TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Malaysia has seen a surge in book bans this year in what some publishers, academics, and rights groups are calling a dangerous slide toward repression and conservative Islamic ...

There has been a surge in support for conservative Islamic policies, particularly among younger and more religious Malay voters.Malaysia's political landscape has experienced significant change in ...

Several prominent faith leaders in Malaysia have called for religious harmony and national unity in recent days in the Muslim-majority country where hardline Islamists are increasingly intolerant of ...

(CNN) — Religious authorities in Malaysia have stepped up moral policing efforts during the holy month of Ramadan in what critics warn has been part of a wider recent shift toward a more conservative ...

A pillion waves a Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) flag on the eve of Malaysia's general election at Permatang Pauh KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's new prime minister, Anwar Ibrahim, will be ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr Ewelina U Ochab is a Forbes contributor, lawyer, and author. Malaysia is a predominately Muslim country with 61.3% Sunni Muslim ...

Malaysia Book of Records (MBOR) yesterday recognised the qibla finder at Kilometre (KM) 8 of Mount Kinabalu as the highest ...

Thailand’s Asian Research Centre for Religion and Social Communication (ARC) at St John’s University has released a new ...

Malaysia’s government has taken legal action against Facebook’s parent company Meta for failing to remove what it claims is inflammatory or inappropriate content on the social media platform, ...

In ‘Notes to Me and You’, journalist Yap Koon Hong describes the amity and friendship between the three main races in Malaysia as an ‘amazing achievement’. (Bernama pic) Very few societies in the ...

Let’s be frank about it. Let’s be frank about it. Malaysia’s image of a multi-cultural, multi-religious society – as always shown to the international community- has been severely battered for the ...

From thrillers to romance novels, more books have been banned by Malaysia's government so far in 2025 than in the past six years combined. Malaysia has seen a surge in book bans this year in what some ...