Malaysia to accept 3000 Syrian refugees

“We believe ASEAN militaries can play a critical role as first responders to challenges in the region through the effective implementation of the ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response”, he said. The scholars unanimously emphasized that… it must be based on the objectives of Shariah, or Maqasid Shariah, which is to protect and enhance life, religion, intellect, property, family and dignity. “The millions fleeing are people – like us”.

Malaysia is one of the few Muslim countries taking the lead to aid Syrian refugees besides providing shelter for refugees from elsewhere.

He noted that in recent months, Malaysia’s security forces have identified 39 Malaysians who have travelled to join the IS, while over 100 here have been arrested. These threats are real. “There are people who want to bring terror to our streets”, Mr Najib said. They should concern us all.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is warning Malaysians to not make politically charged statements.

While Mr Najib has been overseas his fiercest critic, former long-serving prime minister Mahathir Mohamed, has called for a vote of no-confidence to be passed against the prime minister in Malaysia’s parliament. “We now have hundreds of thousands of irregular migrants, and we took in more earlier this year when there was a dire humanitarian situation in the Andaman Sea”.

“The Invest Malaysia New York programme reaffirms the importance for decision makers to continue to interact directly with fund managers, both in good and in more volatile times, amid greater uncertainty in the global economy”, he said.

“For it is only when we transcend the silos of race and faith, only when we look at images of desperate migrants… and it is only when we see that terrible picture of three-year-old Aylan Kurdi washed ashore that we will act as our better selves”, he added.

In his speech during the 70th session of the assembly, the prime minister said Malaysia views the problem of militancy seriously, and has been working hard to detain those with links to the Islamic State (IS) terror movement.