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By Prashanth Parameswaran
The country will set up a regional counter-messaging center to counter the group’s social media presence.
Malaysia will set up a new regional center in May to counter messaging from the Islamic State (IS), the country’s deputy prime minister said Tuesday.
As I have written previously, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak told the Leaders’ Summit on Countering ISIL and Violent Extremism at the United Nations last September that the country was eyeing the formation of a regional, digital counter-messaging communication center (RDC3) because Southeast Asia lacks such a facility (See: “Malaysia Eyes New Regional Facility to Counter Islamic State”).
Though his remarks, which came after Malaysia became one of the newest members of the U.S.-led Global Coalition to Counter ISIL, were a testament to the Muslim-majority nation’s willingness to contribute in the struggle against IS, specifics, including the project’s timeline, cost and structure, remained unclear (See: “Exclusive: US, Malaysia and the War Against the Islamic State”).
Read the full story at The Diplomat