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New Straits Times
13-06-2025
- New Straits Times
MMEA monitoring social media promoting illegal migrant transport services
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) is monitoring social media accounts promoting illegal migrant transport services and will work with the police and other agencies to investigate and act against those involved. Its director-general, Admiral Datuk Mohd Rosli Abdullah, said this follows promotions by syndicates and irresponsible individuals offering such services to foreigners without valid documents, using unregulated maritime routes. He said such activities not only violate national laws but also pose a threat to the country's security and sovereignty. "Aside from breaking the law, these actions endanger lives. The parties involved do not consider safety measures, such as providing life jackets or flotation devices, and often overload the boats beyond their capacity," he said. Rosli added that the MMEA will also report these promotional activities to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to block the identified social media accounts from continuing to advertise the services. "The MMEA will not compromise and will not hesitate to take more aggressive measures, particularly by increasing patrols and enforcement operations along the nation's maritime borders. "We have also deployed aircraft to conduct aerial surveillance and enhanced radar monitoring under the Sea Surveillance System (Swasla) to detect the presence of foreign boats," he said. As of 2024, he said a total of 68 attempts to smuggle undocumented migrants had been successfully foiled, resulting in the arrest of 236 individuals from various countries. He also urged the public, especially the fishing community and coastal residents, to serve as the eyes and ears of enforcement agencies by reporting any suspicious activities. "Information can be reported via the 999 emergency hotline or to the nearest MMEA operations centre for immediate action," he said.
Daily Express
09-06-2025
- Daily Express
Two trawlers detained for illegal fishing near Kudat coast
Published on: Monday, June 09, 2025 Published on: Mon, Jun 09, 2025 By: Patimang Abdul Ghani Text Size: One of the detained vessels. KUDAT: Two trawler-type fishing boats were detained by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (Maritim Malaysia) in Kudat waters on Sunday for operating less than three nautical miles from the shore. Kudat Maritime Zone Director Commander Hasbullah Omar said the vessels were detected at around 6.30pm, about 2.6 nautical miles northeast of Marina estuary, through Sabah's Sea Surveillance System (Swasla). Advertisement A patrol vessel dispatched under Ops Sejahtera, Ops Pluto Timur, Ops Cegah Pati and Ops Tiris found the boats trawling nets within prohibited waters and detained six individuals, including two locals and four Indonesians with valid documents. Another boat was detained at 7pm the same evening, about 2.2 nautical miles off Tagumamal waters, carrying nine crew members, one of whom was a Filipino with questionable identification. Hasbullah said over 1.5 tonnes of mixed fish and two tonnes of fish used for fertiliser were seized, and all suspects, boats and catch were brought to Kudat Maritime Jetty for further action under the Fisheries Act 1985 and Immigration Act 1959/63. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
The Star
17-05-2025
- The Star
MMEA detains container ship for anchoring illegally off Sekinchan
PORT KLANG: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency's (MMEA) Selangor beanch detained a container vessel that had anchored illegally in Malaysian waters. Selangor Maritime director Captain (Maritime) Abdul Muhaimin Muhammad Salleh said the vessel was detained 22.5 nautical miles southwest of Sekinchan at about 1.20pm Friday (May 16). He added the ship was detained following information from the Klang Area Control Centre's Sea Surveillance System. "The ship's suspicious position was detected at about 9.20am and a check with the central region Marine Department found that the container vessel had anchored without permission," said Abdul Muhaimin. A maritime patrol boat was sent to the location and initial inspection indicated that the the ship, which was registered in Liberia, was managed by a 44-year-old Russian captain with 23 crew members of various nationalities aged between 32 to 50 years old, added Abdul Muhaimin. "All of them had complete identification documents. "Further investigations found the ship's captain had failed to provide any documents showing permission to anchor and hence had commited a breach under the Merchant Ship Ordinance 1952 for docking without the Malaysian Marine director-general's permission," he added. According to Abdul Muhaimin, a detention order was issued while the captain and second engineer of the vessel were taken to the Selangor Maritime Department headquarters for further investigations. "If found guilty, they could face a fine of not more than RM100,000 or a jail term of two years or both," said Abdul Muhaimin. Abdul Muhaimin added the MMEA would continue to strengthen monitoring and law enforcement in Malaysian waters, especially off Selangor. He urged members of the public to channel any complaints, information, or emergency incidents at sea by contacting the emergency line 999, the Selangor Maritime operations centre (013-660 6652) or the Malaysian Maritime operations centre (03-8995 7820) for immediate response.
