National Service makes a comeback

Raveena Nagotra, Rahmat Haron, Ramieza WahidPublished: Oct 9, 2023 4:47 AM | Updated: Oct 9, 2023 7:15 AM

The government has agreed to bring back the National Service Training Programme (PLKN) after it was stopped in 2018 by the Pakatan Harapan administration.

Now with a different training scheme, over 20,000 youths will undergo training at existing military camps for 45 days.

At a press conference in Parliament today, Defence Minister Mohamad Hasan said...

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