Army field hospital in Kapit begins operation Monday
KAPIT: The second army field hospital in Malaysia, located at Dewan Masyarakat Melayu Kapit, is capable of accommodating 40 patients at a time. A spokesperson from the First Infantry Division said the field hospital in Kapit is the second one after the successful operation of the first (field) hospital in Tawau, Sabah. “The hospital will […]
Army personnel on missions first to be vaccinated
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) personnel involved in operations and foreign missions are among the first group to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, said Senior Defence Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. The MAF personnel are the ones who currently and would be deployed in operation areas such as Ops Benteng and Ops […]
Barbed wire fencing in Sibu Jaya to control people’s movement
SIBU: The army has installed barbed wire fencing in two locations in Sibu Jaya to ensure effective control of the movement of residents following the imposition of enhanced movement control order (EMCO) from tomorrow (Feb 12) until Feb 25. The EMCO will involve flats and Town Villa houses in the housing area. The Malaysian Armed […]
Army helps in setting up isolation centre
SIBU: The Malaysian Armed Forces (Army) through its Ninth Infantry Brigade assisted the local authorities in setting up an isolation centre for Covid-19 patients at Kanowit Indoor Stadium last Friday (Jan 22). Implementing the works were the teams under the auspices of the Ninth Infantry Brigade, namely Third Battalion Royal Ranger Regiment, Ninth Royal Ordnance […]
Viral infection among military staff not true
KUCHING: The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) has denied issuing any statement regarding Covid-19 infection among military personnel during early voting for the Sabah state election (PRN) last Tuesday. In a statement issued today, MAF said a viral statement circulating on social media saying that military personnel were infected after dipping their fingers with ink during […]
Frequent change of guard to prevent power abuse
KUALA LUMPUR: Frequent change of guard for border security duty has been the practice for the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) to prevent its personnel from eventually working in cahoots with smugglers, Chief of Defence Force General Tan Sri Affendi Buang said. He said this was important to also prevent them from taking up roles as […]
Veterans department visits Rangers’ widows
SERIAN: Sarawak Veterans Affairs Department (JHEV) visited two widows of former members of Malaysia Armed Forces (MAF) Sarawak Rangers in Kampung Ensebang Plaie last Wednesday. According to a statement issued, Sarawak JHEV MAF director Major Pahot Joll conducted the first visit to Demian Akon, widow of Private Naka Ngumbang. Demian who is now 99 years […]
Council to act against RMCO violators
KUCHING: The Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) recovery movement control order (RMCO) taskforce will not hesitate to take stern actions against RMCO violators. MPP chairman, Lo Khere Chiang said the RMCO taskforce comprised MPP, police, Rela, Civil Defence Force (APM) and Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) personnel. It would continue to carry out spot checks from time […]
MAF donates to disabled veteran
SERIAN: A Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) veteran, who is paralysed from waist down, received donations in the form of basic necessities and equipment from MAF on Friday. According to a statement, Third Infantry Brigade commander Brigadier General Mohd Isa Jaafar visited Corporal (B) Helbirtren Ronnie’s residence at No.74, Kampung Tebedu Mawang, Tebedu to present to […]
Covid-19 screening and ‘drive-thru’ centres closed
KOTA SAMARAHAN: The Covid-19 screening and ‘drive-thru’ centre at Kota Samarahan Civic Centre was closed temporarily to allow cleaning and sanitisation work to be carried out today. The process was done in collaboration with the Health Ministry (MOH), State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) and the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) from the 1st ‘Battalion Ubat’ […]
