KUALA LUMPUR: The Japanese embassy has confirmed that it has issued a warning to Japanese citizens in Malaysia over a possible terrorist threat in Southeast Asia.
Media reports said the Japanese foreign affairs ministry had issued an advisory to all its citizens in Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Myanmar to stay away from religious facilities and other crowded areas.
An official from the embassy here told Bernama the advisory was issued this morning.
“We issued the advisory following an instruction from Tokyo,” he said without elaborating.
According to the official, there are about 31,000 Japanese nationals residing in Malaysia.
The warning cited intelligence reports that there could be possible attacks on houses of worship and places involving large gatherings in the region.