PLKN 3.0 has been studied thoroughly, says Defence Minister


KUALA LUMPUR: A day after a bipartisan parliamentary committee’s pushback on the revamped National Service Training Programme (PLKN) 3.0, the Defence Minister says it is being implemented based on thorough and in-depth studies.

Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said several academic studies have been conducted in a “quantitative and qualitative manner” to gauge the impact of the programme.“Statistics on youth involvement and trainees’ satisfaction level as well as the measure of patriotism have shown positive results.

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