 The closest resemblance of an anti-terrorism provision is Chapter VI of the Penal Code (Act 574), related to offences against the state.With the onset of World War II looming in the Pacific theatre, the Japanese army invaded Malaya on 8 December 1941.The Japanese Occupation of Malaya lasted for four years and throughout the occupation period, the Japanese army was constantly harassed by the Malayan People's Anti-Japanese Army (MPAJA), a group of resistance fighters from the Malayan Communist Party.