Malaysian police have arrested seven men with links to the Islamic State militant group who were planning attacks on non-Muslim places of worship and other targets, authorities said on Saturday. Meanwhile, Singapore authorities said that it had arrested two Malaysians who were said to be involved in terrorist plots in Malaysia. IT remains the biggest terror threat for Malaysia in 2018 – despite the militant group losing most of its territories in the Middle East – as its ideology continues to attract new recruits, says Malaysia’s counter-terrorism chief Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay.