{"id":11485,"date":"2021-09-13T16:35:51","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T08:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=11485"},"modified":"2021-09-13T16:35:53","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T08:35:53","slug":"japanese-embassy-confirms-warning-nationals-in-malaysia-over-possible-terrorist-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=11485","title":{"rendered":"Japanese embassy confirms warning nationals in Malaysia over possible terrorist threat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 13 \u00a0&#8212; The Japanese Embassy in Kuala Lumpur\u00a0has confirmed that a warning has been\u00a0issued to Japanese\u00a0citizens in Malaysia\u00a0over\u00a0a possible terrorist threat in Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to media reports, the Japanese Foreign Affairs Ministry had issued an advisory to all of its citizens in Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Myanmar to stay away from religious facilities and other crowded areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-13-at-16.32.02.png\" alt=\"japanese\" class=\"wp-image-11486\" width=\"506\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-13-at-16.32.02.png 586w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-13-at-16.32.02-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-13-at-16.32.02-161x100.png 161w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-13-at-16.32.02-350x218.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>An official from the embassy when contacted by Bernama said the advisory was issued to all citizens of Japan in Malaysia\u00a0this morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe issued the advisory following an instruction from Tokyo,\u201d he said without providing&nbsp;further information on the&nbsp;matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The official said currently approximately 31,000 Japanese nationals residing in Malaysia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The warning cited intelligence reports and that there could be possible attacks on houses of worship and places of large gatherings in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\">NMT<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 13 \u00a0&#8212; 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