MMEA steps up pressure on encroaching Vietnamese boats
BINTULU: Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) personnel have so far this year seized RM2 million worth of catches, diesel and equipment belonging to Vietnamese fishing boats as of April 17 after thy were found encroaching into the country’s waters. In a statement on Sunday Maritime Commander Bintulu Zone Commander Effendy Mohamed Fadil said that on April […]
Striking a balance towards sustainable development
Sarawak’s timber industry BY A STAFF WRITER THE timber industry has been under immense criticism and attack in recent years, helped no less by the well-funded non-governmental organisations whose only aim seems to be the cessation of all forms of timber cultivation in developing countries. Through well-organised campaigns that seek to strike at the conservation […]
Vietnamese fishing boat, 16 crews detained
KUCHING: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) seized a Vietnamese fishing boat for encroaching into Malaysian territorial waters. MMEA Sarawak director Zin Azman Md Yunus said the fishing boat was seized by MMEA at a distance of about 250 nautical miles northeast of Tanjung Po, at 7.14am, last Monday (Aug 23). He said the arrest […]
Illegal gold miner arrested by forestry officers
BY ALLAN JAY AND NATASHA JEE BAU: A 36-year-old foreigner was arrested by Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) enforcement unit after he and two others were caught encroaching into Dered Krian National Park (DKNP) today (Apr 3). Two other suspects managed to run away after the team spotted them during their daily patrol. The first suspect, […]
Stop encroaching our national parks!
BY WWF MALAYSIA National parks are large areas of public land set aside for native plants, animals and the places in which they live. National parks protect the best of our natural heritage: stunning landscapes, extraordinary wildlife and majestic forests. They attract millions of visitors annually, and help to protect unique wildlife by acting as […]
10 held for encroaching national park
KUCHING: Ten individuals were detained for encroaching into Maludam National Park between July 24 and 28. They were arrested during a joint patrol “Operasi Bersepadu Khazanah” conducte by the Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). On July 25, around 10am, the team arrested eight suspects red-handed with seven chainsaws and 347 […]
