Mat Sabu: Royal Navy needs to be strengthened to protect nation's sovereignty

Defence Minister Mat Sabu meeting Selangor Ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah at Istana Bukit Kayangan, Shah Alam. - Photo: Selangor Royal Office

SHAH ALAM: The Royal Malaysian Navy has to be strengthened, especially with the increasingly tense territorial disputes in the South China Sea, says Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu, or better known as Mat Sabu.

He said Malaysia has to be ready, not for war, but to protect its sovereignty.