KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak announced a RM27.6 billion allocation to beef up national security and increase the level of safety and public order when tabling the Budget 2015 in Dewan Rakyat today. Najib, who is also the Finance Minister, said to increase the level of safety and public order as well as national security, RM17.7 billion would be allocated to the armed forces, RM9.1 billion to police and RM804 million to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA).
In efforts to reduce crime rate in the country, the government will increase the intake of policemen by 11,757 personnel, build 14 police headquarters and police stations, including a new block for the Perlis police contingent headquarters. To strengthen the presence of police and patrolling duties, Najib said 1,000 units of motorcycles would be purchased, while an allocation of RM121 million was provided to the police to implement various programmes under the National Key Result Areas.
