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        "id": 1299054,
        "msgid": "malaysias-military-to-get-new-weapons-1447893297",
        "date": "2000-10-30 00:00:00",
        "title": "Malaysia's military to get new weapons",
        "author": null,
        "source": "AP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Malaysia's military to get new weapons KUALA LUMPUR (AP): The Malaysian military will have more money next year to splurge on new howitzer guns, helicopters and boats, the country's defense minister has said. The 7.3 billion ringgit (US$2 billion) annual defense budget for 2001 will allow the Southeast Asian nation to modernize its weaponry, Minister of Defense Najib Tun Razak said late on Saturday. The budget was presented to parliament on Friday.",
        "content": "<p>Malaysia's military to get new weapons<\/p>\n<p>KUALA LUMPUR (AP): The Malaysian military will have more money<br>\nnext year to splurge on new howitzer guns, helicopters and boats,<br>\nthe country's defense minister has said.<\/p>\n<p>The 7.3 billion ringgit (US$2 billion) annual defense budget<br>\nfor 2001 will allow the Southeast Asian nation to modernize its<br>\nweaponry, Minister of Defense Najib Tun Razak said late on<br>\nSaturday.<\/p>\n<p>The budget was presented to parliament on Friday. The current<br>\nyear's defense allocation was six billion ringgit ($1.5 billion).<\/p>\n<p>Upgrading military firepower is a priority, Najib said. The<br>\ngovernment will acquire 22 155mm howitzer guns from South Africa<br>\nto begin with. In addition, the military is mulling the purchase<br>\nof light helicopters to enable the army to widen reconnaissance<br>\noperations.<\/p>",
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