Malaysian Army

Adnan and MIFV, How To Identify Them

SHAH ALAM: How do you tell whether its an Adnan or MIFV? That was the question posed to me on Twitterville following the accident which claimed the lives of two soldiers in Sandakan earlier this week. I was stumped. I had corrected the guy who earlier tweeted that the soldiers […]

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Malaysian Army

Air Force Shines in Army Show

SHAH ALAM: One can huff and puff but the air force – with two Hawks and two Sukhois each – stole the show at the Army Firepower Demo held at Kem Sirajuddin, Gemas on Tuesday (July 9, 2013). The air force contingent was supposed to be a bit player in […]

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Malaysian Defence

Eks Stallion 2013

SHAH ALAM: The Army hold a major exercise – Eks Stallion – in the areas from Tapah, Perak to Rawang, Selangor between June 23 and July 4, 2013. Some 5000 soldiers and 300 vehicles from the Second and Fourth Division took part in the exercise which concentrated on Delaying Defence […]

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Malaysian Army

New Army Chief Part II

SHAH ALAM: Former Armed Forces headquarters chief of staff, Jen Datuk Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor, 56, is to assume the post of Army Chief replacing Jen Tan Sri Zulkifli Zainal Abidin, 55, tomorrow. (June 14, 2013). Following the promotion, Raja Mohamed Affandi, who was a Lt Gen, is […]