KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (RNS) — Several hundred people marched in Malaysia's capital on Saturday (March 9) to mark International Women's Day in an event organized by activist groups and local NGOs and ...

I hadn’t expected my book tour in Malaysia to end with a confrontation with men who identified themselves as police in a Kuala Lumpur airport. I arrived in the Muslim-majority country in early January ...

The struggle to contain infections linked to a religious gathering has led Malaysia to resort to sweeping restrictions on people’s movement, underscoring the challenge of upholding religious rights in ...

There is no ban on Malaysian Halal Certification (SPHM) holders using images, illustrations or decorations linked to ...

Malaysia's pet boom clashes with religious taboos as a Selangor mall reverses its pet-friendly policy, sparking debate over ...

Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings is accused of running a network of care homes where children were allegedly subject to systematic abuse. Just weeks after the "Allah socks" scandal, a ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday criticized the public caning of two Muslim women for attempting to have sex, saying it tarnished Islam's reputation as a ...

Church leaders in Malaysia are alarmed that conservative Muslim politicians are continuing to paint Christianity as a threat to the Muslim-majority nation. Their unease comes after two Malay-dominated ...

Rohingya refugees gather after being rescued in Teknaf near Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Thursday, April 16, 2020. Bangladesh’s coast guard has rescued 382 starving Rohingya refugees who had been drifting ...

(The Conversation) — Religion and nationalism were once ideologies at odds. Now, they are increasingly bedfellows, with populism often the glue. (The Conversation) — I hadn’t expected my book tour in ...