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Raaga Manjari Annathurai

Position: Senior Researcher - Ocean Law and Policy
Email: raaga@mima.gov.my

Qualifications

  • LL.B. (Hons.), Multimedia University (MMU)
  • LL.M Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya (Non-Practicing), University of Malaya (UM)

Research Interest

  • Submarine Cables
  • Ocean Governance
  • Maritime Legislation
  • IMO Conventions
  • Regulatory Compliance

Overview

Raaga Manjari Annathurai is a legal professional, researcher, and an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya (non-practicing). She currently serves as a Senior Researcher at the Centre for Ocean Law & Policy (OLAP), Maritime Institute of Malaysia (MIMA). She is part of the Secretariat for the Malaysia Maritime Law Review and Reform Committee (MLRRC) under the Ministry of Transport. Raaga holds an LL.B. (Hons.) from Multimedia University and an LL.M. in Commercial Law from Universiti Malaya, specializing in submarine cable protection and international ocean governance. With a career spanning civil litigation, real estate conveyancing, and regulatory compliance, she has contributed to over 25 national maritime legislative drafts aligned with International Maritime Organization (IMO) standards. An active speaker and widely published scholar, she regularly represents national interests at international maritime summits.

Senior Researcher - Ocean Law and Policy

Raaga Manjari Annathurai

Email: raaga@mima.gov.my

Nurismarina Smail@Ismail

Position: Researcher - Ocean Law and Policy
Email: ismarina@mima.gov.my

Qualifications

  • B.A in Southeast Asian Studies, Universiti Malaya

Research Interest

  • Maritime Military Blockades
  • ASEAN Maritime Cooperation

Overview

Nurismarina binti Smail @ Ismail is a researcher working at the intersection of maritime security, strategic affairs, and ocean law and policy. Her research focuses on emerging maritime security challenges, with particular interests in military blockades, maritime coercion, strategic chokepoints, freedom of navigation, and the evolving security dynamics of the South China Sea, the Indo-Pacific, and the wider maritime domain. Particularly interested in the role of Southeast Asian states and regional institutions in navigating maritime security challenges and managing strategic competition in contested waters. Building on her background in Southeast Asian Studies and maritime security research, her current work increasingly explores the intersection between maritime security and ocean law and policy, including maritime governance, the law of the sea, maritime jurisdiction, and policy responses to emerging challenges in the maritime domain.
Researcher - Ocean Law and Policy

Nurismarina Smail@Ismail

Email: ismarina@mima.gov.my

Researchers

Raaga Manjari Annathurai

Position: Senior Researcher - Ocean Law and Policy
Email: raaga@mima.gov.my

Qualifications

  • LL.B. (Hons.), Multimedia University (MMU)
  • LL.M Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya (Non-Practicing), University of Malaya (UM)

Research Interest

  • Submarine Cables
  • Ocean Governance
  • Maritime Legislation
  • IMO Conventions
  • Regulatory Compliance

Overview

Raaga Manjari Annathurai is a legal professional, researcher, and an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya (non-practicing). She currently serves as a Senior Researcher at the Centre for Ocean Law & Policy (OLAP), Maritime Institute of Malaysia (MIMA). She is part of the Secretariat for the Malaysia Maritime Law Review and Reform Committee (MLRRC) under the Ministry of Transport. Raaga holds an LL.B. (Hons.) from Multimedia University and an LL.M. in Commercial Law from Universiti Malaya, specializing in submarine cable protection and international ocean governance. With a career spanning civil litigation, real estate conveyancing, and regulatory compliance, she has contributed to over 25 national maritime legislative drafts aligned with International Maritime Organization (IMO) standards. An active speaker and widely published scholar, she regularly represents national interests at international maritime summits.

Senior Researcher - Ocean Law and Policy

Raaga Manjari Annathurai

Email: raaga@mima.gov.my

Nurismarina Smail@Ismail

Position: Researcher - Ocean Law and Policy
Email: ismarina@mima.gov.my

Qualifications

  • B.A in Southeast Asian Studies, Universiti Malaya

Research Interest

  • Maritime Military Blockades
  • ASEAN Maritime Cooperation

Overview

Nurismarina binti Smail @ Ismail is a researcher working at the intersection of maritime security, strategic affairs, and ocean law and policy. Her research focuses on emerging maritime security challenges, with particular interests in military blockades, maritime coercion, strategic chokepoints, freedom of navigation, and the evolving security dynamics of the South China Sea, the Indo-Pacific, and the wider maritime domain. Particularly interested in the role of Southeast Asian states and regional institutions in navigating maritime security challenges and managing strategic competition in contested waters. Building on her background in Southeast Asian Studies and maritime security research, her current work increasingly explores the intersection between maritime security and ocean law and policy, including maritime governance, the law of the sea, maritime jurisdiction, and policy responses to emerging challenges in the maritime domain.
Researcher - Ocean Law and Policy

Nurismarina Smail@Ismail

Email: ismarina@mima.gov.my

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