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        "id": 1536905,
        "msgid": "kl-to-expand-defense-industry-1447893297",
        "date": "1997-10-28 00:00:00",
        "title": "KL to expand defense industry",
        "author": null,
        "source": "AFP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "KL to expand defense industry KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Defense Minister Syed Hamid Albar called yesterday for further efforts to expand Malaysia's defense industry to make it more self-sufficient. Syed Hamid said the sector was still developing and existing industries had not made much progress in terms of technological sophistication.",
        "content": "<p>KL to expand defense industry<\/p>\n<p>KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Defense Minister Syed Hamid Albar called<br>\nyesterday for further efforts to expand Malaysia&apos;s defense<br>\nindustry to make it more self-sufficient.<\/p>\n<p>Syed Hamid said the sector was still developing and existing<br>\nindustries had not made much progress in terms of technological<br>\nsophistication.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;While Malaysia acknowledges its limitation in becoming a<br>\nmarket leader, it aspires to develop its defense industry<br>\nfurther,&quot; he said when opening a seminar organized by the French<br>\nLand Defense Manufacturers Association.<\/p>\n<p>Syed Hamid said the government had taken a pragmatic approach<br>\nto spur the growth of the local industry. This included making it<br>\nmandatory since 1990 for offset programs such as transfer of<br>\ntechnology and technical training to be tied to the procurement<br>\nof major equipment.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kl-to-expand-defense-industry-1447893297",
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