Religious Freedom is Under Threat in Malaysia

September 14, 2018 — 09/14/2018 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – According to a study published by Églises d'Asie, religious freedom is deteriorating in Malaysia, with different religious groups facing respective challenges. The newly elected...

1 in 5 Malaysian Undergrads Finds Terrorism an Effective Tool to Achieve Objectives

July 27, 2018 — ICC Note: A survey published by the Malaysian Foreign Ministry shows worrying signs of increasing radicalism among Malaysian college students. One-fifth of them feel that terrorism is an effective strategy to...

Women Increasingly Radicalized in Malaysia to Initiate Terrorist Attacks

July 24, 2018 — ICC Note: According to the chief of counterterrorism division in Malaysia, more women are being radicalized by Islamic State militants to initiate attacks in Malaysia. They have also begun to incite...

Malaysia Arrests 7 Terror Suspects from Indonesia and Malaysia

July 19, 2018 — ICC Note: Malaysian police have arrested seven terror suspects from Malaysia and Indonesia. They include a man who threatened to kill the Malaysian king and Prime Minister for not ruling the...

Muslim-majority Malaysia Appoints a Catholic Chief Justice

July 17, 2018 — ICC Note: Majority-Muslim Malaysia has appointed a Catholic to be the new chief justice. Until now the highest court is often seen as pro-Islamic and sometimes its rulings were seen...

Slain Indonesian IS Leader Recruited Malaysians to Launch Terror Attacks

July 15, 2018 — ICC Note: Malaysian police reveals that slain Indonesian IS leader Bahrum Naim in Syria was the master behind the recruitment of at least 26 Malaysians into the terror group. The...

Terrorism As Top Security Risk in Malaysia

July 1, 2018 — ICC Note: Defense Minister of Malaysia Mohamad Sabu, believes terrorism is the top security risk facing Malaysia. Southeast Asian nations need to work together in order to combat this growing...

500 Days Since Malaysian Pastor’s Abduction, His Wife Renews Calls for Action

June 28, 2018 — ICC Note: Malaysian Pastor Raymond Koh was abducted on February 27 last year by masked men in broad daylight. Despite repeated attempts to call for his release, his wife Susanna has...

Missing Pastor Raymond Koh’s Wife Writes to Malaysian PM

June 16, 2018 — ICC Note: Malaysian pastor Raymond Koh has been missing since February 13, 2017, after he was abducted in broad daylight by masked men. His wife recently wrote an open letter to...

Open Doors USA Advocates for Missing Malaysian Pastor Raymond Koh

June 2, 2018 — ICC Note: On May 31, Open Doors USA advocated for missing Malaysian Pastor Raymond Koh’s case at the UN. Pastor Koh was kidnapped in February 2017 in broad daylight in Kuala...

Malaysia Elects New Prime Minister with Opposition Scoring Historic Victory

May 10, 2018 — ICC Note: On May 9, Malaysia elects former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad to replace Prime Minister Najib Razak. The 92-year-old Mahathir defeated the Barisan Nasional coalition, which has been in power...

Malaysian Inspector Probing Missing Activist’s Case Also Involved in Pastor Koh’s Case

April 3, 2018 — ICC Note: The investigating officer responsible for missing activist Amri Che Mat’s case has admitted that he was also involved in abducted pastor’s investigations. Inspector Khor Yi Shuen said he...

Six Malaysians Arrested for Planning Attacks on Non-Muslim Places of Worship

March 27, 2018 — ICC Note: Six Malaysians from an Islamic State cell were arrested in Johor Bahru, Malaysia for allegedly planning attacks on non-Muslim places of worship and plotting to kill police personnel. Two...

Disappearance of Pastor and Social Activist Remains Unsolved in Malaysia

March 20, 2018 — ICC Note: More than a year has passed since Pastor Raymond Koh and activist Amri Che Mat were abducted, yet Malaysian authorities have not been able to locate them or...

NGOs Submit Proposal to UN on Religious Freedom in Malaysia

March 14, 2018 — ICC Note: In light of the recent case of four Malaysian Muslim-turned-Christians demanding to have their religion changed on ID cards, five NGOs came together to call on Malaysia to...

Sarawak Would Amend State Laws to Allow Converts to Renounce Islam

March 5, 2018 — ICC Note: In response to the recent Federal Court ruling directing conversion out of Islam to the shariah court, the Malaysian state of Sarawak announced that it would amend state...