‘We need ocean governance regime’

Thumbs up: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatud­din Al-Mustafa Billah Shah sitting in a ‘623 Typhoons’ jet during a visit to the 15th Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace exhibition. — Bernama

LANGKAWI: With more than 10 ministries and 31 maritime-related agencies entrusted with managing Malaysia’s maritime space, the government is looking at having an ocean governance regime to address overlapping jurisdictions.Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad says such a regime is needed because there should be an overarching policy to cover maritime aspects – security, safety, economy and the environment.

He said overlapping jurisdictions led to inefficient utilisation of resources.