The recent arrest of 36 Bangladeshi nationals in Malaysia linked to Islamic State (IS) ideology, recruitment operations, and fundraising to overthrow the Bangladeshi government highlights a disturbing security development: foreign workers, once perceived mainly through the lens of economic necessity, are increasingly becoming targets and tools for transnational terrorist networks. This case is not an isolated incident. It reflects a growing trend where foreign terrorist elements exploit migrant vulnerabilities to infiltrate host nations like Malaysia and to propagate violent ideologies among diaspora communities. The implications are severe not just for Bangladesh but also for Malaysia, where the manipulation of identity politics and religion commonly referred to as 2R issues (race and religion) could be weaponised to inspire domestic and regional terrorism. The primary motivation for these migrant radicals to bring extremist ideology into Malaysia stems from their grievances roo...
As global scrutiny of corporate wrongdoing intensifies, governments are being pressed to close gaps in legal frameworks that allow powerful organisations to escape accountability. The United Kingdom’s proposed Crime and Policing Bill 2025, which builds on the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA), signals a fundamental shift in how corporate criminal liability is approached. For Malaysia grappling with recurring corporate scandals and persistent enforcement gaps these developments offer a timely lesson in legal reform. The UK’s current reforms break from its traditionally narrow “identification principle,” under which corporate criminal liability hinged on proving that the directing mind and will (typically, board-level executives) possessed the necessary criminal intent. This model had long struggled to hold large, complex corporations accountable, as misconduct often occurred several layers below board level. The result was a form of de facto immunity f...