Deployment of army troops to be nationally balanced, says Khaled


LAHAD DATU: Army personnel will be evenly deployed across Peninsular Malaysia and the Bornean states under a nationwide restructuring plan, which Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin (pic) said has a five-year target to achieve a 50:50 troop ratio.

“Sabah alone currently has about 20,000 troops out of the country’s total 130,000 army personnel, and efforts are underway to progressively raise the numbers in East Malaysia.

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