Parts Alliance Management, raise contribution LTAT revamped military

PETALING JAYA, Jan 23 — Pakatan Rakyat (PR) suggests management of Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera (LTAT) overhauled again by putting representatives from the military as a member of most, as well as the contribution from Government contributed 20 per cent, compared with 15 percent each month now.

Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said profit and revenue LTAT fit fairer distribution, including provision of special troops mikrokredit scheme to ensure that they get noticed after leaving the service.

"Increased 5 per cent contribution needs to be managed separately in the Fund LTAT and dedicated to the remuneration in the form of monthly assistance to former armed forces personnel," said Anwar in a press conference in the headquarters of the PKR today.

"The Pakatan Rakyat should introduce special dividend to a former Member who is not pensionable and only depends on profit LTAT every year, this special dividend to help security personnel who do not have pensions faced with rising cost of living history."

Anwar today present Leftanan General (RTD) Datuk Abdul Ghafir Abdul Hamid, a former battalion commanding officer Malbat to Namibia, in the press conference today.

Abdul Ghafir, who served in the military for 35 years, said the military needs to be upgraded, especially welfare home troops who are still left behind.

"We cannot accept if residential military personnel still in the third world countries, next to residential buildings in its vicinity, we have to take care of the welfare of military personnel," said Abdul Ghafir again.

Anwar said the PR value the role and contribution of members of the national security ever and is being served, and this award can only be shown if freedom, welfare and dignity of ATM maintained.

"When we attack accusing Umno of the spine, the free military institutions mainly, in fact we want to strengthen them.

"Scandals involving buying and newer weapons and it involves corruption, it's actually betray the sacrifice of the armed forces," said Anwar.

The issue of fraud and corruption involving military institutions gaining, as the military vote is seen as a "fixed deposits" for Barisan Nasional (BN) won the election.

See to change the voting system for the postal vote system forces to vote early, PR saw this as an opportunity to get votes from members of the homeland security effort for them to Putrajaya.

Issues such as the payment of commissions in the purchase of the French Scorpene submarines, as well as fraud funds for National Defense Studies Center (Puspahanas) as well as the welfare of the army, either incumbent or retired major issue in trying to win the military vote in elections.

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Source: Straits Times

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