Hishammuddin Tun Hussein
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 76,771 Malaysian Armed Forces personnel of other ranks (LLP) received good news yesterday that they will enjoy a salary increase of up to Band (grade) 5 from July 1.
Announcing this yestesrday, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said the move involved an allocation of RM58.89 million, in line with the government’s decision to improve the Armed Forces Trade and Band System.
In addition, the salary revision would also benefit 19,436 LLP veterans whose service ended or will end from Jan 1, 2013 to June 30, 2016, who will get a one-off payment, totaling RM56.62 million.
Hishammuddin said the revision would not only benefit the personnel in terms of salary but also recognise their expertise.
“It would indirectly recognise all LLP trades as highly qualified,” he said in his 2016 New Year Message at Wisma Perkasa, here yesterday.
Under the Armed Forces’ trade and band system, the salary of the personnel are in five band levels, depending on their skills.
In a separate development, Hishammuddin stressed that Barisan Nasional will be further strengthened in the coming Sarawak state elections expected in April. — Bernama