https://www.scmp.com/rss/324522/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The Malaysian government’s threat to suspend a leading newspaper unless it explains a controversial front page that juxtaposed a headline about a terrorist leader with a picture of Muslims praying is the latest sign Prime Minister Najib Razak is unafraid of taking on the media, observers say. The interior ministry issued a “show cause” order to The Star after the English daily’s front page on May 27 caused uproar on social media. The top half of the page had featured the headline “Malaysian... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/2096702/mixing-islam-and-terrorism-blunder-too-far-malaysias-star?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/2096702/mixing-islam-and-terrorism-blunder-too-far-malaysias-star?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 03 Jun 2017 05:15:30 +0000