Category Security

In defence of Defence White Paper

Today 16 September we celebrate not only the 58th Malaysia Day but also the 88th Malaysian Armed Forces’ Day. As a loyal Malaysian citizen and former Deputy Defence Minister, my heart goes to the men and women serving our nation through the Armed Forces. Their sacrifices and…

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Why we should be kinder to Rohingya refugees

I read with distress and alarm the heightened publicity attacks against the Rohingyas and other migrants by Home Minister Dato Seri Hamzah Zainuddin and Immigration Director-General Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud. Distress because the Rohingya as a group have been subjected to persecution and suffered genocide…

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Covid-19: Not the time for self-defeatism

I watched Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s hour-long television interview on Sunday and came away with the sense that he has given up on dealing with Covid-19 with the tools and resources available to the government.  The Prime Minister (PM) is literally surrendering to…

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LCS fiasco at critical crossroads

The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program is now at a difficult crossroad. The program was slated to see its first delivery in April of 2019, with the remaining ships being delivered every six months after that. It is now March 2021, nearly two years since…

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Rethinking Malaysia’s National Defence Industry

Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri recently outlined his vision of Malaysia’s defence industry as being a producer of military assets. He lists some successes so far: in producing small arms ammunition and heavy ordnance, armored vehicles, and building ships. His vision is a noble one, but it…

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