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SINGAPORE: Malaysia's newly launched National Special Operations Force (NSOF) is almost fully operational, but it is already under attack, at least for its slogan.
Sewn onto the NSOF emblems are the words "speed and accurate".
On Thursday evening (Oct 27), Minister for Youth and Sports Khairy Jamaluddin tweeted: "It should be 'speed and accuracy' or 'fast and accurate'. But not this."
Fellow netizens agreed, with one suggesting that the minister raise the issue with the prime minister, who had been at the launch event.
Others said the motto sounds better in Malay as "tangkas dan tepat".
NSOF is an elite security force hailed by Prime Minister Najib Razak as the first of its kind in the world. Made up of personnel from the country's military, police and maritime forces, its officers are expected to be first responders should Malaysia face security threats such as terror attacks.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...ations-force-gets-flak-for-motto/3240694.html
Sewn onto the NSOF emblems are the words "speed and accurate".
On Thursday evening (Oct 27), Minister for Youth and Sports Khairy Jamaluddin tweeted: "It should be 'speed and accuracy' or 'fast and accurate'. But not this."
Fellow netizens agreed, with one suggesting that the minister raise the issue with the prime minister, who had been at the launch event.
Others said the motto sounds better in Malay as "tangkas dan tepat".
NSOF is an elite security force hailed by Prime Minister Najib Razak as the first of its kind in the world. Made up of personnel from the country's military, police and maritime forces, its officers are expected to be first responders should Malaysia face security threats such as terror attacks.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...ations-force-gets-flak-for-motto/3240694.html
