sex guide’
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Malaysia
New A.Q. Khan Documents Suggest Pakistan Spread Nuclear Weapon Technology
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United States
‘Top Secret America’: A look at the military’s Joint Special Operations Command
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Malaysia
Malaysian Prime Minister to Meet With Pope in Gesture to Christians
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Malaysia
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.
