Regional governments have substantially disrupted the operational capacity of the Jemaah Islamiah," Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a speech at a security conference.
"But dangerous JI operatives are still at large, recruiting and training new members in the pursuit of their own violent agenda."
SINGAPORE, June 2 (Reuters) - The threat of a terrorist attack in southeast Asia was still real because regional groups such as Jemaah Islamiah were recruiting and training new members, Singapore's prime minister said on Friday.
The militant network of Jemaah Islamiah (JI) is linked to al Qaeda and has been blamed for bomb blasts in Bali in 2002 when 202 people were killed.
Other attacks include blasts at a luxury hotel and the Australian embassy in Jakarta, and a second attack in Bali last year.
"Regional governments have substantially disrupted the operational capacity of the Jemaah Islamiah," Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a speech at a security conference.
"But dangerous JI operatives are still at large, recruiting and training new members in the pursuit of their own violent agenda."
Lee said Noordin Mat Top, a Malaysian and one of Asia's most wanted men who has repeatedly escaped arrest, was threatening more attacks in video tapes recovered by Indonesian authorities.
Indonesian police raided a militant safe house on Java island on April 29 but Noordin, the main target, escaped. Police say he was one of JI's leaders, although recently he may have formed his own organisation.
