Defence Contract

Mawilla 4 Site at Muara Tebas

SHAH ALAM: On Sunday, the Chief of Defence Force General Nizam Jaffar announced that the site for the RMN Regional Command Headquarters Four or Markas Wilayah Laut Empat (MAWILLA 4) will be at Muara Tebas in Kuching near the estuary of the Sarawak river. Nizam and RMN chief Admiral Zulhelmy […]

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Its Muara Tebas near Kuching for Mawilla 4

SHAH ALAM: It appears that the long-delayed RMN Regional Command Headquarters Four or Markas Wilayah Empat (Mawilla 4) in Sarawak will be built at Muara Tebas district. The district is located on the edge of the Sarawak river estuary into the South China Sea. Chief of Defence Forces General Nizam […]

Development Defence Contract

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 […]

defence Industry

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, […]