KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 — Starting June 1, all cable-laying ships engaged in the installation, maintenance and repair of submarine telecommunication cables landed at any submarine cable landing centre in Malaysian waters are exempt from the cabotage policy.

PUTRAJAYA, March 1 — The government has agreed to reinstate the cabotage policy exemption for foreign ships involved in submarine cable repair in a bid to attract more foreign investments in the data centre industry and stimulate the digital economy's growth.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 — Minister of Transport Anthony Loke is scheduled to meet with representatives from multinational technology companies like Facebook and Google next week, to clarify Malaysia’s stance on cabotage policy restrictions for submarine cable repair as well as reassure foreign investors about Malaysia’s future policies.

PUTRAJAYA, May 19 — The statement by Muhammad Muhsinin Dolisada, an Indonesian Consul in Sabah, pertaining to the use of wooden hull ships and smaller vessels in Malaysian and Indonesian waters by linking them with the cabotage policy is inaccurate and confusing, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong said.