Search for missing soldier in Limbang stepped up


LIMBANG: The search for Private Muhammad Syafiq Hilmi Abd Halim, a soldier from the 7th Battalion Border Regiment who went missing while carrying out Ops Ukur here with the Sarawak Survey and Mapping Department on June 18, has been intensified.

According to a statement by the public relations cell of the Malaysian Armed Forces headquarters, the search and rescue (SAR) operation for the soldier based in Kem Kidurong, Bintulu, has entered its 10th day, with air and ground searches being conducted around the Ulu Mendalam area.

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