MMEA to open forward base in Langkawi


LANGKAWI: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has identified a location in Kubang Badak here to serve as the forward operating base to monitor the northern waters of the island against encroachment by illegal immigrants.

MMEA director-general Admiral Datuk Mohd Zubil Mat Som said the base would help improve the country’s maritime border control.

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