• 7 years ago
The Cabinet did not discuss the Scorpene purchase when he was prime minister, Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today, adding that he would have opposed the deal as Malaysia did not have money for such buys.

He told The Malaysian Insight this was because the submarines were too expensive and not meant to operate in shallow waters, especially in the Straits of Malacca.

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