The littoral combat ship (LCS) project in Lumut, which has been postponed since December 2019, if cancelled, will give a signal that the local defence industry, including the vendors, are incapable and would create a multiplier effect on the country’s economy, said Pangkor Assemblyperson Zambry Abd Kadir.

He said this was because it would lead to a lack of involvement by local vendors in the shipbuilding...