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August 2008

Week 1 - 2 (1 - 10 August 2008)

China donates pollution control gears for salvage of capsized Philippine ferry
Philippine Coast Guard gets Chinese equipment
Qatar territorial waters become ‘special’ from today
Increase Thai-Malaysia efforts against transnational crimes
Coast Guard, Navy promote unity through goodwill
China donates P20 million worth of equipment to PCG
Maritime agency to be beefed up
Dayang in M & A talks with local company
RM10m eco-friendly fish farm set up in Pekan
Sumatec buying eight tankers for RM530mil
Institute to offer logistics training
DP World investing in Port of Brisbane
Investment in People award for Northport
Marine-life hot spots shift over time, study says
Run after illegal fishers
Artificial reefs: boon for fisheries sector
Asean officials discuss port management
Higher oil prices reduce shippers' profit, seminar told
Pengguna perkhidmatan perkapalan mahu niaga janji fret adil daripada syarikat perkapalan
Higher oil prices translate into higher bunker cost
Shipping fuel cost soars 87pc on high oil prices
Shipping lines told to stop fixing unfair surcharges
Pontian MP wants Govt to probe Singapore-built structures on Pulau Pisang
Kalayaan Islands out of baselines bill
Scarborough, Kalayaan excluded from RP
India to set up apex body to coordinate maritime security
China eyeing base in Bay of Bengal?
Johor to act if S'pore expands area around Pulau Pisang lighthouse
Sarawak maritime academy ready to receive students

Week 3 (11 - 17 August 2008)

Malaysia's fight to save rare turtle
Fisheries department prevented loss of Rp489 B to illegal fishing
Gas pipeline pact betrays Philippines
Challenging times for shipping firms
Modern weapons a must for security, says Najib
Nine radar stations to monitor Sabah waters

Week 4 (18 - 24 August 2008)

KL warns over South Ledge
Southeast Asian nations conduct anti-terror naval exercise
RP needs to finish Archipelagic Baseline to claim rich resources
MISC to get two more LNG tankers in expansion move
Pirates hijack MISC tanker
Pirates hijack 3 ships off Somalia
Two more ships hijacked off Somalia coast
Pirates seize 3 ships off Somalia in 1 day
Brunei taking part in regional anti-terror exercise
Warship tracks 3 ships, 57 crew seized off Somalia
MISC forms special squad on MT Bunga Melati Dua problem
Malacca patrols start Oct 1

Week 5 (25 - 31 August 2008)

Piracy ransoms funding Somalia insurgency
Malaysia in talks with pirates over crew-minister
Maritime security beefed up in Sabah
Malaysia, Brunei to resolve sea issues
US happy with post-Sipadan security

[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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