Raja Petra Kamarudin was held under the majority Muslim country's controversial Internal Security Act, which allows indefinite detention without trial.
He was accused of posting an article that insulted Islam.
His arrest comes a day after the country's army chief warned people not to make remarks that could damage race relations.
General Abdul Aziz Zainal called for "stern action" to be taken against anyone stoking racial tension in the country.
Raja Petra was detained by police at his home near Kuala Lumpur, two weeks after his anti-government website Malaysia Today was closed down.
Interior Minister Syed Hamid Albar said he had been arrested because his writings posed a threat to national security, local media reported. More...
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