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...

German navy ships dock in Malaysia for first time in 22 years

PORT KLANG: Malaysia welcomes the arrival of the German Navy frigate FGS Baden-Württemberg and the combat support ship, FGS Frankfurt am Main, which docked at Port Klang Cruise Terminal (PKCT) here from Oct 15 to 18. The two German Navy ships are part of the Indo-Pacific Deployment 2024 (IPD24), a military initiative involving naval forces from...

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...

MACC summons Navy personnel in ‘procurement cartel’ probe

KUANTAN: The Navy has confirmed that some of its members have been summoned by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for questioning over the 'procurement cartel' involving construction work at one of its base camps, involving more than RM9mil. Navy commander Admiral Tan Sri Abdul Rahman Ayob said that the MACC had also taken some documents to...