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The organization took its first action in 1994 in Liwa, West Lampung in response to an earthquake.It was renamed Aksi Cepat Tanggap Foundation on 21 April 2005. [1]Aside from emergency response activities, ACT also expanded its activities to post-disaster recovery programs, community empowerment and development, as well as spiritual-based programs such as qurban, zakat, and waqf.
ActionSA is a political party in South Africa established in 2020 by Herman Mashaba, a former mayor of Johannesburg, shortly after he left the Democratic Alliance (DA). [8]The party states that it has been established to "set South Africa free from the restraints of a broken political system and build a prosperous, non-racial and secure future for all its people."
The South African Special Forces Brigade, colloquially known as the Recces, [5] is South Africa's principal tier one special forces, specialising in various types of operations, including air assault and airborne operations, amphibious warfare, clandestine and covert operations, counterterrorism, direct action, executive protection, force protection, foreign internal defense, hostage rescue ...
This course, known as Kursus Asas Pasukan Aturgerak Cepat or Kursus APAC in Malay, is conducted at Perkampungan Gempita Para ('Airborne Combat Village'), Terendak Camp in Malacca. The primary objective is to mentally and physically train paratroopers to achieve elite status, foster esprit de corps , and emphasise the 'Buddy System'.
In 1966, members of 1 Parachute Battalion participated in the first action in the war in South West Africa during a heliborne assault on an insurgent base. Thereafter, Parabats were involved in operations in SWA/Namibia, Angola, Zambia, Mozambique and Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and elsewhere on an almost constant basis for over 20 years.
In Kosovo, a state-owned energy company plans to destroy a village to make way for expanded coal mining as the government and the World Bank plan for a proposed coal-burning power plant. The government has already forced roughly 1,000 residents from their homes. Many former residents claim officials violated World Bank policy requiring borrowers to restore their living conditions at equal or ...
The Trup Tindakan Cepat (English: Rapid Action Troops), or TTC, is an elite counter terrorism unit within the Malaysian Prison Department.. Formed on 3 October 2005, TTC Force is a highly trained elite force that is deployed for various high risk and special operations, such as responding to incidents, riots, cell extractions, mass searches, or disturbances in prisons, possibly involving ...
ABC's "The View" was home to several contentious moments and prominent Democratic interviews in 2024, including a key moment of VP Kamala Harris' campaign.