Sub-standard armoured personnel carriers put our soldiers in danger

The delivery of sub-standard armoured personnel carriers (APCs, above) could put the Malaysian troops operating under the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) exposed to gunfire if they come under attack.

The Auditor-General's Report 2019 Series 1, released yesterday, says the UN specifications require that the vehicles be equipped with an integrated weapons system.

However, the nine vehicles received were instead equipped with a machine gun that had to be operated manually by the vehicle commander...