Extra Budget Allocated for the Development of Islam in Malaysia

November 1, 2021 — 11/01/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – Critics in Malaysia are upset about the government’s additional budget recently allocated to promote Islamic teachings for 2022. According to Free Malaysia Today, in...

Propagation of Non-Muslim Faiths Limited in Malaysia

October 8, 2021 — 10/08/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – In the latest move to restrict the propagation of non-Muslim faiths, the Malaysian government is planning to table two bills in the Parliament. When...

Home Minister: No New Leads on Missing Malaysian Pastors

September 27, 2021 — 09/27/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – When Malaysia’s Home Minister was asked recently about the progress of two missing pastors and an Indonesian Christian, he said the police have no...

Malaysia’s Proposals to Limit Non-Muslim Beliefs Worry Christians

September 11, 2021 — 09/11/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – After Malaysia’s new prime minister swore in, four new shariah laws are being drafted by the federal government, including a Bill on control and...

ICC Helps a Malaysian Couple Thrown Out for their Faith

September 5, 2021 —

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09/05/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – Islam is the official religion of the multiracial Malaysia, although people are generally allowed to practice other religions. For ethnic Malays,...

ICC Provides COVID Aid for Muslim Background Believers in Malaysia

August 22, 2021 —

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8/22/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – Among Southeast Asian countries, Malaysia has suffered greatly during the pandemic, as the country has reached more than 1.5 million confirmed...

Inquiry Asks Investigating Officer on Missing Malaysian Pastor and Wife’s Case

August 19, 2021 — 08/19/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – As the public inquiry on missing pastor Joshua Hilmy and his Indonesian wife Ruth Sitepu continues, a witness who was the investigating officer (IO)...

Suhakam Demands Phone Records of Missing Malaysian Pastor

August 15, 2021 — 08/15/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – In a recent public inquiry held by the Suhakam (the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia), it was made known that missing Malaysian Pastor Joshua...

Five Chinese Christians Detained for Attending a Christian Conference in Malaysia

July 29, 2021 —

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House Church Members Accused of “Illegal Border Crossing” 07/29/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on July 28, five Christians from...

No Record Found Showing the Departure of Missing Pastor and Wife

July 11, 2021 — 07/11/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – A missing Malaysian pastor and his Indonesian wife did not leave Malaysia in November 2016 or later, based on the records from the government....

Malaysian Government Withholds Evidence Concerning Missing Pastor

June 27, 2021 — 06/27/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – Malaysian pastor Joshua Hilmy, disappeared along with his Indonesian wife, Ruth Sitepu, on November 30, 2016. Joshua was a Muslim before converting to Christianity....

Malaysian High Court Calls Christian Lawsuit “Frivolous” and “Unnecessary”

May 10, 2021 — 05/10/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – According to UCAnews, Malaysia’s High Court dismissed a lawsuit on May 7 brought by two Christians in response to Malaysian Islamic Party president Abdul...

ICC Provides COVID-19 Aid in Malaysia

May 10, 2021 —

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05/10/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – In March 2020, Malaysia entered a national lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19. Most Muslim-background believers from...

Muslim Leaders in Malaysia Call for Religious Harmony

April 24, 2021 — 04/24/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – Recently, religious leaders in Malaysia have called for religious harmony and national unity in the predominantly Muslim country, as radical Muslims are showing more...

Tatmadaw Invited to ASEAN Summit in Controversial Decision

April 22, 2021 — 04/22/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Concern is rising over the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) decision to invite Myanmar’s military junta to a special summit being held on Saturday...

Human Rights Group Asks for Report on Missing Malaysian Pastor

April 7, 2021 — 04/07/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – It has been two years since the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia’s (Suhakam) public inquiry made a unanimous decision that the Royal Malaysia Police’s...