SHAH ALAM: A soldier from 3 Royal Ranger Regiment (3 RRD) died several hours after he was shot early this morning in Sarawak. The Army said in a statement that an unknown party shot the soldier who several hours later without identifying the deceasedthe soldier.
A Bernama report quoted Kapit police as saying that the soldier was shot by a hunter though they have yet to make an arrest.
KAPIT (Sept 23): An armed forces personnel died after being shot by a civilian suspected of hunting in the forest area of Km 8, Jalan Balak Multiplus, Song near here early this morning.
Song district police chief DSP Rowney Michael Jalak said the victim, Petrus Linggi Liman, 29, suffered severe injuries to his left thigh and hip while he was on a hammock during tactical training in the forest area.
3 RRD is based in Sibu, Sarawak and is part of the Ninth Brigade. The release stated that the soldier was taking part in a company size exercise in Song, Sarawak as part of Eksesais Pasak Bumi. The exercise started on September 21 and ends on September 29.
“On the second day of the exercise (September 23) at about 2.45am, as the platoon was taking a breather they heard a sound of a motorcycle on the dirt track near them. A gun shot was then heard and checks on the perimeter showed one of the soldiers had been shot.
“Initial medical aid was provided before he was taken to the Song medical clinic about 4am. He was then referred to the Kapit Hospital an hour later. Unfortunately, the soldier died about 7.43am at the hospital due to the injuries suffered.
The Army said the next of kin of the soldier in Sarikei, has been notified and arrangements has been for the burial following the completion of the post mortem examination.
— Malaysian Defence
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Condolences to the family & friends. But how is this possible? It is unheard of! Soldier being shot during exercise by an unknown party. Something is really wrong here
"fun" fact, Sabah forestry rangesr were dealing with incessant threat from poachers and agarwood thieves from as far as laos and Vietnam that they're arming themselves with body armor and Turkish made semiauto shotgun and AR-15s
Sad to hear this incident. But as I said before its a bad omen for whats happening to our country. In just this year alone, we had chopper crashes, ship sunk, now people shot.
Qamarul - ''Something is really wrong here''
If one has the knack of stating the obvious; yes.
Until I know what really contributed to the incident; I'll reserve judgement however as I have no idea. There was a reason it occurred; not a bad omen or anything sinister or out of this world but due to a reason. All the other incidents were also caused by something. Years ago troops at a border crossing hada grenade thrown at them.
dundun - ''“fun” fact, Sabah forestry rangesr were dealing with incessant threat from poachers''
True but not a ''fun fact'' for the animals or the forestry chaps on the receiving end of fire from the said poachers. The border is long, porous and at places; poorly defined.
Also, "fun" fact; if anyone questions why sabah forestry rangers were armed to the teeth (with semiauto shotguns and AR-15s instead of break action shotgun like rela or perhilitan), it's because these viet thieves and poachers were armed with assault rifles like AK47 and SKS
never heard of Vietnamese poachers entering Sabah forests...Siamese and Burmese ones entering Perak and Kelantan, yes...
dundun - ''Also, “fun” fact; if anyone questions why sabah forestry rangers were armed to the teeth''
Further ''fun facts'' as you call them; we have the same situation in Africa; poachers armed with auto weapons and park rangers which are overstretched and ill funded.
I also had/have no idea how Vietnamese poachers ended up in East Malaysia.
IIRC there were some news reports about 2 years on Vietnamese fishing boats that were spotted off the shore of Sabah. As for the poachers, the M.O. apparently is to fly in as tourists then head off to jungles - I think that was the case of the ranger in Pahang that got seriously injured while attempting to apprehend one Vietnamese poacher. Apparently that fellow (poacher) got some serious military training. Maybe that's how they come in Sabah as well
serious military training? All Vietnamese men are drafted into the military when they turned 18 and after their mandatory military service also must serve their local militia. It is for this reason they are experienced with weapons and jungle warfare.