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MALAYSIAN RESCUE MISSION AWAITS PERMISSION TO LAND
SUBANG (Malaysia), March 15 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian search and rescue mission is awaiting permission to land at the Haneda Airport, Tokyo, said National Security Council (NSC) Management Services Division secretary Rodzi Md Saad.
He said the rescue mission was on standby until the feedback was given.
"We are awaiting permission for the Royal Malaysian Air Force's Hercules C-130 to land from the Japanese government," he told reporters at the Subang air base near here, Tuesday.
The mission comprised 67 members of the Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue (Smart), Fire and Rescue Department, including the Hazardous Material Unit (Hazmat), the Ministry of Health, the Red Crescent Society, the Malaysian Nuclear Agency, and the NSC.
Meanwhile, Defence Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said Malaysia was
willing to beef up the rescue team if it was allowed to do so by the Japanese authorities.
"The Malaysian rescue team is ready to leave for Japan with two Charlie C130 aircraft at anytime now.
"We are willing to beef up the team even up to one battalion but it is up to the Japanese authorities whether they allow us to continue with the mission," he told reporters after handing over a Warrior's Day 2010 cheque amounting to RM6 million (US$1.95 million) (US$1=RM3.07) to the Ex-Servicemen's Association of Malaysia at Parliament in Kuala Lumpur Tuesday.
In Putrajaya, Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Noh
Omar said the ministry would cooperate with the Health Ministry in monitoring the import of food and food products from Japan following the radiation scare.
He said the government was worried over radiation contamination after explosions at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant although the import of fish and meat from Japan was rather small.
"However, the supply of meat and fish in Malaysia is not affected as we are import a lot from Australia," he told reporters after launching the National Dual Training System in Putrajaya.
He said the rescue mission was on standby until the feedback was given.
"We are awaiting permission for the Royal Malaysian Air Force's Hercules C-130 to land from the Japanese government," he told reporters at the Subang air base near here, Tuesday.
The mission comprised 67 members of the Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue (Smart), Fire and Rescue Department, including the Hazardous Material Unit (Hazmat), the Ministry of Health, the Red Crescent Society, the Malaysian Nuclear Agency, and the NSC.
Meanwhile, Defence Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said Malaysia was
willing to beef up the rescue team if it was allowed to do so by the Japanese authorities.
"The Malaysian rescue team is ready to leave for Japan with two Charlie C130 aircraft at anytime now.
"We are willing to beef up the team even up to one battalion but it is up to the Japanese authorities whether they allow us to continue with the mission," he told reporters after handing over a Warrior's Day 2010 cheque amounting to RM6 million (US$1.95 million) (US$1=RM3.07) to the Ex-Servicemen's Association of Malaysia at Parliament in Kuala Lumpur Tuesday.
In Putrajaya, Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Noh
Omar said the ministry would cooperate with the Health Ministry in monitoring the import of food and food products from Japan following the radiation scare.
He said the government was worried over radiation contamination after explosions at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant although the import of fish and meat from Japan was rather small.
"However, the supply of meat and fish in Malaysia is not affected as we are import a lot from Australia," he told reporters after launching the National Dual Training System in Putrajaya.
