Floods: Armed Forces to get additional boat, trucks for relief, rescue work

By REMAR NORDIN

SEGAMAT: The Malaysian Armed Forces will be buying an additional rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB), and seven-tonne trucks for use during floods, says Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.

He said that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has approved a one-off allocation of RM10mil to purchase the needed units as part of the ministry's preparation to face non-conventional threats.

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