M'sia will resume national service for individuals between the ages of 16 and 35 in January 2025.

Beginning in January 2025, Malaysia plans to resume its National Service program.

Malaysia's Deputy Defence Minister Adly Zahari announced on October 26 that Malaysians between the ages of 16 and 35 would be enrolled in the National Service Training Programme 3.0 (NS 3.0), according to the New Straits Times (NST).

Before adding more participants for the June 2025 phase, the first phase will begin on a small scale with 500 participants.

For the initial batch, 500 individuals were chosen.

Students in Form Four, Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) dropouts, and individuals from higher education institutes are among the participants chosen for NS 3.0.

Despite original plans to commence the program until in mid-2025, he noted that "there is a need to implement the program earlier," according to Bernama.

To begin in KL and Pahang and expand across the country by 2026

For NS 3.0 training, a number of camps have been established and selected throughout Malaysia.

Two military installations in Pahang and Kuala Lumpur will carry out the program starting in January 2025, according to Bernama.

For training purposes, 13 more camps have been located across the country.

By 2026, the Malaysian government anticipates that the program will be completely implemented on a larger scale.