Boots on the ground since day one

Doing their duty: Members of the Armed Forces helping to evacuate Taman Sri Muda flood victims. — RAJA FAISAL HISHAN/The Star

SHAH ALAM: The Malaysian Armed Forces will carry on dispensing its duty despite the criticism thrown at it, says one of its senior officers.

Brigadier Gen Noorrul Azril Ariffin, the operations commander of the army’s Taman Sri Muda flood command post, said he is aware of certain quarters claiming there was inaction when water levels started rising.