King consents to conferment of medal and rank on two GOF members

KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has consented to the conferment of the Panglima Gagah Berani (PGB) medal and the rank of Sarjan on the two General Operations Force (GOF) members, Baharuddin Ramli and Norihan Tari, involved in a shootout with suspected drug smugglers at the Malaysia-Thailand border, the Dewan Rakyat was told.

Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin, who announced this, said the conferment of the medal and the rank was in appreciation of their deeds and sacrifices in discharging their duties.