MMEA: Hiring Vietnamese fishermen ups encroachment

Keeling time: Zulkifl (second right) standing in front of the Offshore Patrol Vessel’s keel during its laying at the Pulau Indah Industrial Park. Looking on is Destini Group chairman Tan Sri Rodzali Daud (right). — Bernama

PORT KLANG: The hiring of fishermen from Vietnam is among the reasons for the increase in en­­croach­­ment activities, said the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA).

Maritime director-general Ad­­mi­ral Datuk Zulkifli Abu Bakar said local fishermen who hired workers or fishermen from Vietnam had contributed to an increase in encroachment in Malaysian wa­­ters.