Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has instructed the armed forces to step up security nationwide following reports of Islamic State's movements in Malaysia.
Defence Ministry spokesman Maj Gen Khongcheep Trantrawanich said Monday Gen Prawit chaired a meeting of the Defence Council to discuss security with the armed forces' commanders. With the nature of the threat in Malaysia unspecified, security forces will monitor links between domestic insurgents and terrorist groups abroad.