1. Other longstanding unresolved issues include land disputes and the sale of Malaysian water, on which Singapore depends heavily. 2. A court on Monday jailed the captain and three crewmen of a Thai fishing boat after they failed to pay fines for poaching in Malaysian waters. 3. A Thai trawler has sunk while being towed in to face charges of illegal fishing in Malaysian waters, an official said Sunday. 4. Abu Sayyaf fighters have previously crossed into Malaysian waters in the South China Sea to kidnap tourists. 5. Authorities detained two ships of unknown registry for dumping toxic wastes in Malaysian waters, a Cabinet minister said Tuesday. 6. Authorities have feared that the Abu Sayyaf rebels, who received millions of dollars in ransom from negotiators, might return to Malaysian waters again. 7. But Malaysia denied the accusations, saying the only Filipinos in its custody were five fishermen caught fishing illegally in Malaysian waters. 8. Chiew had asked about the state of piracy in Malaysian waters and what measures were being taken by the marine police. 9. Five Thai trawler fishermen were convicted Saturday of fishing illegally in Malaysian waters in the South China Sea and sentenced to up to three months in jail. 10. Four Thai fishermen were sent to jail Tuesday for six months when they could not pay fines for fishing illegally in Malaysian waters, a news agency reported. |