Malaysian Police Set Up Special Unit to Monitor Extremism

May 7, 2022 — 05/07/2022 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – The Malaysian police (Bukit Aman) have set up a special unit to monitor social media platforms to prevent the young generation from being influenced...

Indonesian Counterterrorism Agency Invites Faith Leaders to Work on Deradicalization Program

April 12, 2021 — 04/12/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – In order to counter the threat of radicalism, the head of the National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) has invited faith leaders to create a program...

Indonesia Nabs Dozens of Suspected Terrorists

November 13, 2020 — 11/13/2020 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Indonesian counter-terrorism police, Densus 88, has arrested dozens of people across Indonesia in recent months amid concerns about growing terrorist activities as the pandemic...

Indonesia Proposed to Up Anti-Terrorist Funding for 2021

June 26, 2020 — 06/26/2020 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – The terrorist militants in Indonesia have not slowed down their recruitment, even with the ongoing pandemic. With that, Indonesia’s counter-terrorism chief is seeking to...

Malaysian Home Affairs Minister: Islamic State Might Look for New Base

November 30, 2019 — 11/30/2019 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – On Nov 27, Malaysian’s Home Affairs Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said that terror group Islamic State (IS) may be looking for a new base after...

Malaysia Arrested 519 People As of July for Terrorism

August 26, 2019 — 08/26/2019 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – The Malaysian police have arrested 519 people suspected of having been involved in terrorism as of July, according to Home Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. Without...

ASEAN Should Prepare for a New Wave of Terrorism

July 13, 2019 — 07/13/2019 Singapore (International Christian Concern) – At the 13th ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting (ADMM) in Thailand, Singapore Minister of Defense Ng Eng He warned that member states of the Association...

Indonesian Police Foil Terrorist Plot Before Christmas

December 15, 2018 — 12/15/2018 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Indonesian counterterrorism police have foiled a plot by two suspects who were planning to carry out terrorist attacks during Christmas and New Year celebrations....

Indonesia Addressing Terrorism from Its Roots

July 27, 2018 — ICC Note: Indonesia is addressing growing extremism within the country with the revised Anti-Terrorism Law. Detachment 88 counterterrorism unit in recent weeks has arrested and killed scores of suspected terrorists across...

Indonesia Foiled More Than 500 Terror Plots Since 2012

July 5, 2018 — ICC Note: Indonesia has foiled more than 500 terror plots since 2012, according to the national police chief Tito Karnavian. In spite of several terror attacks in recent years, the government...

Indonesia Combats Terrorism with New Muslim Leader

July 3, 2018 — ICC Note: Indonesia is trying to combat growing extremism by appointing one of the most incisive and outspoken Muslim leaders to Indonesia’s Presidential Advisory Council. It also approved a new anti-terrorism...

Terrorist Threat In Southeast Asia Growing As IS Fighters Return

February 8, 2018 — ICC Note: Last month, six Southeast Asian nations in ASEAN signed an intelligence pact to combat militancy as foreign fighters from the Islamic State lose ground and return to their...

Hundreds of Counter-terrorism police added to fight extremism in Indonesia

December 31, 2017 — ICC Note: 600 extra police officers will be joining the counter-terrorism force in Indonesia starting from next year. Their aim is to monitor is to monitor Islamic State networks and...