Vital to keep Straits of Malacca safe and clean, says Dr Wee

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong (second from left) arriving for the welcoming dinner of the 13th Co-operative Mechanism on The Safety of Navigation and Environmental Protection in The Straits of Malacca and Singapore on Monday (July 18).

KUALA LUMPUR: With nearly 100,000 ships passing through the Straits of Malacca every year, it is vital that Malaysia and neighbouring countries band together to keep it safe and clean, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.

The Transport Minister added that Malaysia had an important role in ensuring the security of shipping and the protection of marine environment in the shared sea passage, which is regarded as one of the world's busiest sea lanes.