Malaysia reaffirms commitment to NPT in supporting nuclear disarmament

November 4, 2020

Shucks, there goes my pivoting strategy. I need to reread my marketing guidebook, The Fourth Protocol:

Dateline 2020-10-03, The Sun:

 Malaysia has reaffirmed its commitment to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in bringing States Parties together towards achieving the goal of a world free of nuclear weapons.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein (pix) said despite the challenging security environment and the current greatest challenge of Covid-19, the persistence in pursuing nuclear disarmament must remain.

“As Chair of Main Committee I on Nuclear Disarmament for the 2020 NPT Review Conference, Malaysia hopes that the Review Conference, and its earliest convening at a date to be agreed upon, will be successful in bringing States Parties together towards achieving the goal of a world free of nuclear weapons,“ he said in a statement today.

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China’s aggression amid global crisis

July 7, 2020

Dateline 2020-07-11, Inquirer:

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On April 16, China’s Haiyang Dizhi 8 survey ship reportedly entered waters near Malaysia. The next day, the ship was seen close to the West Capella oil exploration vessel operated by Malaysia’s oil company, Petronas. Malaysia’s foreign minister Hishammuddin Hussein called for disputes in the strategic waterway to be resolved “peacefully.”

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Mindef mulls over forward base to protect Sarawak waters

May 22, 2016

I wonder if Seaventures can rent out helideck space for drones?

Dateline 2016-04-06, Malay Mail:

Sarawak’s first forward operating base modified out of a decommissioned oil platform may be built in Bintulu waters to tighten security of the coastline town noted for its multi-billion ringgit oil and gas industry.

Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said it will be modelled after Sabah’s foward base which was completed with the cooperation of oil giant Petronas.

“If that (foward base) is suitable for implementation in Bintulu, with assistance from those in the oil and gas industry, we will be able to respond faster,” he told reporters after launching the national-level Army Veteran Entrepreneurs Carnival here today.

If the plan materialised, Hishamuddin said, the foward base would be able to operate as helicopter landing base, handling unmanned aerial vehicles, better known as drones, and station the special task force.

He said the matter will be discussed in detail with the oil and gas industry after the 11th state election as it was quite expensive to set up such facilities in the open sea.

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