Armed Forces to beef up border security in Sabah, Sarawak following relocation of Indonesia’s capital to Kalimantan | Daily Express Online - Sabah's Leading News Portal

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.MarkasATM to beef up border security in SabahInfo, Sarawak following relocation of Indonesia’s capital to Kalimantan

Kuala Lumpur: . Chief of Defence Force General Tan Sri Affendi Buang said there was a need for the MAF to increase the number of border posts and regiments at the locations as the relocation is expected to commence in the first quarter of 2024.

Elaborating, he said the MAF would cooperate with the Indonesian National Armed Forces regarding border control, adding that the move to increase the number of security posts would be made in tandem with TNI. “When MAF builds a border post in the Malaysian area, the TNI will also build one in their area. Insya-Allah, the number will increase significantly in the future,” he said.

 

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