RM1bil boost for border security


KUCHING: The Federal Government will allocate additional funding of RM1bil to improve border security in Sabah and Sarawak in tandem with Indonesia’s relocation of its capital to Nusantara, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

He said the Finance Ministry had given preliminary approval for the allocation, which will be used to upgrade customs, immigration and quarantine facilities and other infrastructure along Malaysia’s border with Indonesia.

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