KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 — The Home Ministry and Defence Ministry have each been allocated RM22 billion under Budget 2027, tabled in the Dewan Rakyat today.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said RM7.1 billion of the total allocation would be channelled to procure and maintain assets for the armed forces, police, and uniformed agencies under the Home Ministry.

He said the government had also agreed to build several new facilities, including the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Johor headquarters in Tanjung Kupang, the General Operations Force (GOF) 19th Battalion Complex in Cheras, the Keningau Immigration Office in Sabah, and three new police stations in Sungai Rambai, Melaka; Tanjung Malim, Perak; and Batu Lintang, Sri Aman, Sarawak.