Malaysia, Cambodia Looking At Cooperating In Producing Military Assets- Zahid

Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (R) with Tea Banh (Photo: DAP-news)

From Rhoma Ahmad Razali

PHNOM PENH, July 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysia and Cambodia plan to forge cooperation in producing military assets, said Defence Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

He said the details would be worked out by the top brass of the militaries of the two countries.

"As Cambodia has a peacekeeping force, several military equipment can be produced together initially. For example, when Malaysia makes the change to replace the M16 assault rifle to the M4 version, Malaysia is also given permission to share the intellectual rights for the assembly of the M4 with several other countries.

"Cambodia welcomes Malaysia's proposal to cooperate in joint production of military assets and maybe also with some other countries towards realising regional collaboration in the defence industry," he told Malaysian journalists after calling on Cambodia's deputy prime minister and defence minister Tea Banh at the latter's office here Thursday.

[Aussie] Man accused of murdering lawyer [using ammunition allegedly bought in Cambodia]

May 7, 2008
AAP

A man accused of murdering his lawyer after the pair fell out over a divorce settlement sought bullets from overseas before the Melbourne shooting, a court has heard.

Lawyer David Robinson, 56, was shot dead outside his Fairfield office on the evening of July 10, 2006, after arriving there to help his son print a school assignment.

John Thomas Glascott, 44, from the Melbourne suburb of Kealba, is on trial in the Supreme Court after pleading not guilty to his murder.

Prosecutor Geoffrey Horgan SC said Glascott was becoming increasingly bitter about a matrimonial dispute and access to his daughter before the shooting.

Mr Horgan said Glascott had twice travelled to Cambodia to seek a particular type of ammunition before the killing.

The trial before Justice Philip Cummins continues.