{"id":1064,"date":"2019-08-30T19:23:52","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T11:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/?p=1064"},"modified":"2019-08-30T19:24:01","modified_gmt":"2019-08-30T11:24:01","slug":"supporting-the-malaysian-defence-white-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/index.php\/2019\/08\/30\/supporting-the-malaysian-defence-white-paper\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting the Malaysian Defence White Paper"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By Datuk Dr Ruhanie Ahmad<br>August 30, 2019 @ 12:07am<br>Published on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nst.com.my\/opinion\/columnists\/2019\/08\/517179\/give-our-support-defence-white-paper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"New Straits Times (opens in a new tab)\">New Straits Times<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>THE Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) plays a vital role to deter war and preserve peace in the interest of the country\u2019s sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence; as well as the well-being of citizens and the economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hence, one month after independence, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, our first prime minister, took a strategic move to sign the Anglo-Malaya Defence Agreement with the British.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3314475734161595\" data-ad-slot=\"7610079946\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>This enabled Malaya to obtain a \u201csecurity umbrella\u201d from the British against the Malayan Communist Party (MCP) insurgency, while our security and defence forces were at the formative stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3314475734161595\" data-ad-slot=\"7610079946\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Since AMDA caused downsizing of the British army, Tunku Abdul Rahman formed local defence forces and national service to supplement Malaya\u2019s security forces in the post-independence era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The above demonstrates the significance of the MAF and other security agencies to Malaya during the MCP insurgency, the Vietnam War, and the Cold War era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AMDA was abolished in 1967; the Vietnam War ended in 1973; the MCP abandoned their armed struggle through a peace accord with the Malaysian and Thai governments in 1989; and the Cold War was over in 1990.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3314475734161595\" data-ad-slot=\"7610079946\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>These developments did not affect the MAF and its personnel in the Army, the Royal Malaysian Navy and the Royal Malaysian Air Force in the post-Cold War era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead, the current security outlook requires MAF to deal with new challenges, risks and threats, including terrorism, cyberwarfare and big-power geopolitics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Malaysian waters in the present era, particularly the Straits of Malacca and the South China Sea, have become very strategic to international trade and geopolitics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Straits of Malacca is now the world\u2019s busiest waterway which bridges the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean through the Straits of Singapore; and the South China Sea is the hottest geopolitical hub in the Asia-Pacific.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, MAF has to upgrade its readiness in managing \u201cwar theatres\u201d in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak, by optimising the professionalism of its \u201cmen\u201d, the capability of its \u201cmachines\u201d, the durability of its cyber ecosystem, and the effectiveness of its \u201cmethods\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other words, MAF is now very focused on re-evaluating its priorities, shaping its future force, recalibrating its equipment and reformulating its strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also has to enhance defence diplomacy and international engagements; and increase participation in regional security and global peace in the post-Cold War period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Related to the above, the government is expected to table Malaysia\u2019s first Defence White Paper (DWP) in Parliament this October, \u201caimed at informing the public of its priorities and future plans to bolster the defence and security of the country\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said on March 27 that the DWP, which would \u201cset out the government\u2019s expectations for defence in the coming decades, also represents a strategic outlook on defence\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mymilitarytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/White-300x173.jpg?resize=300%2C173&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1065 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; 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text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3314475734161595\" data-ad-slot=\"7610079946\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>It is also said to reform Mindef\u2019s procurements\u2019 standard operating procedure based on the principles of \u201cintegrity, accountability, transparency and good governance\u201d advocated by the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hence, it is imperative for us to defend the MAF roles in ensuring our relative peace, tranquillity and prosperity; give our support to the DWP; and never ever take Malaysia\u2019s security and defence for granted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">The writer is a student of strategic and security studies, and was a member of parliament for Parit Sulong, Johor, 1990-2003<\/pre>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Datuk Dr Ruhanie AhmadAugust 30, 2019 @ 12:07amPublished on New Straits Times THE Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) plays a vital role to deter war and preserve peace in the interest of the country\u2019s sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence; 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