Local culture major challenge faced by border security teams

Local culture is one of the major enforcement challenges faced by security teams manning the country’s borders, said Malaysian Armed Forces Assistant Chief of Staff (Operations and Training) Noorul Azril Ariffin.

Sharing his experience as a panellist at the National Border Security Seminar 2023 in Cyberjaya today, Noorul Azril said this was quite evident when he was based at the Malaysia-Thai border in Kelantan, where traditionally, locals from both sides of the border share family ties.

“So, they will come up with excuses...