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![Jemaah Islamiyah Is Not Back After Malaysia Attack Jemaah Islamiyah Is Not Back After Malaysia Attack](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-05-28-015949.jpg)
Jemaah Islamiyah Is Not Back After Malaysia Attack
By Aisyah Llewellyn
The recent attack on a police station in Johor State bears all the hallmarks of a lone-wolf attack.
![The Ulu Tiram Attack and the Jemaah Islamiyah Threat in Malaysia The Ulu Tiram Attack and the Jemaah Islamiyah Threat in Malaysia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-05-24-012533.jpg)
The Ulu Tiram Attack and the Jemaah Islamiyah Threat in Malaysia
By Bilveer Singh
The shock attack suggests that JI retains a presence in Malaysia, despite years of crackdowns by the state.
![Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim Meets Hamas Delegation in Qatar Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim Meets Hamas Delegation in Qatar](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-05-15-050542.jpg)
Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim Meets Hamas Delegation in Qatar
By Sebastian Strangio
The meeting came just days after a U.S. Treasury delegation visited Malaysia to express its concerns that the Palestinian group was raising funds in the country.
![Malaysia Will Not Recognize Unilateral Sanctions on Iran, Official Says Malaysia Will Not Recognize Unilateral Sanctions on Iran, Official Says](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-05-10-053028.jpg)
Malaysia Will Not Recognize Unilateral Sanctions on Iran, Official Says
By Sebastian Strangio
The U.S. Treasury Department has expressed its concerns over Iran using Malaysian entities to finance allied militant groups, including Hamas.
![Anwar Ibrahim Has a China Problem at Luconia Shoals Anwar Ibrahim Has a China Problem at Luconia Shoals](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-05-06-102237.jpg)
Anwar Ibrahim Has a China Problem at Luconia Shoals
By Ganesh Sahathevan
The repeated Chinese incursions in the country’s exclusive economic zone are a problem for Malaysia – and for the region as a whole.
![The Battle to Restore Public Trust in Malaysia’s Media The Battle to Restore Public Trust in Malaysia’s Media](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-05-03-114233.jpg)
The Battle to Restore Public Trust in Malaysia’s Media
By Benjamin YH Loh
A revised code of ethics overseen by the government rightly raises concerns about press freedom in Malaysia. There is an alternative solution.
![Malaysia Orders Meta, TikTok to Formulate Plan for ‘Harmful’ Content Malaysia Orders Meta, TikTok to Formulate Plan for ‘Harmful’ Content](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-04-10-053630.jpg)
Malaysia Orders Meta, TikTok to Formulate Plan for ‘Harmful’ Content
By Sebastian Strangio
With right-wing rhetoric proliferating online, the Anwar government has been forced to walk a fine line between free speech and censorship.
![Malaysian Firm Removes Shoes From Sale Over Religious Complaints Malaysian Firm Removes Shoes From Sale Over Religious Complaints](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-04-09-051954.jpg)
Malaysian Firm Removes Shoes From Sale Over Religious Complaints
By Sebastian Strangio
Just weeks after the "Allah socks" scandal, a Malaysian shoe company has found itself at the center of another conservative culture war controversy.
![Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim Faces the Demons He Helped Unleash Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim Faces the Demons He Helped Unleash](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-04-08-014520.jpeg)
Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim Faces the Demons He Helped Unleash
By Imran Said
After coming to office with a pledge to focus on the economy, Anwar has been dogged by Malay-Muslim culture war controversies.
![Former Malaysian PM Seeks to Serve Remaining Prison Term Under House Arrest Former Malaysian PM Seeks to Serve Remaining Prison Term Under House Arrest](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-07-28-3.jpg)
Former Malaysian PM Seeks to Serve Remaining Prison Term Under House Arrest
By Sebastian Strangio
Najib Razak claims that the authorities have concealed the existence of a royal order permitting him to serve his remaining sentence at home.
![Third Malaysian Mini-Mart Attacked Over ‘Allah Socks’ Scandal Third Malaysian Mini-Mart Attacked Over ‘Allah Socks’ Scandal](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-04-02-044603.jpg)
Third Malaysian Mini-Mart Attacked Over ‘Allah Socks’ Scandal
By Sebastian Strangio
KK Supermart, the country's second-largest chain of convenience stores, is at the center of a social media firestorm.
![Singapore’s Race to Self-sufficiency in Malaysia Water Clash Singapore’s Race to Self-sufficiency in Malaysia Water Clash](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-03-27-140822.jpg)
Singapore’s Race to Self-sufficiency in Malaysia Water Clash
By TamilSalvi Mari
Building tensions between Singapore and Malaysia over a water agreement are setting the two on a collision course over scarcity and sustainability.