The Umno-led federal government needs to address the littoral combat ship (LCS) scandal that recently blew up before going into the 15th general election (GE15), said Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

During a group media interview earlier this week, Ismail Sabri stressed that it was necessary for the ruling party to handle the LCS issue carefully to avoid another 1MDB saga.

The Umno vice-president said this after noting that opposition parties will use the LCS scandal as ammunition in their...