Foreign trawlers exploit security gaps off Terengganu

Foreign trawlers are slipping into Malaysian waters off Terengganu at night, targeting areas near Pulau Redang and Pulau Bidong before departing by dawn. Local fishermen say the incursions have become a recurring problem along the eastern coast of Peninsular Malaysia, where the South China Sea separates Malaysia from Vietnam. Alias Yahya of the Terengganu fishermen's group Penentu noted that security gaps are undermining Malaysia's blue economy ambitions.