KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 – Malaysia and Australia have agreed to share information and intelligence on counter-terrorism to tackle the rising threat of militant groups, said Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein after the meeting at Wisma Pertahanan, here on Monday.
This includes monitoring the flashpoints or the areas believed to be targeted by such terror groups, especially Daesh, throughout the Asia-Pacific region. He said the decision was made at a closed-door meeting with his Australian counterpart Senator Marise Payne, during the latter’s courtesy call on him, here, yesterday afternoon.
“It is vital for us to combat this threat because we must not allow the templates that we have seen in the Middle East at the moment to be replicated in this region. In view of that, I have requested for information specifically on developments on militant activities from our neighbours such as the Philippines, Thailand, Myanmar and even from China,” he said.
