SOP in the works to fight terrorism

United we stand: Dr Ahmad Zahid (centre) posing for a group photo with Asean representatives after the closing of the Asean ministers meeting on cross-border crime, radicalism and violence in Kuala Lumpur.

KUALA LUMPUR: Asean will be coming out with a standard operating procedure (SOP) for programmes to combat terrorism in the region.

And Malaysia will be counting on its long history of dealing with such problems – going all the way back to 1948 – to help develop the SOP.