That’s Mejar Toh Lian Sim @ Siti Linziana, who is little known among Malaysians, nor mentioned in history books but who played a role in the armed forces’ mission in Mogadishu, Somalia, in 1994. Mejar Toh was serving her fourth year as a staff officer at the Army Field Command headquarters in Sungai Besi when the post came. “It was a rare mission, so I was truly delighted to be part of it,” said Mejar Toh, as quoted in Memoirs of the Malaysian Armed Forces Veterans, a book just released by the Malaysian Armed Forces Chinese Veterans Association (Macva). Mejar Toh, 63, said she was in Somalia for hardly a week but “being able to experience the atmosphere of war was truly invaluable”. “I am glad that some efforts to record these stories are finally taking shape,” said Lt-Kol Dr Liew.

Source: The Star May 31, 2019 02:48 UTC