Mitsubishi Motors Malaysian Donates 3 Tritons to Malaysia Red Crescent Society to Assist in Flood Disasters

CEO of MMM, Shinya Ikeda handing over the Triton to the National Chairperson of MRCS, Her Highness Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz Binti Almarhum Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah.

As we all know, towards the end of the year, the monsoon period begins in Malaysia and spills over to the new year, sometimes until March. Many states were affected by the unexpected floods last year and recently, it seems like the devastating floods are back again.

In light of this, Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia (MMM) has taken steps to help whenever they can.

Just recently, they donated three Mitsubishi Tritons to the Malaysian Red Crescent Society. These Tritons will be used by the NGO to reach out and provide logistical support such as food, medical supplies and humanitarian help.

“In line with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation’s social contribution activities, the company is making every effort to provide a wide range of support in response to disasters or emergency situations. Locally, we are humbled to partner with MRCS, an NGO which devotes its time to humanitarian services,” said Shinya Ikeda, CEO of MMM.

The trucks are pre-facelift versions: two are fitted with snorkels and canopies; and one of them are fully decked out with strobe lights on the roof and the lower grille. All pickups will don the red and white MRCS livery.

“We are confident that the Triton will assist MRCS to tackle the harshest of road conditions caused by heavy downpours such as extremely slippery roads, uneven terrains, and inundated roads all of which the Triton is capable of,” Ikeda added.

MRCS or PBSM (Persatuan Bulan Sabit Merah) has been involved in disaster response for more than six decades. Its role is based on the guidelines under the National Security Council (MKN) and it is the lead agency for disaster management and national security in Malaysia. Its services are early assistance in disaster preparedness, disaster relief during and after a tragedy, as well as disaster recovery.