Malaysia waives rules for ships working on undersea cables from June 1
Cabotage policies regulate shipping or trade activities in a country's waters or airspace.
Thu May 30 2024
Indonesian Consul's claims on cabotage policy hampering trade inaccurate, confusing - Wee
The statement by an Indonesian Consul in Sabah pertaining to the use of wooden hull ships and smaller vessels in Malaysian and Indonesian waters by linking them with the cabotage policy is inaccurate.
Thu May 19 2022
Malaysia justified in protecting local shippers under cabotage policy
It will prepare domestic players to participate in future cable repairing or larger projects while positioning M'sia as a data centre hub.
Sun Nov 14 2021
Cabotage policy not solely to blame for Malaysia's non-involvement in Apricot - Wee
The current cancellation of the cabotage policy exemption is only for repair works and does not prevent the entry of foreign investments.
Thu Sep 30 2021
Tech giants seek meeting with new Malaysian PM on foreign ship cable waiver
Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Amazon are seeking to meet Ismail Sabri to ask that foreign vessels be allowed to repair undersea cables.
Sat Sep 04 2021
MYIX, PIKOM express concern over unresolved cabotage policy
Industry sources have stated that new submarine cables that were planned to land in Malaysia have now been put on hold by foreign investors.
Thu Jul 22 2021
Cabotage policy - Lets get clever
There are two strong opposing views on the issue of the cabotage policy impacting the undersea internet cable industry.
Thu Apr 08 2021
Wee clarifies on undersea cable project
Malaysia's cabotage policy was not the reason why giant technology companies skipped the country in their plans to install undersea cables.
Sun Apr 04 2021
Time to revisit cabotage policy liberalisation in Sabah
With shorter repair time of undersea cable, Sabah would be able to capture numerous new and enormous opportunities.
Sat Dec 12 2020
Govt finding ways to reduce prices of goods in Sabah and Sarawak - PM
Among the strategies was to produce as much food or crops as possible using the abundant natural resources available in these two states.
Fri Sep 25 2020
Cabotage policy exemption means cheaper goods
Transport Deputy Minister Datuk Ab Aziz Kaprawi said the exemption, effective June 1, was requested by leaders of the two states.
Mon Aug 07 2017
Cabotage policy exemption enables entrepreneurs to export at competitive prices - Irwan
The cabotage policy exemption from June 1 will enable more entrepreneurs in Sabah to export their products at competitive costs.
Sun May 07 2017
Cabotage policy issue to be discussed at National Export Council meeting
Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek said implementation of the cabotage policy, particularly involving export companies in Sabah, will be discussed at next month's meeting of the National Export Council.
Mon Dec 28 2015
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024