June 15, 2009

NST

Conference on Strait of Malacca next week

The Malaysian International Maritime Association (MIMA) will be organising its sixth conference on the Strait of Malacca on June 23 and 24.

 
Themed "Charting the Future," the conference aims to enhance mutual understanding and cooperation between the three littoral states of Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore and users of the Strait of Malacca, on issues concerning overall management of the straits as well as safety of navigation, security and environmental protection.

 
It also plans to examine past and present efforts in addressing the issues in the Strait of Malacca as well as to examine possible future management approaches.

 
The conference will feature speakers from the littoral states as well as the users. Overseas speakers are from China, India, Japan and the US.

    
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