35% of country’s waters re-measured, says deputy minister

KUALA LUMPUR: Some 35% of the 570,000 square kilometres of the country’s waters have been hydrographically re-measured so far, says Deputy Defence Minister Adly Zahari (pic).

He said the measuring process was done using the multibeam echosounder method, in line with the standards set by the International Hydrographic Organisation (IHO).