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The Sun
23-06-2025
- General
- The Sun
MMEA, Japan Coast Guard launch joint maritime exercise
KLANG: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) and the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) will conduct a four-day joint exercise in the waters off Selangor from today. MMEA acting deputy director-general (Operations) Rear Admiral Mohd Zawawi Abdullah said the exercise, involving the Maritime Ship (KM) Banggi and Patrol Vessel (PV) Mizuho, demonstrates JCG's confidence in MMEA to strengthen cooperation in addressing increasingly complex regional security challenges. He said the series of exercises would include search and rescue operations, arresting technique training, and Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD) training involving officers and personnel from both MMEA and PV Mizuho. 'This is the first visit by PV Mizuho after the COVID-19 pandemic... Cooperation between MMEA and the JCG has been ongoing since 2006. 'The collaboration between PV Mizuho and KM Banggi this time focuses on law enforcement training, particularly in combating sea robbery and transnational crimes, as well as other illegal activities within our maritime zone,' he told a press conference after visiting PV Mizuho at the Port Klang Cruise Terminal here today. Also present were Japanese Ambassador to Malaysia Shikata Noriyuki, JCG Deputy Commandant for Operations Kanosue Hiroaki, and Selangor MMEA Director Maritime Captain Abdul Muhaimin Muhammad Salleh. Meanwhile, Hiroaki said the visit is expected to foster mutual understanding and promote knowledge sharing between the two crews, in line with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's aspirations to strengthen cooperation between the two maritime agencies. 'In January this year, our Prime Minister Ishiba visited Malaysia, and on that occasion, he specifically mentioned the importance of cooperation between our coast guard agencies. This visit by PV Mizuho is the first by our patrol vessel since that time. 'So we hope to not only enhance and understand mutually how we operate our ships through this exercise, but also to enhance our mutual skills and further deepen the trust and relationship between our two agencies,' he said. PV Mizuho (PLH-41), commissioned in 2019, is a large patrol vessel displacing 6,000 tonnes and measuring 134 metres in length. It is a modern offshore patrol ship equipped for search and rescue operations, maritime law enforcement and command missions.
Barnama
23-06-2025
- Business
- Barnama
Japan Stresses Peaceful Maritime Presence As Mizuho Begins Deployment In Malaysia
PULAU INDAH, June 23 -- Japanese Ambassador to Malaysia, Shikata Noriyuki (center), and Acting Deputy Director-General of Operations for the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, Maritime Rear Admiral Mohd Zawawi Abdullah (eighth from left), pose for a photo with the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) vessel MIZUHO during its four-day strategic visit to Malaysia at the Klang Cruise Terminal today. --fotoBERNAMA (2025) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PULAU INDAH, June 23 -- Japanese Ambassador to Malaysia, Shikata Noriyuki (center), and Acting Deputy Director-General of Operations for the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, Maritime Rear Admiral Mohd Zawawi Abdullah (second from left), during the strategic visit of the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) vessel MIZUHO to Malaysia for four days at the Klang Cruise Terminal today. --fotoBERNAMA (2025) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PULAU INDAH, June 23 -- Japan Coast Guard Deputy Commander for Operations, Kanosue Hiroaki (center), delivers a speech during the strategic visit of the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) vessel MIZUHO to Malaysia for four days at the Klang Cruise Terminal today. --fotoBERNAMA By Muhammad Fawwaz Thaqif Nor Afandi and Wan Muhammad Aslah Wan Razali KLANG, June 23 (Bernama) -- The Japan Coast Guard (JCG) said its multi-nation maritime activities in the Indo-Pacific are aimed at strengthening regional cooperation and not provoking conflict. JCG Vice Commander for Operations, Vice Admiral Kanosue Hiroaki, said the goal is to foster cooperation and coordination with regional maritime partners in line with a rules-based international order. bootstrap slideshow He said the efforts are part of Japan's broader Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) strategy, which champions freedom of navigation and respect for international law. 'Our objective is not to seek conflict, but to reach a common understanding with respective countries on international law, and for their enforcement agencies to act accordingly,' he said at a press conference in conjunction with the port call of JCG patrol vessel Mizuho at Port Klang Cruise Terminal (PKCT), Monday. Kanosue said this in response to a question about Japan's increasing presence in the region through joint maritime exercises amid rising tension in the South China Sea. Last week, the JCG completed joint drills with the United States and the Philippines in the Kagoshima Bay, southwestern Japan. This followed a joint maritime exercise with the Philippines held in the town of Masinloc on the Philippines' main island of Luzon, on June 14. This is the Mizuho's first deployment to Malaysia. Beginning today, the vessel will take part in a five-day strategic mission involving joint exercise drills with the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA). The training includes arresting techniques, boarding exercises, and the use of long-range acoustic devices.
Barnama
23-06-2025
- Barnama
MMEA, Japan Coast Guard Launch Joint Maritime Exercise In Selangor Waters
KLANG, June 23 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) and the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) will conduct a four-day joint exercise in the waters off Selangor from today. MMEA acting deputy director-general (Operations) Rear Admiral Mohd Zawawi Abdullah said the exercise, involving the Maritime Ship (KM) Banggi and Patrol Vessel (PV) Mizuho, demonstrates JCG's confidence in MMEA to strengthen cooperation in addressing increasingly complex regional security challenges. He said the series of exercises would include search and rescue operations, arresting technique training, and Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD) training involving officers and personnel from both MMEA and PV Mizuho. 'This is the first visit by PV Mizuho after the COVID-19 pandemic... Cooperation between MMEA and the JCG has been ongoing since 2006. 'The collaboration between PV Mizuho and KM Banggi this time focuses on law enforcement training, particularly in combating sea robbery and transnational crimes, as well as other illegal activities within our maritime zone,' he told a press conference after visiting PV Mizuho at the Port Klang Cruise Terminal here today.
The Star
23-06-2025
- General
- The Star
Visit by Japanese Coast Guard vessel to strengthen partnership between maritime enforcement agencies
Japan Coast Guard (JCG) patrol vessel Mizuho safely docked at Port Klang Cruise Terminal. — KK SHAM/The Star THE Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) welcomed the arrival of the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) Mizuho class patrol vessel to Port Klang Cruise Terminal (PKCT) on Monday (June 23) for a five-day strategic mission. MMEA acting deputy director-general (Operations) Rear Admiral Mohd Zawawi Abdullah said the Mizuho class patrol vessel's visit will strengthen the longstanding strategic partnership between both maritime enforcement agencies. Japan Coast Guard (JCG) patrol vessel Mizuho safely docked at Port Klang Cruise Terminal, while (third from left) MMEA acting deputy director-general (Operations) Rear Admiral Mohd Zawawi Abdullah speaks to Japanese ambassador to Malaysia, Shikata Noriyuki (fourth from left) and JCG deputy commander (Operations) vice admiral Kanosue Hiroaki while others look on. — KK SHAM/The Star It also reflects JCG's confidence in MMEA's capabilities in enhancing maritime security cooperation amid increasingly complex regional challenges, he said. 'Both agencies will share experience and expertise as well as work towards a common goal in safeguarding regional waters from potential threats,' said Mohd Zawawi at the wharf of PKCT in Port Klang, Selangor. The JCG delegation was led by deputy commander (Operations) Vice-Admiral Kanosue Hiroaki. Japanese ambassador to Malaysia Shikata Noriyuki, who was also present, said the visit will further strengthen ties between the two maritime enforcement agencies, particularly in training, cooperation and technology sharing. 'Since 2006, the partnership between JCG and MMEA has played an important role in strengthening regional maritime enforcement capabilities,' he added. Highlights included a long-range acoustic device drill and a joint exercise between Mizuho and MMEA's vessel KM Banggi in the waters off Selangor.
The Star
09-05-2025
- The Star
MMEA finds RM15mil chemical drug mixture
ALOR GAJAH: A chemical drug mixture worth RM15mil, believed to have been intended for smuggling via the state's waters to a neighbouring country, has been seized. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) acting deputy director-general (operations) Rear Admiral (M) Mohd Zawawi Abdullah said the seizure was the largest ever recorded by the agency involving chemical substances. He said initial tests indicated the liquid contained three main chemical components – methamphetamine, ecstasy and nicotine, usually used in the production of synthetic drugs. 'Intelligence gathered led to the discovery of 15 boxes wrapped in black plastic along the shore of Pengkalan Balak beach on May 1. 'Upon inspecting the boxes, we discovered 179 bottles containing one litre of chemical liquid each, used in the processing of synthetic drugs,' he said in a statement yesterday. Zawawi added that the boxes were found piled on rocks by the seaside, believed to have been left there to be collected and smuggled out to a neighbouring country using a small boat. The MMEA believes that locals are behind the operation.
