Xavier: Sea sand export ban not targeting Singapore


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 04 Jul 2019

KUALA LUMPUR: The ban on all sea sand exports is due to environmental concerns and has nothing to do with land reclamation by Singapore, says Water, Land and Natural Resources Minister Dr Xavier Jayakumar.

"Singapore can always buy sand from other countries… Nobody is stopping them. We have no right to stop any countries from doing reclamation," he told reporters at the parliament lobby.

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