I have had a hard time believing that the above is actually a pose taken in conjunction with the school's Sports Day. The school in question is the Islam Nithiwit School. The "students" were in combat gear with one holding a "toy" gun.

Why did the students decide to dress in military outfits considering the current world situation where terrorism has been linked to Islamic extremist. Does the school not realise the seriousness of allowing their students to portray an Islamic terrorist group? Why had the students decided on a military outfit? Even then most of them are not dressed appropriately in military fatigues.

Looking at the picture, I do not blame one for mistaking these students for terrorists. Certainly they appear to represent terrorists rather than officials in a military. The truth I am sure will surface in the weeks to come.

I do agree that the Thai government should provide their intelligence materials to their Malaysian counterparts for verification and possible action. Their delay will only allow these terror groups if present to disperse and reorganise. Logically speaking, the turmoil in southern Thailand is bound to spillover into Malaysia, if it had not already. The heat from the Thai military may force these militants to shift bases for the time being to those within Malaysia. Our border security is still lax with the flow of individuals between the two countries still unhampered.

The bottomline, Malaysians do not support terrorism.