A roar-some event: Dr Siti Hasmah and Dr Wan Azizah posing for photographs with the tiger plush toys during a tour of booths at the World Tiger Day 2019 celebration at Le Meridien Hotel in Putrajaya.
PUTRAJAYA: Two battalions of the police general operations force (GOF) have been directed to assist the Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) in tackling poachers, especially those hunting the endangered Malayan tigers, says Datuk Seri Abdul Hamid Bador.
The Inspector-General of Police said one of the battalions, comprising 500 members, would be deployed together with Perhilitan personnel to patrol the forest.
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