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The Murky Underworld of Oil Theft and…

POST WRITTEN BY Terry Hallmark, Instructional Assistant Professor, Honors College Earlier this month I attended the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators’ 2nd annual International Petroleum Summit, held in Houston. The group is made up of attorneys, petroleum economists and others who cut long-term oil exploration and production deals with foreign governments. Of the dozen or so […]

Smuggling of controlled items: Ministry roping in…

THE signs are telling and statistics seem to suggest that smuggling syndicates behind leakages, which are costing the country billions, have found ways to beat the system. The piecemeal volume of seizures from attempted smuggling in recent months has prompted the Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry to rope in the armed forces to check […]

MMEA Launches New Operation to Prevent Fuel…

MMEA will launch an operation to counter fuel robberies at sea. File Image / CC0 The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) says an operation in the waters of Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, and Johor will begin Tuesday to counter fuel robberies at sea, Malaysian media reports. The operation, known as “Ops Padu,” comes in response to […]