Global port in the works for Malacca


MALACCA: An international shipping port is being planned for Malacca after China identified the state as part of its 21st Century Maritime Silk Route economic belt (MSR).

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the existing port here would be expanded to meet international standards.

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