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.

My Malaysia ordeal shows how religion can fuse with populist nationalism to silence dissent (The Conversation) — Religion and nationalism were once ideologies at odds. Now, they are increasingly ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Pew Research Center conducted this analysis to explore religious diversity and tolerance in South and Southeast Asia. The findings from Singapore, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Thailand ...

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 ...