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By Anisah Shukry Malaysia needs to consolidate its defense hardware -- its ships and planes -- and improve communications to boost its defense capabilities as the country grapples with a variety of maritime threats, according to Honeywell Aerospace . The main risks for the Southeast Asian nation include China’s assertiveness in the disputed South China Sea , piracy, and border incursions by militant groups in Borneo, Mark Burgess, Asia Pacific vice president of defense and space at Honeywell Aerospace, said in an interview on March 15. While a large investment in defense isn’t necessary, Malaysia should get more out of the assets it already owns, he said. "It’s too fragmented, there are too many different types of equipment," Burgess said of Malaysia’s defense as military officials, manufacturers and suppliers from around the world meet this week at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition. "They need to consolidate and have fewer types of aircraf...

Skandal 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) di mana RM42 bilion lesap entah ke mana dan sejumlah RM2.6 bilion pula dijumpai di dalam akaun peribadi perdana menteri merangkap menteri kewangan pertama merangkap presiden Umno dan pengerusi Barisan Nasional (BN) Najib Razak telah menjadi suatu berita hangat bukan sahaja di dalam negara ini, malah di kalangan masyarakat antarabangsa turut memberikan perhatian terhadap kedua-dua skandal kewangan yang secara langsung telah melibat dan memalukan seorang pemimpin tertinggi negara kita ini. Belum lagi selesai kedua-dua skandal di atas yang cuba disembunyikan sedaya upaya oleh pihak kerajaan, kini terdedah pula satu lagi skandal di Lembaga Kemajuan Tanah Wilayah (Felda) yang melibatkan wang perbadanan tersebut sejumlah RM43 bilion. Skandal-skandal berbilion-bilion ringgit tersebut terus berlaku kerana negara kita ini seolah-olah telah menjadi “harta” milik persendirian Umno dan presiden partinya setelah berkurun abad memerintah negara ini, di ...