(Peace Volunteer Corp) can be changed from a voluntary unit to a well-trained, professional team to attract more members, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Besides,
he said, the Home Ministry should equip the corps with suitable
equipment to help achieve the national key result areas especially in
reducing crime rates.
"They also have to lure new members from
the professional group to join the corps and implement a training
programme that meets the international volunteer standard," he said at a
Rela gathering here.
Muhyiddin said although Rela was introduced
to replace the Home Guard, which was abolished in 1973, the main
function of the non-governmental organisation was still to defend the
sovereignty of the country.
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