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What A Pity

22 February 2007 Marhalim Abas 0

Everyone knows that soldiers sometimes inflict their own kind of punishment for their own kind. Who are we to judge them? But the lines are drawn when third parties usually civilians are involved or the punishment is just part of a macho culture of a training camp. Chicken shit is […]

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Malaysian Defence

Labuan Frigates

8 February 2007 Marhalim Abas 0

Since I have commented on the subject before, I do not wish to make further comments on the project apart from confirming that I am willing to bet RM50 (I am just a poor blogger) that the first frigate from the project will be inducted in the Royal Malaysian Navy […]

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Malaysian Defence

Chief of Defence Force

7 February 2007 Marhalim Abas 0

PETALING JAYA: Its offcial. The official English translation of Panglima Angkatan Tentera (Armed Forces Chief) is Chief of Defence Force. Yes, its Chief of Defence Force (www.mod.gov.my) and not even Chief of Defence Forces as Bernama has used since the last three years. . See my earlier posts for context. […]

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Malaysian Defence

Airbus A319 CJ

6 February 2007 Marhalim Abas 1

The purchase of the Airbus A319 Corporate Jet by Penerbangan Malaysia for use the by government, bring yet another dimension to the long running requirement for the RMAF for the purchase of strategic transporters and airborne refuelers. In my earlier blog for AWACs I recommended the purchase of a dozen […]

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Malaysian Armed Forces

Return of Malaysian Armed Forces Chief?

31 January 2007 Marhalim Abas 0

PETALING JAYA: I sincerely hope Jen Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Zainal (pic) first act on assuming the Armed Forces chief post is to rescind the previous suggestion by his predecessor to use the term “Chief of Defence Forces” of his position. CDF remained in the purview of the official media […]

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Defence Contract

Antaltuya: A Honey Trap?

22 January 2007 Marhalim Abas 0

The affidavit revealed by Abdul Razak Bagindas lawyer in court last week maybe unprecedented as reported by New Sunday Times but it also offer a new direction of the sordid affair. I do not want to engage in a discussion whether or not Abdul Razak ordered the killing of Antaltuya […]

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Malaysian Armed Forces

Negligent Explosions

13 January 2007 Marhalim Abas 0

Like the Malaysian Army, I am embarrassed to update the previous “Border Incident”. The Bernama report below explained everything. It is fortunate that my former colleagues misidentified the four soldiers battalion. The Royal Malay Regiment has had a long and proud tradition. Its image is sullied by the actions of […]

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Malaysian Armed Forces

Border Incident

11 January 2007 Marhalim Abas 0

It is quite disheartening reading the news of the incident at Malaysian-Thai border where four soldiers were injured after two grenades were thrown/fired at them. Mercifully they were only slightly injured in the twin blasts. Most of the papers including Bernama, the national news agency, identified them as soldiers from […]