SYDNEY: The Australian government will give Malaysia two customs boats as a gift which is part of a strategy to tackle people-smuggling in the region.
The Bay Class vessels, which Australia is phasing out, will be handed over in mid-2015 with Immigration Minister Scott Morrison (pic) calling it on Thursday, a "practical operational strategy to stem this criminal trade".
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