Sarawak Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Abdul Karim Hamzah says the jurisdiction of the different agencies needed to be ironed out by the state and federal governments. – Facebook pic, October 6, 2021.
A SARAWAK minister has slammed inter-agency rivalry for keeping the state’s small newly formed 70-member coast guard unit confined to its bases in the ongoing search and rescue mission for six men reported lost at sea. State Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Abdul Karim Hamzah questioned why the Sarawak coast guard unit, which started operations in April, needed permission from Putrajaya before it could carry out its duty to patrol the state’s coastline or join in the SAR operations.
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