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MIMA NEWS FLASH
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June 2008

Week 1 (1 - 8 June 2008)

China, Vietnam upbeat over ending territorial row
ECER to house marine research centre
EU court dismisses challenge to sea pollution laws
First meeting after Batu Puteh verdict
Fishermen happy with news
Japan-Australia Security Agreement
Malaysia to increase marine patrols against fuel smugglers
Maritime agency stations unit at Pulau Pisang
New dimension to Middle Rocks
Petronas defers Sudan refinery project
Singapore, Malaysia to set up sub-committee to oversee joint survey of island
Tanjung Offshore to order vessels from Muhibbah
UN resolution to combat Somalia piracy set for approval
U.S. allots $15.5 mln to tighten Philippine border
US seeks to ‘lead from the middle’

Week 2 (9 - 15 June 2008)

Fears of Singapore staking a claim
Freedom of the seas: key to security, economic prosperity
Island not a haven for smugglers
Pulau Merambong waters a "prohibited area" for local fishermen
Sea piracy's bloody growth

Week 3 (16-22 June 2008)

Australia and Indonesia: Inseparable partners
Captain Pottengal Mukundan, of the International Maritime Bureau, talks about piracy
US to grant $10M to RP maritime police in 5 years
Jalur Gemilang flying high at Middle Rocks
States Parties to Convention on Law of the Sea elect seven members of International Tribunal as they begin eighteenth meeting
Sabah likely to get aircraft for surveillance
Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency buys two Bombardier 415 multipurpose aircraft
Maritime agency to have own air unit

Week 4 (23-30 June 2008)

Beneficiaries of Malacca Straits urged to be more responsible
Cabinet approves setting up of International Law Division at Wisma Putra
Country’s first Islamic shipping fund unveiled
Demand rising in offshore support vessel market
French Joint Command working closely with Malaysian counterpart for global peace
Indo-US security co-operation stymied by Indian reservations
Indonesia submits its ECS to the UN
Malaysian contractor clinches Eni’s contract in Oyo oilfield
Malaysian shipowners brace for tough times
Maritime patrol nets huge haul of hashish
Palm oil tanker hijacked, recovered
Rare leatherback turtles return to Malaysia
Shipping industry told to reduce Carbon Dioxide emission
Svensen calls for speed limits to reduce CO2
UMS urged to help boost seaweed culture project

[News compiled are extracted from various news sources and updated by MIMA Resource Centre. The copyright of the news remain with the copyright owner of the news reports. The information compiled are distributed with good intention and we do not in any way accept responsibility for any error or misfortune resulted from the news. The information does not in any way represent any opinion or comment from the Maritime Institute of Malaysia.]

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