KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia plans to leverage its chairmanship of the upcoming Asean summits next year to resolve outstanding South China Sea issues, says Deputy Defence Minister Adly Zahari (pic). Adly said the Defence Ministry emphasises three important pillars over the South China Sea issue: Malaysia’s readiness and the modernisation of its navy assets, the robustness of...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Battalion 850-11 (Malbatt) team is safe despite increasing tensions following Israel’s attack on Lebanon, says Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin. He said no Malbatt personnel was injured nor any assets damaged in the attack last week. “All teams under the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil), including Malbatt, have been...
KUALA LUMPUR: Parties involved in the procurement of military assets and the construction of military facilities will be rotated every three years to prevent misconduct, including corruption, says Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin. Without providing further details, the Defence Minister stated that those involved in military asset procurement will not remain in their positions for long...
ALOR GAJAH: The government has considered two options to bring home over 800 officers and members of the Malbatt 850-11 Battalion currently on a peacekeeping and humanitarian mission in Lebanon. Deputy Defence Minister Adly Zahari said this follows concerns over the conflicts and unrest occurring in the Middle East. According to a report from Sinar Harian, he...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Defence Ministry is currently obtaining feedback from the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) regarding proposals to cancel the Black Hawk helicopter lease contract, the Dewan Rakyat was told. “The Defence Ministry is getting legal views and advice from the AGC regarding this issue,” said the Defence Ministry briefly in a written reply dated June...
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 40 signings worth RM7.3bil have been made by the Defence Ministry to improve and upgrade military assets. The signings were made official on Wednesday (May 8) at the Defence Services Asia (DSA) and National Security (NatSec) Asia 2024 exhibition here. Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin alongside the military’s top leadership...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Defence Ministry and the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) have set up a special fund called ‘Tabung Tragedi Lumut 24’ for MAF members and the public to extend financial assistance to the families of victims of the recent Lumut helicopter tragedy. The MAF headquarters, in a statement, said the fund was activated on Monday...
KOTA TINGGI: Malaysia is calling for cooler heads to prevail in the Middle East following rising tensions between Iran and Israel. Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the Malaysian government was giving full attention to current developments in the Middle East. "The government has made its stand known and is pushing for the situation there...
PETALING JAYA: Only those born in 2007 will be called for the National Service Training Programme (PLKN) if it is to be implemented by next year, says Defence Ministry. In a statement Friday (Nov 3), the ministry explained that the trainees would be selected based on the year they were born. ALSO READ: NS army boot camp only...
JOHOR BARU: The green light has been obtained for the construction of Hospital Sultanah Aminah 2 (HSA 2) on Defence Ministry land in Skudai. Johor health and unity committee chairman Ling Tian Soon said the ministry has agreed to give away 28.33ha from its 202.34ha of land for the hospital. ALSO READ: Hospital development fund will be Johor...
