Security agencies in the region would have to work harder to fight Jemaah Islamiah from now. The bomb blast at the JW Marriott Hotel in Jakarta last week is proof that despite the arrest of over 100 suspects and its leaders,the group is still capable of wreaking terror across the region. WONG CHUN WAI and LOURDES CHARLES analyse the implications of the blast and the trials of JI leaders.
WAN Min Wan Mat, a former lecturer at Universiti Teknoloji Malaysia, walked into a room at Bukit Aman two weeks ago. Without handcuffs, the 42-year-old former Jemaah Islamiah leader caught a few reporters waiting for him by surprise.
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