Melaka lawmaker suggests getting military more involved in fighting Covid-19 pandemic


MELAKA: A Melaka lawmaker suggests that the government rope in the Armed Forces to help with sanitisation works at public areas.

Kota Laksamana assemblyman Low Chee Leong said he had officially written to Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob and Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md Ali on getting the Armed Forces involved in containing the pandemic.

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