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	<title>Lim Kit Siang &#187; Defence</title>
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		<title>RELA &#8211; PM Najib&#8217;s final line of defence?</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2012/01/29/rela-pm-najibs-final-line-of-defence/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2012/01/29/rela-pm-najibs-final-line-of-defence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:11:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kit</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Najib Razak]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.limkitsiang.com/?p=17264</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mohd Arshad Raji Retirerd army officer PM Najib says that there are 2.8 million RELA (Paramilitary People’s Volunteer Corps) in the country (Malaysia Chronicles, Saturday 28 Jan). That is a much bloated figure that far outmatched the collective strength of the Armed Forces and the Police put together. From my reading, there are only 500,000 [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Manglish or Bahasa rojak. How can?</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2012/01/27/manglish-or-bahasa-rojak-how-can/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2012/01/27/manglish-or-bahasa-rojak-how-can/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:26:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kit</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defence]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mariam Mokhtar]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.limkitsiang.com/?p=17237</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mariam Mokhtar &#124; January 27, 2012 Free Malaysia Today The inexcusable translation in our government departments is not just a question of lack of professionalism and education but, more importantly, of attitude, especially of those at the top. Throughout Malaysia’s arms spending history, the government has forked out billions on defence procurement while millions more [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>20</slash:comments>
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		<title>Politicians demand Putrajaya explain RM9b nod for six patrol ships</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2011/12/18/politicians-demand-putrajaya-explain-rm9b-nod-for-six-patrol-ships/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2011/12/18/politicians-demand-putrajaya-explain-rm9b-nod-for-six-patrol-ships/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 06:53:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kit</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Good Governance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Najib Razak]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.limkitsiang.com/?p=16811</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Debra Chong The Malaysian Insider Dec 18, 2011 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 – Datuk Seri Najib Razak must justify his government’s purchase of six patrol ships for a whopping RM9 billion, an increase of RM3 billion from the original RM6 billion approved earlier this year, DAP’s Lim Kit Siang demanded. The opposition politician rang [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>16</slash:comments>
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		<title>Malaysian procurement system riddled with corruption, says US cable</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2011/09/09/malaysian-procurement-system-riddled-with-corruption-says-us-cable/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2011/09/09/malaysian-procurement-system-riddled-with-corruption-says-us-cable/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 02:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kit</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Corruption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Good Governance]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.limkitsiang.com/?p=15534</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Malaysian Insider Sep 09, 2011 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — The seedy and allegedly corrupt side of Malaysia’s defence procurement has been laid bare in a US embassy cable, with startling revelations on how Umno politicians, agents, civil servants and military officials receive 30 per cent “commission” on deals. In a note on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The making of a hero out of our own stupidity</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2011/09/07/the-making-of-a-hero-out-of-our-own-stupidity/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2011/09/07/the-making-of-a-hero-out-of-our-own-stupidity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kit</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UMNO]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.limkitsiang.com/?p=15529</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Mohd Arshad Raji September 5, 2011 I received this distressing email from a colleague regarding the death of Bernama’s cameraman Noramfaizul Mohd Nor who was shot while on UMNO Putra’s humanitarian mission in famine stricken Somalia. For those Malaysian soldiers that had served Somalia during the troubled period of the early 90’s would know [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>20</slash:comments>
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		<title>Lest we forget</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2011/08/15/lest-we-forget/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2011/08/15/lest-we-forget/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 03:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kit</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defence]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Masterwordsmith &#124;August 14, 2011 The Malaysian Insider AUG 14 — While Malaysians express outrage about the RM8-RM9 billion MAS scandal and the ‘reverse takeover’ of the national airline company through Air Asia — which is another multi-billion ‘backdoor asset stripping’ exercise — lets us not forget the RM6-RM7 billion patrol boat fiasco. As Dr [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Resign Or Snap Election For Najib, Here’re The Reasons</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2011/07/28/resign-or-snap-election-for-najib-here%e2%80%99re-the-reasons/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2011/07/28/resign-or-snap-election-for-najib-here%e2%80%99re-the-reasons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:10:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kit</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bersih]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corruption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mahathir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Muhyiddin Yassin]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Razaleigh Hamzah]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.limkitsiang.com/?p=14951</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Finance twitter As much as I would like to stop writing about PM Najib administration, the plot just got interesting and I think he may just hit the bull’s eye as far as my prediction that his downfall may be faster than his predecessor, Abdullah Badawi, is concerned. Compared with Najib, Badawi now seems [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Public sees Najib as guilty in Scorpene deal, says Pakatan</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2011/07/23/public-sees-najib-as-guilty-in-scorpene-deal-says-pakatan/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2011/07/23/public-sees-najib-as-guilty-in-scorpene-deal-says-pakatan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2011 09:11:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kit</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Corruption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Najib Razak]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Clara Chooi July 23, 2011 &#124; The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 — Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leaders today warned Datuk Seri Najib Razak that the move to deport French lawyer William Bourdon last night has only confirmed his guilt in the eyes of the public. They told the prime minister that chasing Bourdon [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Scorpene subs: The French edge closer to Najib</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2011/07/20/scorpene-subs-the-french-edge-closer-to-najib/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2011/07/20/scorpene-subs-the-french-edge-closer-to-najib/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kit</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Najib Razak]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.limkitsiang.com/?p=14762</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[John Berthelsen Malaysiakini Jul 20, 11 The noose could be tightening on one of Malaysia&#8217;s greatest military procurement scandals, the US$1 billion purchase of French-built Scorpene submarines, commissioned by then-Defence Minister Najib Abdul Razak in 2002. The latest developments come at a time when Najib, as prime minister, toured Europe, meeting with Queen Elizabeth and [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>We were soldiers</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2011/06/12/we-were-soldiers/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2011/06/12/we-were-soldiers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2011 21:58:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kit</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Good Governance]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.limkitsiang.com/?p=13355</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by drrafick June 11, 2011 1.I read with interest the statement by Zahid Hamidi on Malaysian Mirror where he refuted claims that former members of the Armed Forces (AF) are opposing the government. Apparently he made the comments in view of claims by some that many ex-servicemen opposed the government by expressing their views on [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Wikileaks: Malaysian firm tried to buy China missile parts</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2011/06/10/wikileaks-malaysian-firm-tried-to-buy-china-missile-parts/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2011/06/10/wikileaks-malaysian-firm-tried-to-buy-china-missile-parts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 02:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kit</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wikileaks]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.limkitsiang.com/?p=13300</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Shannon Teoh June 10, 2011 The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 — A Malaysian company with links to Iran tried to buy gyroscopes used for guiding missiles from China, according to a leaked United States diplomatic cable. According to the cable released by whistleblower website Wikileaks, the US Department of State asked China [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Perimekar: Chronicle of a death foretold?</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2011/06/02/perimekar-chronicle-of-a-death-foretold/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2011/06/02/perimekar-chronicle-of-a-death-foretold/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 02:55:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kit</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Corruption]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Céline Boileau &#124; June 1, 2011 Free Malaysia Today PETALING JAYA: Businessman Lodin Wok Kamaruddin has recently been cited by WikiLeaks as one of Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak’s close friends. What WikiLeaks didn’t reveal is that Lodin Wok was also one of the directors of Perimekar Sdn Bhd until last year. Last year [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Ethnic Indian appointed as Singapore Army Chief</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2011/05/23/ethnic-indian-appointed-as-singapore-army-chief/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2011/05/23/ethnic-indian-appointed-as-singapore-army-chief/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 08:43:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kit</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defence]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Krishna Singh 7th Rangers (Mechanized) Singapore: The appointment of Brigadier-General Ravinder Singh, a Sikh, as the next chief of the Singapore Army is the culmination of a long tradition of the community serving in uniform, both as policemen and in the armed forces, in the city-state. Their role in Singapore belies their small number: [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>26</slash:comments>
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		<title>Missing the ocean for the ships</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2011/02/10/missing-the-ocean-for-the-ships/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2011/02/10/missing-the-ocean-for-the-ships/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 08:29:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kit</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zairil Khir Johari]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[by Zairil Khir Johari The Malaysian Insider February 10, 2011 FEB 10 — Our government recently announced that it has decided to set aside RM6 billion for the purchase of six offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) for the Royal Malaysian Navy. These OPVs are to be produced by Boustead Naval Shipyard, Malaysia’s only naval shipyard company. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>18</slash:comments>
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		<title>Lessons from WikiLeaks for Malaysia</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2010/12/27/lessons-from-wikileaks-for-malaysia/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2010/12/27/lessons-from-wikileaks-for-malaysia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2010 15:42:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kit</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.limkitsiang.com/?p=10417</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by AB Sulaiman Malaysiakini Dec 27 10 COMMENT In the last few weeks, WikiLeaks has been the focus of the world&#8217;s attention. Founder Julian Assange has followed the principle that a government might have secrets but these are not to be used to cover abuses. Bad government is bad for the country; that seems to [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Patriotism in perspective</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2010/11/29/patriotism-in-perspective/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2010/11/29/patriotism-in-perspective/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 08:15:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kit</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By AB Sulaiman Defence Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi stated recently that there have been too few non-Malays serving in the armed forces because “they lacked patriotism”. Malaysian politicians are not renowned for coining any worthwhile wisdom, and this one may prove hard to beat. Sure enough this statement angered the public. But it&#8217;s so very [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>8 motions to dock ministers&#8217; salaries next week</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2010/11/27/8-motions-to-dock-ministers-salaries-next-week/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2010/11/27/8-motions-to-dock-ministers-salaries-next-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Nov 2010 07:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kit</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[S Pathmawathy Malaysiakini Nov 27, 10 Several opposition parliamentarians have vented their displeasure at certain targeted ministers and two high ranking civil servant by filing motions to slash their salaries by RM10. One was RM100, the set limit. The current parliament sitting saw eight pay-cut motions being tabled, several being high-profile ministries. So far two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In the military, the non-Malay is ridden like a horse</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2010/11/26/in-the-military-the-non-malay-is-ridden-like-a-horse/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2010/11/26/in-the-military-the-non-malay-is-ridden-like-a-horse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 10:47:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kit</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Written by Major (Rtd) D.Swami Friday, 26 November 2010 Centre for Policy Initiatives Defence Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi remarked that non-Malays shun a military career because they lacked patriotism. His sense of history and of the contributions of the Chinese, Indians and our brothers from East Malaysia towards the sovereignty of Malaysia leaves something to [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>30</slash:comments>
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		<title>1Malay(sian) Armed Forces</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2010/11/20/1malaysian-armed-forces/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2010/11/20/1malaysian-armed-forces/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Nov 2010 06:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kit</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Letters by Zairil Khir Johari Being Defence Minister must sit well with Zahid Hamidi, for it has turned him into a trigger-happy man. Now, if only he could move his aim away from his own foot. In my last post I highlighted his jingoistic call to stand up against the ‘neo-colonial’ government of Penang. And [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-servicemen launch broadside at Zahid Hamidi</title>
		<link>http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2010/11/18/ex-servicemen-launch-broadside-at-zahid-hamidi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 03:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kit</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Joseph Sipalan Nov 18, 10 When Admiral (rtd) K Thanabalasingam ascended to the position of the nation&#8217;s first ever local chief of Navy,it would have never crossed his mind that his loyalty to the country would be questioned. Having spearheaded the navy&#8217;s mission to protect Malaysia from numerous threats that arose in the 1960s-1970s [...]]]></description>
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