KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 - Malaysian Army soldier Private Siti Khadijah Sungip, who was killed in a grenade blast last month, has been posthumously promoted to the rank of Lance Corporal.
Chief of Army Gen Tan Sri Azhan Md Othman presented the promotion certificate to the deceased's mother Zaleha Said during a welfare visit to the family's home in Taman Sri Lambak, Kluang, Johor, yesterday.
The Malaysian Army's Strategic Communications Branch said that he also presented personal contributions as well as assistance from various organisations to Siti's father Sungip Jais.
"The contributions included assistance from the Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Malay Regiment Foundation, the Royal Engineers Regiment food assistance box, and the Armed Forces Cooperative Group Insurance Scheme.
"In addition, the late soldier's mother will receive a survivor's pension, a dependent's pension, and an ex gratia payment for dependents totalling RM1,682.60 per month," it said in a statement last night.
The Branch reiterated the Army’s commitment to safeguard the welfare of its personnel and their families by ensuring that next of kin receive all entitlements and benefits in accordance with service regulations.
Siti, along with Corporal Norazmi Abu Bakar, was killed in an explosion during a grenade-throwing exercise at the Hobart Camp firing range in Gurun, Kedah, on June 16.
