National Interest

Tijgerhaai & Zwaardis
 

If you've been to the Lumut Naval base within this 5 years , the sight of these 2 submarines must have caught your attention. The thought of us , Malaysia having our own submarines was really kewl. I've been to the Lumut docks twice , and twice i gazed with amazement on both vessels.. Gila besar & Memang gempaque.According to the naval officers i was with then , a special team was created to be trained in handling the mega submarines.

However , we never bought the submarine. Somehow , the negotiations failed and both the submarines were abandoned.

I read on the news today that both vessels will be dismantled and the cost were to be bared by the Dutch government. Eventhough it was one of their companies who messed up with millions owed ; their government decided to intervene in the name of national interest. Certainly , the main reason why they bailed Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij (RDM) ( company yg mangkuk tu laa.. ) was because they wanted to avoid the submarines being taken over by our government. Thus , losing their "secret" vessel technology to us for free.

See how they protect themselves ? Having to pay the big debts to protect their national pride..

I wonder , if our government would do the same ? Hmm.. the Proton - Naza - AP story doesn't look encourging.. does it ?