The Home Ministry and the Defence Ministry have been allocated RM18.5 billion and RM17.7 billion respectively, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced today.

He said an allocation of almost RM4.1 billion would prioritise maintaining and procuring Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) assets to increase defence readiness, adding that the government would be procuring Littoral Mission Ships (LMS) this year to boost the country’s maritime control and defensive capabilities.

“Meanwhile, agencies under...