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        Indonesian Minister of Religious Affairs Lukman Hakim Saifuddin, left, decorates a participant with a medal at the national camp for Islamic Student Association board members in Cibubur, Jakarta, on November 12th. [Maeswara Palupi/Khabar]

        Indonesian student leaders to help stop radicalism in schools

        2014-12-05

        The Ministry of Religious Affairs is enlisting "rohis" in the battle to win young hearts and minds.

      • Bomb victim Ayub Aseh is treated at Srisakhon Hospital in Narathiwat. Ayub was wounded and thrown backward from the force of a roadside Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near Dahong Village. Local residents came to his aid. [Rapee Mama/Khabar]

        Deep South Muslims often injured by insurgent IEDs

        2014-12-04

        Cynical rebels mock authorities with "sorry, wrong person" leaflets.

      • Taufik Abdul Halim walks with police in Jakarta in 2001. He returned to Malaysia last month after serving 12 years in an Indonesian prison. [AFP]

        Malaysia monitoring released JI terrorist

        2014-12-03

        Taufik Abdul Halim returned to his family in November, but the government is keeping a close eye on the recently-repatriated jihadist.

    News Briefs

      • MH17 wreckage arrives in Netherlands

        2014-12-10

        GILZE-RIJEN AIRBASE, Netherlands – A convoy of trucks carrying wreckage from Malaysia Airlines flight 17 arrived Tuesday (December 9th) at...

      • ISIS executioners "monsters": widow

        2014-12-09

        LONDON, England – The widow of British aid worker David Haines, who was beheaded by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria(ISIS) militants, in an...

      • BNPT chief decries ISIS recruitment jump

        2014-12-09

        JAKARTA, Indonesia – The number of Indonesians travelling abroad to fight with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ( ISIS ) has tripled since...

      • Storm approaches Manila after killing 23

        2014-12-09

        MANILA, Philippines – Millions of people in metro Manila hunkered down Monday (December 8th) as Tropical Storm Hagupit churned towards the...

      • Former maid tells court of 'torture' in Hong Kong

        2014-12-09

        HONG KONG, China – In a case that sparked international outrage, a former Indonesian maid told a packed courtroom on Monday (December 8th) that she...

      • Malaysia: Penang murders could be linked to Burmese unrest

        2014-12-06

        KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Police have detained 17 Burmese citizens over a string of gruesome murders in Penang, and believe the killings are linked t...

      • Indonesia sinks illegal fishing boats

        2014-12-06

        JAKARTA, Indonesia – In a push to stop foreigners from illegally fishing in its waters, Indonesia blew up and sank three empty Vietnamese boats Frid...

      • Aceh regency canes seven convicted gamblers

        2014-12-06

        BANDA ACEH, Indonesia – Seven residents of Aceh Besar regency were caned Friday (December 5th) for gambling, a violation of Aceh's strict Sharia byl...

      • Malaysian civil servants funding ISIS: report

        2014-12-05

        KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Malaysian authorities have arrested three citizens, including two civil servants, for alleged ties to the Islamic State of...

      • Indonesian Islamic scholars joining counterterrorism fight

        2014-12-05

        JAKARTA, Indonesia – Hundreds of ulemas from across the archipelago will help the National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) combat extremists at home,...

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          Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak addresses parliament October 10th. On Wednesday (November 26th), he introduced a white paper in parliament that proposes tougher anti-terrorism legislation. [Mohd Rasfan/AFP]

          Malaysia proposes new anti-terror law

          The government also is setting up a firewall to stop jihadists from disseminating propaganda online and via social media, and Malaysians fighting in Syria and Iraq will face charges at home.

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          The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) does not represent Muslims.

          Photo Essay

          A woman reacts outside Jakarta's Ritz-Carlton hotel on July 17th, 2009 after bomb blasts tore through it and the nearby JW Marriott. Two suspected Jemaah Islamiyah suicide bombers killed at least six people and injured more than 40 others. [Arif Ariadi/AFP]

          The Global Terror Threat: Southeast Asia

          Southeast Asia has been both a source and a target of global terrorism. Al-Qaeda affiliates Jemaah Islamiyah in Indonesia and Malaysia and Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines are among regional groups that terrorise their home countries with bombings, ambushes,