RM90mil allocated for newly-launched Sarawak Coastguard, says Abang Johari

KUCHING: The newly-launched Sarawak Coastguard will work with other maritime agencies to protect the state's coastal waters from encroachment, specifically within gazetted marine parks, says Datuk Abang Johari Openg.

The Chief Minister said the Coastguard's area of operations covered the Similajau National Park, Tanjung Datu National Park, Talang-Satang National Park, Miri-Sibuti Coral Reefs National Park, Santubong National Park, Limbang Mangrove National Park, Bruit National Park and Luconia Shoals National Park with a total area of over 1.2 million hectares.