Congested Straits of Malacca affecting Melaka fishermen, says exco rep

MELAKA: Melaka faces another sort of "traffic jam" and this time not on its roads, but on one of the world's busiest shipping lanes - the Straits of Malacca.

Melaka rural development, agriculture and food security committee chairman Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh said the growing maritime traffic along the Straits has caused insufficient areas for merchant ships and oil tankers to anchor.