00:00Maritime expert from the Malaysian National University, Sanawatimak Basir,
00:06has advised the government to give priority to the procurement of sea warships
00:11in the coming 2025 budget,
00:13and not just to maintain the existing fleet.
00:17Strictly speaking, the country needs to get more sea warships immediately
00:22because the country's waters are vulnerable to external threats,
00:24especially after the recent flooding by foreign ships.
00:29The country's procurement is scheduled for October 18.
00:34Sanawatimak said that in the long term,
00:36greater costs need to be paid by Putrajaya
00:39to maintain the old sea warships
00:42because they need to continue sailing.
00:45Meanwhile, the former police union president, Mokhtar Omar,
00:48urged the government to provide a special monthly allowance of RM500
00:52to those who served during the times of the emergency between 1948 and 1960,
00:58as well as during the communist uprising between 1963 and 1989.
01:04Mokhtar said that many police officers live in poor conditions,
01:08especially those who live in the east coast,
01:11with their homes often damaged by floods.
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