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LOA for Bintulu Bare-Bones Airbase

SHAH ALAM: The Works Ministry on November 27 issued the Letter of Award for the construction of the Bintulu bare-bones airbase for the RMAF. The ministry however did not name the company awarded the LOA nor its cost. However, pictures from the ceremony revealed (see main picture, by zooming) that […]

Defence Contract

Nothing To See Here, Part …

SHAH ALAM: Some three years after it was announced, work has yet to start on the bare-bones RMAF base in Bintulu, Sarawak. It is the same with the site for the long-range radar which LOA was issued late last year. This was revealed when the newly appointed Defence Ministry secretary-general […]

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Two Nuri Helicopters For Students Training

SHAH ALAM: Two Nuri helicopters – M23-02 and M23-07 – stored at the Kuching airbase following their retirement in 2019/2020 will be used a training aid for students of Centre for Technology Excellence Sarawak Sdn Bhd or CENTEX. The technical and vocational training institute is under Yayasan Sarawak. The hand-over […]

Tentera Darat

Soldier Dies After Being Shot

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 […]

Defence Contract

New RMN Base in Bintulu Soon

SHAH ALAM: Defence Minister DS Khaled Nordin has identified the location of the new RMN base in Bintulu, Sarawak. He said the location was Samalaju without further explanation. Checks showed that Samalaju is an industrial township located some 60km north off Bintulu town. And it is not just any township, […]

Defence Contract

KA Tun Azizan, Long In the Tooth

SHAH ALAM: IT appears that KA Tun Azizan which commissioned into RMN service as an auxiliary ship in 2014 is not in a great shape. The first hint of trouble for the ship was revealed when a quotation notice was published on March 12 this year to tow her from […]

Tentera Darat

40th Third Brigade Commander

SHAH ALAM: Brigadier Sauffi Omar, 53, has taken over as the commander of the Third Infantry Brigade based at Penrissen Camp today. He took over from the acting commander Colonel Mohamad Rosly Darasid. The Royal Ranger Regiment officer is the 40th commander of the brigade. General Officer Commanding First Division […]