Mat Sabu: Region faces complex security dynamics


Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu giving his speech during the Shangri-La Dialogue titled Asia's Evolving Security Order and Its Challenges, in Singapore yesterday

PETALING JAYA: One of the greatest challenges faced by countries in the Asia-Pacific region is their complex security dynamics, says De­­fence Minister Mohamad Sabu.

He said the region has the world’s fastest growing economies and the countries’ military expenditures and naval capabilities are rising as well.

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