Budget 2027: 48 body scanners and luggage will be installed at the airport

KUALA LUMPUR, 9 Oct: A total of 48 new body scanners and baggage will be installed at the airport to tighten security filters.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the move was part of the government's efforts to strengthen border security.

"Security screening at the airport is tightened, including mandatory drug and alcohol testing of pilots and flight crew", he said while presenting Budget 2027 in the Lok Sabha today.

He further said that the Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) has allocated RM490 million to strengthen security controls at the entrance of the country.

In related developments, he informed the Ministry of Interior (KDN) and the Ministry of Defence received RM22 billion respectively.

Of that total, RM7.1 billion was earmarked for the purchase and maintenance of assets of the Malaysian Army (ATM), police and uniformed services under KDN.

The government says the Prime Minister is alsoplanningconstruction of several new facilities, including the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (APMM) State Headquarters in Tanjung Kupang, Johor; the 19th Battalion Group General Movement Force (PGA) Complex in Cheras; and the Immigration Office in Keningau, Sabah.

"Three new police stations will also be built on the Rambai River, Melaka; Tanjung Malim, Perak; and Batu Lintang, Sri Aman, Sarawak", Anwar told TVS.