Though it is one of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, rising public dissatisfaction with the ruling ...

Religious intolerance is a pressing concern in Malaysia. The issue was raised by the UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, following a visit to the country in September 2017.

Today, however, religious and nationalist forces are often political allies. For a decade, such an alliance has existed in Russia between the Orthodox Patriarch Kirill and President Vladimir Putin .

Perceived impacts of religious diversity . In Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Singapore and Indonesia, at least half of adults say that having people of many different religions, ethnic groups and cultures makes ...

In Malaysia (62%), Sri Lanka (62%) and Singapore (56%), ... Among the region’s main religious groups, Hindus and Christians are the most likely to view other religions as peaceful, and Muslims are ...

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 form ...

While it’s tempting to blame politicians, history or education for this mess, we are just as guilty for stoking hatred.

Those who fear other religions ‘spiritually weak’, says academic Tajuddin Mohd Rasdi of UCSI University was commenting on Selangor’s move to prohibit Muslims from attending programmes in non ...

By 19th century, religious congregations began to make their presence felt in the region. In 1852, the Infant Jesus Sisters (IJ) and the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (De La Salle ...

Religion and nationalism were once ideologies at odds. Now, they are increasingly bedfellows, with populism often the glue. My Malaysia ordeal shows how religion can fuse with populist nationalism ...