Najib: Transport Ministry will review boat and ferry licensing procedures in Sarawak


KUALA LUMPUR: The Transport Ministry will review the licensing procedures for boats and ferries in Sarawak rivers to avoid the incidence of boat tragedies, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

The Prime Minister said this in his latest tweet on the tragedy when an express boat carrying more than 200 passengers sank at Giam Bungan, Sungai Rajang, Sarawak, last Tuesday.

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