Sessions Court dismisses lawsuit filed by family of Navy cadet officer

KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court has dismissed a negligence lawsuit filed by the family of navy cadet officer J. Soosaimanicckam against the Malaysian Armed Forces Council, the government and others over his death. The family's lawyer Zaid Malek said Sessions judge Idah Ismail made the dismissal after finding that the plaintiff failed to establish a claim...

Navy cadet officer rejected treatment three times, courts told

KUALA LUMPUR: A Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) officer told the Sessions Court here that naval cadet officer J. Soosaimanicckam rejected seeking treatment three times even though he appeared weak while undergoing training at KD Sultan Idris, Lumut. Lt R Rashwin, 43, who is now serving as engineering division chief at the Region 3 logistics depot, RMN...

247 police trainees graduate from basic policing training, says CCID director

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 247 police trainee sergeants or cadet sergeants have graduated from their basic policing training. All of them, who are Diploma holders aged between 22 and 26, successfully went through nine months of training, which started on Sept 10 last year. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Comm Datuk Seri Ramli...

M’sian cadet chosen for US Air Force academy

KUALA LUMPUR: Cadet Akmal Musyrif Mohd Shariff is the sole Malaysian admitted to train with the United States Air Force Academy this year. The 20-year-old from the National Defence University of Malaysia is among 15 international cadets from 45 countries chosen to head to the academy based in Colorado Springs where he will spend four years...