IS danger is clear and present here


Malaysia has become a recruitment source for IS militants and a transit centre for its fighter heading to Indonesia for training.

MALAYSIA may not be a hub for global terrorism yet but it is surely en route towards it. Alarm bells should be ringing over the rising number of people arrested for links to the dreaded Islamic State (IS).

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Opinion , M. Veera Pandiyan

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