KUALA LUMPUR: The government’s decision to build Maritime Region Headquarters 4 (Mawilla 4) in Bintulu of Sarawak is to safeguard the security of national assets.
Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hassan said Bintulu is a strategic area and is close to the Beting Patinggi Ali (or Luconia Shoals) in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the South China Sea and the Kasawari Gas Field area.
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