DEFENSE/Volunteer soldiers to be asked to sign dual nationality affidavit: MND
02/12/2025 09:20 PM
The Ministry of National Defense (MND) on Wednesday said it will ask all applicant volunteer soldiers to sign an affidavit that they do not have dual nationality, to avoid the re-occurrence of a recent incident when a naval serviceman was found having a Chinese ID card.
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