Royal Malaysian Navy, or TLDM, as it is popularly known, is advancing toward the commissioning of its Naval Region 4 Headquarters (Mawilla 4) located at Muara Tebas, revealed Armed Forces Chief, Jen Datuk Mohd Nizam Jaffar. Several factors, including cost evaluation and assessment of facilities, made Muara Tebas a more convenient site than the originally planned Bintulu. “After looking carefully …

Malaysia – The Ministry of Defence (Mindef) has distributed funds amounting to RM500 in the form of cash payouts to 104 military soldiers, which includes 26 civilian staff members, who had their families impacted by floods that devastated the Batu Tiga Camp in Temerloh, Pahang, earlier this month. Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, a senior defence minister, said the donation was in …

Malaysia – The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) has been ordered to form a special investigation panel to find out the cause behind Tuesday night’s Hawk 108 plane accident. Senior Defense Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said he informed the leaders of the Malaysian Armed Forces and the Royal Malaysian Air Force. In a statement released recently, he said that a …

Malaysia – In order to bolster border security, Malaysia and Indonesia have agreed to further increase collaboration between the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) and the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) in the form of integrated posts, as well as other means. According to the Senior Defence Minister, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, the joint action between the Malaysian Armed Forces …

DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said more field hospitals are needed in Penang to handle the state’s growing number of Covid-19 patients. According to the Bagan MP, the Penang’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) bed utilization rate is now 96.6 percent, ranking the state second in the country. Lim suggested that Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin investigate the possibility of establishing more …