Absorbs of People's Volunteer Corps (RELA) and Civil Defence Department (JPAM) membersEdit
In August 2009, the Malaysian People's Volunteer Corps (Malay: Ikatan Relawan Rakyat Malaysia) (RELA) and Malaysian Civil Defence Department (Malay: Jabatan Pertahanan Awam Malaysia) (JPAM) members will start their duty as Police Volunteer Reserve (PVR) to achieve the new government's one the six National Key Result Areas (NKRA) in the Key Performance Indicators (KPI) efforts to reduce street crime by 20% in the next 14 months.[3][4][5] The Home Minister, Dato' Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said 948 are RELA members and 174 others are from the Civil Defence Department were selected to join the team last month.[6] Currently, the 135 maiden batch of volunteers from the RELA and JPAM will complete their two-week long training today and are ready to start duties as volunteer police personnel from Sunday.[7]
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