Super scanners for Malaysian checkpoints

BEIJING: China’s super-fast advanced scanner, that can identify illicit items inside a moving vessel in an instant, will make its debut at Malaysia’s entry checkpoints soon.

The intelligent machine was developed by the Public Security Ministry of China and is used at the country’s airports and ports.

“China has agreed in principle,” said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who was on a three-day working visit to China that ended yesterday.

He said acquisition of the highly sophisticated scanners was part of the Home Ministry’s initiatives to upgrade the nation’s scanning capability to combat transborder crime more effectively.

Other than scanners, China also agreed to provide some equipment to Malaysia’s Counter-Messaging Centre, which is mainly focused on tracking online terrorism messages.

Security cooperation in combating terrorism and transborder crime has been Ahmad Zahid’s main concern, and is not limited only to China but also extends to the international community, particularly Interpol.

During his visit to China, Ahmad Zahid also attended the opening ceremony of the 86th Interpol General Assembly and met several China leaders.

He said the policing function of Interpol should be enhanced through informationsharing among its 158 member states, providing continuous training for 12 million policemen worldwide and keeping abreast with technology in order to make the world a safer place. – Bernama