Border missions get a boost
ATM mobile assets to help in border surveillance KUCHING: About one-third of the Malaysian Armed Forces’ (ATM) mobile assets have been sent to Sabah and Sarawak for ‘Ops Benteng’ border missions. Army chief General Tan Sri Datuk Zamrose Mohd Zain said the assets comprised 40 one-tonne GS Cargo vehicles, nine all-terrain vehicles and 50 scrambler […]
Armed forces on standby despite no Emergency
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) is always on standby even though the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has stated that there was no necessity for an Emergency to be declared in the country. Chief of Defence Force Gen Tan Sri Affendi Buang said the deployment of MAF personnel would […]
Soldiers bleed for a good cause
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Malaysian Armed Forces First Division teamed up with Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) today to hold a blood donation programme. “As a result, 110 bags of blood were successfully collected for the hospital,” said the division in a statement issued today. The programme, organised by the First Medical Battalion, took place at the multipurpose […]
Lively Hari Raya Aidiladha for Armed Forces
KUCHING: The Hari Raya Aidiladha celebration among the Armed Forces here today was lively despite the new normal guidelines set by Sarawak Islamic Religious Council.The celebration, held at Solahuddin Al–Ayyubi Mosque, Kem Penrissen, started with ‘Takbir Raya’, ‘Sunat Aidiladha Prayer’ and ‘Special Adiladha Sermon’ led by Major Subri Ghazali. The ceremony was also attended by […]
Time to raise veterans’ funeral aid
SIBU: The Sarawak Malaysian Armed Forces Veteran Association wants the government to raise the RM3,000 funeral aid given to members to RM5,000. Speaking at the presentation of the aid yesterday, its president Francis Yeo said due to the high cost of living, the current amount was insufficient for the widow or next-of-kin of ex-servicemen who […]
Seven nabbed for illegal crossing attempt
LUNDU: The Armed Forces’ First Infantry Division last Friday caught seven individuals including a local woman for attempting to cross over to Kalimantan, Indonesia through a rat trail (jalan tikus). In a statement issued, the group was arrested by a team from the 11th Royal Malay Regiment (RAMD) about one kilometre from the Sarawak-Indonesia border […]
More joint ops for better security
SIBU: The armed forces regiments in Sabah and Sarawak are being strengthened to enable them to conduct joint operations especially along the Sarawak-Kalimantan border. “We want the two regions to have joint operations where the military and the air force come together to conduct simultaneous operations,” Deputy Defence Minister Liew Chin Tong told reporters after […]
