The Royal Malaysian Police remained proactive in combating Daesh militants in the country even after the group was seen to have weakened after the death of its Southeast Asian leader, Muhammad Wanndy Mohamed Jedi, last April.
Bukit Aman Special Branch Counter Terrorism Division principal assistant director Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said the police were always on alert and would monitor any threat against national security.
"All this while, we have been proactive in taking action to thwart any attempt to shake public order and national security.
"We don't want to wait until it is too late to do anything," he told reporters after attending the Symposium on Ummah's Thought organised by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall and the Federal Territories Islamic Religious Department here Tuesday.
On May 8, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar confirmed that Muhammad Wanndy was killed in an attack in Raqqa, Syria on April 29.
Muhammad Wanndy, also known as Abu Hamzah Al-Fateh, was believed to have masterminded several militant attacks in the region, including at an entertainment centre in Puchong, Selangor, last year.
Daesh militant group's top leadership, however, was reported to have lost confidence in him following his failure in the militant operations in Malaysia.
Nevertheless, Ayob said the police would continue sharing intelligence information with other countries to track down the remnants of Muhammad Wanndy's followers who would still contact the Daesh group in Syria.
"We will continue monitoring their activities to ensure that any attempt to enter, plan or order a Malaysian citizen to launch an attack here will be thwarted before it even began," he said.
When asked about the threat of lone-wolf terror attacks, Ayob said it was not easy to detect such a threat without good intelligence information, as suffered by several countries such as Spain, United Kingdom and the United States recently.
"Even those in Europe could not detect a lone wolf because the attack can be attempted by anyone who would simply drive a lorry and hit civilians with it. Without intelligence information, no one would be able to stop that person," he added.
-- BERNAMA
Bernama
Tue Aug 22 2017
Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said the police were always on alert and would monitor any threat against national security.
Pegawai, anggota bomba di lima negeri ada masalah kesihatan
Ujian Kemahiran Taktikal Kebombaan diduduki seramai 12,608 anggota dan pegawai dan hanya 9,313 sahaja yang lulus.
Kerajaan komited lahirkan lebih ramai teknousahawan
Anugerah Teknousahawan TVET@KKDW diperkenalkan bagi memberi pengiktirafan serta penghargaan kepada institusi, pengajar, pelajar, graduan dan alumni yang telah menunjukkan kecemerlangan dalam bidang keusahawanan TVET.
Kedah bakal bangunkan LRT di Langkawi
Kedah merancang membina sistem tren Transit Aliran Ringan (LRT) menggunakan teknologi levitasi magnet di Langkawi
Kes pedofilia MRSM Tumpat diklasifikasikan fitnah, tiada bukti kukuh
Kes pedofilia terhadap seorang guru Maktab Rendah Sains Mara di Tumpat diklasifikasikan sebagai fitnah selepas siasatan tidak menemui bukti kukuh berhubung kes itu, kata Ketua Polis Kelantan Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun.
Kerajaan berusaha tangani inflasi, tingkat kuasa beli rakyat
Menurut Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali, kerajaan tidak berdiam diri dalam menangani masalah inflasi termasuk melalui pelaksanaan pelbagai bentuk intervensi seperti kawalan harga.
Keutamaan negara Asia Barat untuk penuhi hasrat rakyat Palestin
Sekiranya Palestin diberikan negara dan kebebasan, mana-mana pihak tidak perlu lagi campur tangan dan tidak ada lagi konflik di Timur Tengah.
WEF gemakan wawasan, keterbukaan Malaysia dalam tiga hasrat
Mesyuarat Khas Forum Ekonomi Dunia (WEF) menjadi platform untuk Malaysia menggemakan keterbukaan jalinan kerjasama untuk melonjakkan ekonomi negara.
Hari ketiga lawatan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim di Riyadh Arab Saudi membawa wawasan Malaysia memperkasa hubungan bilateral antara negara, selain perbincangan mengenai pelaburan dan usaha memperkasa jalinan kerjasama sedia ada.
Hari ketiga lawatan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim di Riyadh Arab Saudi membawa wawasan Malaysia memperkasa hubungan bilateral antara negara, selain perbincangan mengenai pelaburan dan usaha memperkasa jalinan kerjasama sedia ada.
Berita antarabangsa pilihan sepanjang hari ini
Antara pelbagai berita luar negara yang disiarkan di Astro AWANI, berikut adalah yang paling menjadi tumpuan sepanjang hari ini.
Berita tempatan pilihan sepanjang hari ini
Berikut adalah berita yang paling menjadi tumpuan sepanjang Isnin, 29 April 2024.
WEF gemakan wawasan, keterbukaan Malaysia melalui tiga hasrat
Malaysia mahu perkasa hubungan bilateral antara negara, selain perbincangan mengenai pelaburan dan usaha mengukuhkan jalinan kerjasama sedia ada.