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Ministry Of Defence (Malaysia)
The Ministry of Defence ( ms, Kementerian Pertahanan), abbreviated MINDEF, KEMENTAH, is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for defence, national security, army, navy, hydrography, air force, armed forces, intelligence services, counterintelligence, military intelligence, national service, and veterans affairs. The Minister of Defence administers his functions through the Ministry of Defence and a range of other government agencies. Its headquarters is in Kuala Lumpur. History Ministry of Defence was established on 31 August 1957 and officially began operations in a building located in Brockman Road (now Jalan Dato' Onn), Kuala Lumpur. This building also housed the office of the first Defence Minister, the late Tun Abdul Razak bin Datuk Hussein, who served from 31 August 1957 to 22 September 1970. The first building of the Ministry of Defence was constructed by the Federal Government at a cost of RM122,000.00 and was officially opened by Tun Haji Abdu ...
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Government Of Malaysia
The Government of Malaysia, officially the Federal Government of Malaysia ( ms, Kerajaan Persekutuan Malaysia), is based in the Federal Territory (Malaysia), Federal Territory of Putrajaya with the exception of the legislative branch, which is located in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia is a federation comprising States of Malaysia, the 11 States of Malaya, the Borneo States of Sabah and Sarawak, and 3 Federal Territories operating within a constitutional monarchy under the Westminster system and is categorised as a representative democracy. The federal government of Malaysia adheres to and is created by the Constitution of Malaysia, Federal Constitution of Malaysia, the supreme law of the land. The federal government adopts the principle of separation of powers under Article 127 of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia, and has three branches: Executive branch, executive, legislature and judiciary. The State governments of Malaysia, state governments in Malaysia also have their respective ...
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Veterans Affairs
Veterans' affairs is an area of public policy concerned with relations between a government and its communities of military veterans. Some jurisdictions have a designated government agency or department, a Department of Veterans' Affairs, Ministry of Veterans' Affairs, Department of Veterans Services, or the like, which oversees issues relating to veterans' affairs. These departments provide a variety of services for veterans.''See, e.g.'' {{cite web, url=https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/about-vac/publications-reports/reports/departmental-audit-evaluation/2009-12-nvc/4-4, title=4.4 Comparison to Other Countries, publisher=Veterans Affairs Canada, date=October 29, 2014 Functions The particular services provided can vary by jurisdiction, but can include things such as: * Resolving issues regarding compensation due following service * Provision of military pensions * Assistance with housing * Assistance obtaining post-service employment * Provision of treatment for service-related i ...
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Ministry Of Defence (Malaysia)
The Ministry of Defence ( ms, Kementerian Pertahanan), abbreviated MINDEF, KEMENTAH, is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for defence, national security, army, navy, hydrography, air force, armed forces, intelligence services, counterintelligence, military intelligence, national service, and veterans affairs. The Minister of Defence administers his functions through the Ministry of Defence and a range of other government agencies. Its headquarters is in Kuala Lumpur. History Ministry of Defence was established on 31 August 1957 and officially began operations in a building located in Brockman Road (now Jalan Dato' Onn), Kuala Lumpur. This building also housed the office of the first Defence Minister, the late Tun Abdul Razak bin Datuk Hussein, who served from 31 August 1957 to 22 September 1970. The first building of the Ministry of Defence was constructed by the Federal Government at a cost of RM122,000.00 and was officially opened by Tun Haji Abdu ...
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List Of Acts Of Parliament In Malaysia
This is a list of Acts of the Parliament of Malaysia. The list includes all principal Acts enacted after 1969 and pre-1969 statutes that were revised by the Commissioner of Law Revision under the authority of the Revision of Laws Act 1968. List See also * List of Acts of Parliament in Malaysia by citation number External links Laws of Malaysia - Numerical Table of LawsOfficial Portal of e-Federal Gazette*List of Post-2011 Principal Acts*List of Post-2011 Amending Acts*List of Post-2011 P.U. (A)*List of Post-2011 P.U. (B)Attorney General of Malaysia: Laws of Malaysia - Alphabetical Table of Laws (up to Act 655) {{DEFAULTSORT:Acts of the Parliament of Malaysia Malaysian federal legislation Parliament of Malaysia Malaysia Malaysia law-related lists Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by ...
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Armed Forces Fund Board
The Armed Forces Fund Board (also commonly known by its Malay name Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera and LTAT in short) is a statutory body which manages the pension fund for certain members of the Malaysian Armed Forces. LTAT was established in August 1972 by the Armed Forces Fund Act (also known as the Tabung Angkatan Tentera Act). The fund is considered the smallest among Malaysian government-linked investment companies, and owns controlling stakes in several public listed companies in Malaysia, including Boustead Holdings and Affin Holdings. It is overseen by the Ministry of Defence. For officers, participation in the fund is voluntary, with no contribution towards their accounts by the Government of Malaysia. Armed forces members of other ranks (compulsory contributors) are required to contribute a portion of their monthly salary to LTAT, with the government contributing as employer. A compulsory non-pensionable contributor receives his/her retirement benefit in the form ...
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National Service Training Programme (Malaysia)
The National Service Training Programme, or Program Latihan Khidmat Negara (PLKN), known locally as the ''Khidmat Negara'' ("National Service") was Malaysia's national service program under the Barisan Nasional (BN) government. The programme was handled by the National Service Training Department, or ''Jabatan Latihan Khidmat Negara'' (JLKN) under the Minister of Defence (MINDEF). The conscripts are 18-year-old youths that are selectively drafted. The three-month program, which started in December 2003, began as way to encourage friendship between youths of certain ages from different races and ethnic groups and address concerns that the country's multi-ethnic and multi-cultural groups who were seen of "becoming increasingly isolated from one another". The program was halted for one year in 2015 due to the federal government's efforts to cut spending. The program was reintroduced as PLKN 2.0 in 2016, with participation to be made fully optional by 2019. On 13 August 2018, Youth ...
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Malaysian Defence Intelligence Organisation
Malaysian Defence Intelligence Organisation is the military intelligence agency of Malaysia Armed Forces. Its role is said to be equivalent to the US Defense Intelligence Agency. MDIO is headed by an army lieutenant general and consists of tri services military branch such as army intelligence, naval intelligence Military intelligence is a military discipline that uses information collection and analysis approaches to provide guidance and direction to assist commanders in their decisions. This aim is achieved by providing an assessment of data from a ... and air force intelligence. MDIO was officially formed on 1 October 1981 as Defense Intelligence Staff Division (DISD) to replace the Joint Intelligence Directorate (JID) and the main role of the MDIO at that time was to gather and produce intelligence products to deal with the threat of the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) during the Second Malayan Emergency. The head of MDIO is known as Director General and reporting di ...
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Joint Forces Command, Malaysia
The Joint Forces Headquarters (Abbr.: JFHQ, ms, Markas Angkatan Bersama — MAB, Jawi: ''مركس اڠكتن برسام'') is a joint military command which specifically formed to command all tasks of the Malaysian Armed Forces joint operations. The Joint Operations are other operations performed by at least three services such as Malaysian Army, Royal Malaysian Navy and the Royal Malaysian Air Force. The JFHQ which currently led by Lieutenant General Dato’ Haji Yazid bin Haji Arshad as the Joint Force Commander () is responsible for planning and implementing all the joint and combined operations, joint exercises and Multi-National Operations, such as the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions. The JFHQ as like any other joint forces adopts the assigned concept. History Establishment of JFHQ The history of the JFHQ began when the proposal for its establishment was approved on 20 April 2004. JFHQ was launched by Najib Razak, the then-Deputy Prime Minister cum Minister of ...
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Royal Malaysian Air Force
The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF, ms, Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia; TUDM; Jawi: ) was formed on 2 June 1958 as the Royal Federation of Malaya Air Force (; ). However, its roots can be traced back to the Malayan Auxiliary Air Force formations of the British Royal Air Force in then-colonial British Malaya. The Royal Malaysian Air Force operates a mix of modern American, European and Russian-made aircraft. History Early years The Malaysian air forces trace their lineage to the Malayan Auxiliary Air Force formations of the Royal Air Force (RAF) formed in 1934. They later transformed into the Straits Settlements Volunteer Air Force (SSVAF) and the Malayan Volunteers Air Force (MVAF) formed in 1940 and dissolved in 1942 during the height of the Japanese advance over Malaya. The latter was re-established in 1950 in time for the Malayan Emergency and contributed very much to the war effort. On 2 June 1958 the MVAF finally became the Royal Federation of Malaya Air Force (RF ...
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Royal Malaysian Navy
The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN, ms, Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia; TLDM; Jawi: ) is the naval arm of the Malaysian Armed Forces. RMN is the main agency responsible for the country's maritime surveillance and defense operations. RMN's area of operation consists of 603,210 square kilometers covering the country's coastal areas and Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ). RMN also bears the responsibility of controlling the country's main Sea Lines of Communications (SLOC) such as the Straits of Malacca and the Straits of Singapore and also monitors national interests in areas with overlapping claims such as in Spratly. History Straits Settlement Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve The Royal Malaysian Navy can trace its roots to the formation of the Straits Settlement Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (SSRNVR) in Singapore on 27 April 1934 by the British colonial government in Singapore. The SSRNVR was formed to assist the Royal Navy in the defence of Singapore, upon which the defence of the ...
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Malaysian Army
The Malaysian Army ( ms, Tentera Darat Malaysia; Jawi: تنترا دارت مليسيا) is the land component of the Malaysian Armed Forces. Steeped in British Army traditions, the Malaysian Army does not carry the title ‘royal’ () as do the Royal Malaysian Navy and the Royal Malaysian Air Force. Instead, the title is bestowed on selected army corps and regiments who have been accorded the honour by the ('The King of Malaysia'), who is the Supreme Commander of the Malaysian Armed Forces. History The first military units in Malaysia can be traced back to the Penang Volunteer Rifle raised on 1 March 1861,1 March is marked as Army Day in honour of the Penang Rifle Volunteers (PRV) raising as the first military unit in the Malay Peninsula. and the Malay States Volunteer Rifles which existed from 1915 to 1936. The birth of the modern Malaysian Army came about when the Federal Council of the Federated Malay States passed the Malay Regiment Bill on 23 January 1933. This allowed ...
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Malaysian Armed Forces
The Malaysian Armed Forces (: MAF; ms, Angkatan Tentera Malaysia; Jawi: ), are the armed forces of Malaysia, consists of three branches; the Malaysian Army, Royal Malaysian Navy and the Royal Malaysian Air Force. The number of MAF active personnel is 113,000 along with the reserve forces at 51,600. The Supreme Commander of the Malaysian Armed Forces is the ''Yang di-Pertuan Agong;'' the King of Malaysia. Background Malaysia's armed forces were created from the unification of military forces which arose during the first half of the 20th century when Malaya and Singapore were the subjects of British colonial rule, before Malaya achieved independence in 1957. The primary objective of the armed forces in Malaysia is to defend the country's sovereignty and protect it from any and all types of threats. It is responsible for assisting civilian authorities to overcome all international threats, preserve public order, assist in natural disasters and participate in national develop ...
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