ASEAN: Challenges In Transnational Maritime Crimes

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ASEAN Faces Challenges In Transnational Maritime Crimes – MIMA Chairman

Transnational security threats are the most pressing challenges faced by ASEAN countries now, said Maritime Institute of Malaysia (MIMA) chairman, Tan Sri Ahmad Ramli Mohd Nor.

He said they were not in the form of traditional state-to-state conflicts, but the non-traditional maritime threats such as cross-border smuggling, illegal exploitation of marine resources, armed robbery, and piracy.

Therefore, he stressed that ASEAN countries must be better organised to curb these threats.

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Source: bernama.com.my