The Sun (Malaysia)

Extra RM100m for upgrading northern border security facilities

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced an additional allocation of RM100 million for upgrading security facilities at the northern border of the Peninsula, involving Kedah, Perlis and Kelantan.

Anwar said he had directed the management and financial processes for the improvemen­ts to be expedited, considerin­g the poor condition of most northern border security facilities.

“There is need for improvemen­ts in the northern Peninsula. On Aug 3, I will meet Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin in Golok and Rantau Panjang to discuss border security and to stimulate economic growth in the northern Peninsula and southern Thailand,” he said when launching National Security Month yesterday.

Present were Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin, Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo and National Security Director-General Datuk Raja Nushirwan Zainal Abidin.

Anwar also said the developmen­t of basic infrastruc­ture at the Sarawak-Kalimantan border, following the developmen­t of Indonesia’s new capital city Nusantara, needs to be prioritise­d and action plans should not be delayed.

On Jan 20 last year, the government announced an allocation of RM1 billion for the developmen­t of basic infrastruc­ture at the Sarawak-Kalimantan border following the developmen­t of Indonesia’s new capital city.

This allocation is for the constructi­on of the Immigratio­n, Customs, Quarantine and Security Complex and roads in the areas near the border.

Anwar said he has asked for the latest report on the developmen­t progress to be presented to him in a meeting tomorrow.