YOURSAY | ‘Is it a cooked-up build-up for the Agong to accept the National Security Council Bill?’

'Bukit Bintang, Bangsar among hotspots for terrorist attacks'

Anonymous_40f4: The Jakarta attack occurred just a few days ago, yet inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar and Umno have already started fear-mongering about Islamic State (IS) arrests and IS planning attacks in Bukit Bintang, Bangsar, Publika, etc.

Why is it that before the Jakarta attack, the IGP and Federal Territories Minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor were quiet on any IS threat?

Is it a cooked-up build-up for the Agong to accept the National Security Council (NSC) Bill where Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak becomes emperor? US reports say Malaysia is quite friendly with IS, so why should they attack us?

Moreover, when did Tengku Adnan become the home minister? He seems to know a lot of information - or is he just shooting in the air to help his boss divert people’s attention from the 1MDB mega scandal and the RM2.6 billion in Najib’s accounts, which has vanished overseas?

Visu: Some things don't seem right with the news build-up on terrorism recently. An "IS terrorist" carrying knives and documents, being arrested as a major threat?

Is someone - or some political strategist - trying to instil fear among Malaysians so as to make the public more subservient and obedient, and that the current thieves in the government can continue manipulating and robbing the nations?

There is no real IS threat, but it is only a figment of the ruling elites' imagination. A responsible government would never allow undue fear to rise and cause business failures just by naming places - unless they have an ulterior motive.

The IS threat is being made a reality by some internal forces, and the government appears to be a party to this. Only time will tell.

Over Zealous: Ku Nan should be aware that too many speculations of terror threats may drive the tourists away, and the tourism industry and hotels will be in trouble then.

Kit P: The Malaysian government - including the tens of thousands of Special Branch agents - has been primarily focused on opposition supporters and civil society critics as its principal threat.

For decades, it has been unable to differentiate between a mere political problem for BN, and a true security threat to the country.

Notice how PKR vice-president Tian Chua was the one who was prosecuted for speaking up about the Lahad Datu incursion? Now the authorities are caught unprepared and ineffective against a true security threat from the IS.

Aziz Bin Kader: What is different about PAS and IS in wanting to form an Islamic state? The police should understand the differences to identify the enemy - if both are found to have the same objective.

Understandably, the real enemy is difficult to identify ever since PAS became friendly with Umno .

Hence, the government must explain the two differences for Malaysians to understand IS’ objectives.

Police deny releasing 'hotspots' for terrorist attacks

Asitis: Let me guess, Federal Territories Minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor will soon deny what he had said and blame the media for twisting his words, or taking it out of context, etc.

This is the usual modus operandi of Umno leaders.

Just a Malaysian: Information given by any minister must be precise, and must serve the public interest. Ku Nan must not just blab and then deny.

Done: Time to use the NSC Bill... Let’s demolish Bangsar, Publika, Bukit Bintang, and the KL Tower.

I might sound crazy but hey, the law itself is already crazy.

Cocomomo: If the minister was lying, he should be charged in court. He should not be causing fear among the people. I hope this was not done to try to boost support for BN...

Equation #9: The Sulu invasion of Lahad Datu had died down immediately after the 13th general election.

Similarly, I’m sure that these IS terrorist attack threats will stop right after 1MDB’s robbers and its entire gang are thrust into the Sungai Buloh prison.

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