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KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 The reopening of Malaysia’s international borders will benefit the tourism industry; hence the need for more human resources, including new graduates, related to the industry, said AirAsia X Bhd chairman Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz. The former international trade and industry. ....
KUALA LUMPUR: The reopening of Malaysia's international borders will benefit the tourism industry; hence the need for more human resources, including new graduates, related to the industry, says AirAsia X Bhd chairman Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz. ....
Published on: Monday, May 03, 2021 Text Size: Kota Kinabalu: Repealing the exemption of the Cabotage policy for Sabah has been put on hold by the Federal Cabinet and MICCI Sabah Chairman Datuk Seri Panglima Wong Khen Thau (pic) credited Daily Express for highlighting the issue on behalf of industry players. At the April 26 (Monday) meeting with the Ministry of Transport, Sarawak, with its ship owners, supported the move. The Ministry’s rationale was the importance of national security. “However, we told the Ministry of Transport that we are not Sarawak. We are Sabahans who know what’s best for us as we are responsible to make our own destiny as Sabahans,” Wong said. ....
PETALING JAYA: Cabotage in the shipping industry is quite prevalent, with 91% of UN member states that collectively account for 80% of the world’s coastlines having some form of restriction against foreign-flagged vessels. “For example, China practises a strong regime of cabotage, which means they do not allow Malaysian ships to trade in the Chinese coast. “Indonesia, which for many years never had a cabotage policy, decided to impose the policy in 2014, which resulted in a staggering 140% increase in merchant fleets and tonnage between 2014 and 2019, ” said Tan Sri Halim Mohammad, chairman of the Malaysian External Trade and Development Corporation (Matrade). Speaking at a webinar on the subject of shipping cabotage, organised by Tuaran MP Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau on Monday, Halim said Malaysia had a lot of catching up to do when it comes to grabbing a slice of the commercial shipping pie, despite being located next to the Malacca Strait. ....