| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - The Malays were virtually excluded from conscription from the beginning of the draft in 1967 until 1977[3] and, after the policy was eased, were assigned mainly to serve in the police and civil defence (fire brigade), not in military roles.[3] In 1987, Lee Hsien Loong (then Second Minister for Defence) stated that If there is a conflict, if the SAF is called to defend the homeland, we do not want
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