Mejar Yapp: No gender inequality in armed forces

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KOTA KINABALU: There is no gender inequality in the Malaysian armed forces, says Mejar Patricia Yapp Syau Yin (pic) of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF), the first Malaysian woman to fly the MiG-29 (corrected).

She said the Malaysian military’s fair treatment of women officers and personnel reflects the Government’s practice of gender equality.