10 Oct 2020, Kota Tinggi: Six Chinese fishing boats were detained after being detected entering the country's waters without permission. The arrest was made by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Tanjung Sedili Maritime Zone in the waters of East Johor at 9am yesterday. Tanjung Sedili Maritime Zone Director Maritime
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Vietnamese Fisherman Killed in Clash with MMEA in Malaysian Waters
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) shot dead a Vietnamese fisherman whose boat tried to ram a patrol vessel in the South China Sea, an official said on Monday. The incident took place inside Malaysian waters, where local fisherman have complained in the past about Vietnamese fishing boats that
Ops BENTENG Protecting Malaysian Waters against Illegal Immigrants
PORT KLANG, May 19 -- To prevent illegal immigrants from entering Malaysia when the country is facing COVID-19, Ops Benteng has been mounted to keep track of suspicious looking boats or ships entering the nation’s waters. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) director-general Maritime Admiral Datuk Mohd Zubil Mat Som said the
Chinese ship Leaves Malaysian Waters after month-long South China Sea Stand-off
KUALA LUMPUR (REUTERS) - A Chinese survey ship that had been involved in a month-long stand-off with a Malaysian oil exploration vessel in the South China Sea has left Malaysia's exclusive economic zone (EEZ), shipping data showed on Friday (May 15). Since mid-April, the Haiyang Dizhi 8 had been surveying in
National Task Force Visits Melaka Chief Minister
Introducing National Task Force to Negeri Sembilan Chief Minister
MMEA Directs Assets to ‘Hotspot’
30 Apr 2020 - KUALA LUMPUR - The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) is moving some of its assets to 'hotspots' bordering Thailand and Indonesia. The effort is aimed at detecting and preventing the entry of illegal immigrants (PATI) as well as criminal activities at sea especially during the Movement Control
RMN-USN 2019 Maritime Training Activity
Lumut, August 14 - The RMN-USN 2019 Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Opening Ceremony was officiated by Western Fleet Commander Admiral Dato' Aris Adi Tan bin Abdullah and witnessed by Pacific Maritime Superintendent Admiral Linda L.Fagan at Lumut Naval Base today. The RMN-USN MTA 2019 runs from 13 to 18 August 19.
