Veterans’ Association of Malaysian Armed Forces says 86,000 veterans and widows are trying to eke out a living on an average of RM1,000 a month.
Shahruddin Omar, president of the Veterans’ Association of Malaysian Armed Forces, said members are still fighting for a better pension deal 10 years after the government amended the law.
However, the amendment does not apply to servicemen and women who retired prior to its introduction in 2013, leaving them drawing a meagre monthly pension of between RM500 and RM2,000. “Many of them are now aged 60 and above and need financial assistance. They live below the poverty line,” he told FMT, adding that the veterans were anxiously awaiting the tabling of the budget on Oct 13.
Separately, with Budget 2024 on the horizon, Mizan Aslam from Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia said it was high time the government invested in the latest technology amid the rise of cyber threats.
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