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CNN —  Malaysian authorities have detained a Chinese-flagged cargo ship amid reports of the salvaging of World War II shipwrecks in Malaysia’s exclusive economic zone, according to a report from the state-run Bernama news agency. The ship was detained and...

Travel Meet Asia (TMA) 2023 is taking place on 7-8 June 2023, targeting Malaysia as its major focus. The event in Kuala Lumpur will be held live for the first time since 2019. The show provides the platform for travel industry players to break...

LANGKAWI: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today expressed hope that the 2023 Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA ‘23) exhibition will reinforce Malaysia as a regional hub for the aerospace and maritime industries. Anwar, who is also Finance...

The Malaysian government is pressing ahead with plans for massive greenfield terminal on Carey Island in Port Klang, the world’s 12th largest container port. Marcus Hand | May 25, 2023 Plans for a fourth terminal at Port Klang on Carey Island date back to 2017 and are...

Malaysian industrial port development Kuala Linggi International Port (KLIP) inked a dredging and land reclamation deal with CCCC Dredging Southeast Asia this week. Marcus Hand | May 26, 2023 A Letter of Agreement was exchanged between the Malacca port and the...

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) displayed its capabilities including search and rescue and combatting crime at sea in public demonstrations on Saturday. Marcus Hand | May 29, 2023 The demonstrations took place on the final day of the Langkawi...

PORT DICKSON, May 21 — The Immigration Department will station more officers at key entry points into the country in Kuala Lumpur and Johor according to requirements to reduce congestion in those locations. Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said...

Published on: Sunday, May 21, 2023 By: Bernama The new SOP and monitoring procedures would benefit players in the transhipment industry in Sabah and Labuan. - Bernama pixLABUAN: The Royal Malaysian Customs Department will facilitate the transhipment activities for...

PETALING JAYA: The El Nino weather phenomenon will begin soon, bringing with it dry weather and the threat of drought. If Malaysia does not want to face a water crisis, the time to act is now: the government must look into several issues urgently. ALSO...

Published on: Wednesday, May 10, 2023 By: FMT PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has ranked 45th out of 88 countries in the International Trade Barrier Index (TBI) 2023, according to the Washington DC think tank Tholos Foundation in partnership with Malaysia’s Center for Market...