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Najib witnesses passing out parade of ATM-PDRM personnel

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 08:19 PM PDT

Najib witnesses passing out parade of ATM-PDRM personnel

PORT DICKSON -- A total of 984 constables and 2,107 soliders, including 194 women made history today when they participated in a joint passing out parade, a first for Malaysia.

The parade held at the Army's Pusasda training base here was all the more meaningful as it was witnessed by none other than Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak himself.

It was Najib himself who mooted the idea of joint training of Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) and Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) personnel as part of his Blue Ocean Strategy.

Those passing out today formed the pioneer batch of policemen and soldiers to undergo basic training lasting six months at Pusasda. It is envisaged that more rank and file personnel from the two forces will be jointly trained under the strategy which will enable PDRM to have a pool of 150,000 personnel at hand by 2015.

Among the key objectives of the initiative is to enable the government to save RM639 million in the next five years by using the military's training bases to train police personnel as well, thus relieving the need to build new police training centres.

The passing out parade also involved 17 senior officers and 45 men from ATM while from the police side they numbered seven and 18 respectively. On the ATM side the team was led by Major Rosman Mohd Noh while DSP Douglas Nyeging Taong was the leader for the PDRM side.

ATM's Royal Armoured Corps band and PDRM's band were also part of the parade.

Among the VIPs present were Defence Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Hassan, ATM chief Jen Tan Sri Zulkefli Mohd Zin and Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar. -- Bernama

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Mohd Ashraf Hafiz dies

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 08:17 PM PDT

Mohd Ashraf Hafiz dies

KUALA TERENGGANU -- Mohd Ashraf Hafiz Abdul Aziz, 25, who failed in his bid to change his name to Aleesha Farhana after undergoing a sex change operation in Thailand, died at the intensive care unit of Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah here at 5am today.

He was admitted to the hospital at 3am on Thursday after experiencing heart problems and low blood pressure.

His father Abdul Aziz Ahmad, 60, when contacted, said the family was waiting for family members and relatives to return to Kuala Terengganu and that the funeral would be held after the mid-day prayers today.

Doctors at the hospital yesterday said he was suffering from unstable angina with cardiogenic shock.

Mohd Ashraf Hafiz, 25, had applied to the Kuala Terengganu High Court for an order to change his name and gender but it was rejected on July 18. -- Bernama

Jumaat, 29 Julai 2011