Colonel S. Mahendra (centre) being conferred the insignia by Army chief General Datuk Zulkifeli Mohd Zain (right).
THE perception that non-Malays working in the armed forces have fewer opportunities for promotion is wrong.
On Oct 11, Teoh Siang Chang, 55, who served in the Royal Malaysian Air Force for the past 36 years, was made a brigadier-general.

Teoh, who hails from Nibong Tebal, Penang, had been holding about 24 senior posts in the RMAF before he was promoted. He received his early training at Maktab Tentera Darat, Sungai Besi, Selangor, in 1974 and is now the directorate-general Technical Airworthiness at Markas Tentera Udara, Wisma Pertahanan, in Kuala Lumpur

S. Mahendra, 51, from the army, was made a colonel on Oct 15. Mahendra, who has been serving the army since 1979, received his early training at Unit Latihan Pendahuluan Pegawai Kadet, Port Dickson. He is now serving at Markas Tentera Darat, Wisma Pertahanan, in Kuala Lumpur.
On Nov 1, Mundaw Dayak, 52, was made a general in the armed forces, a first for the Dayak community.

Mundaw, from Sri Aman, Sarawak, received the promotion from army chief General Datuk Zulkifeli Mohd Zain at the Sixth Royal Malay Regiment camp in Sibu, Sarawak. Source: NST