KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The incident where five Malaysians were abducted allegedly by Tentera Nasional Indonesia (TNI) in the Wong Rangkai forest near the Serian-Kalimantan border on Dec 11, will not affect military relations between the two countries. “Cooperation between the two nations had always been good and we will not allow the incident to jeopardise our relationship." he told a press conference after the 52nd Armed Forces Ex-Servicemen Affairs Corporation (Perhebat) convocation ceremony here on Sunday (Dec 23). Malaysia has sent a protest note to Jakarta condemning the mistreatment and detention of its citizens by the Indonesian security forces. At the event a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Perhebat and Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Perbadanan Perwira Niaga Malaysia (Pernama), 7 Eleven and Port of Tanjung Pelepas.

Source: The Star December 23, 2018 08:48 UTC