00:00ASEAN members must close ranks to address mounting maritime threats,
00:06from territorial disputes to illegal fishing and cyber intrusions.
00:10Speaking during the 19th ASEAN Navy Chiefs Meeting, ANCM, in Penang on Tuesday,
00:16Defense Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin
00:18warned that the region's maritime challenges were becoming increasingly complex
00:23and fragmented responses would leave it vulnerable.
00:26He highlighted both traditional threats, such as power rivalries and territorial disputes,
00:32and non-traditional ones including cyber attacks, disinformation and grey zone tactics
00:37like foreign incursions and maritime coercion.
00:40Khaled stressed that no single navy or government can tackle these alone
00:44and that ASEAN must remain the anchor of maritime order in the region,
00:49grounded in international law, particularly the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982.
00:57The five-day ANCM, themed Advancing the ASEAN Navy's Unity,
01:02Synergizing Innovation and Technology in Strengthening ASEAN Maritime Security,
01:07brings together 88 naval delegates and 10 ships with about 1,350 personnel
01:13for the ASEAN Multilateral Naval Exercise AMNEX.
01:16The meeting aims to boost cooperation through joint drills, dialogue and trust building.
01:22Also present were Royal Malaysian Navy, Chief Admiral Tan Sri Dr. Zulhelmi Ithnain
01:27and Defence Ministry Secretary General Datuk Lokman Hakim Ali.
01:33Khaled said hosting the meeting in Penang, a maritime hub with deep ties to the Straits of Melaka,
01:38was both symbolic and strategic.
01:40He urged ASEAN to move beyond rhetoric and pursue practical collective cooperation.
01:46Khaled said,
02:16He has proposed the Asian Maritime Innovation Challenge, AMIC,
02:22to encourage young naval officers and academies to suggest low-cost, high-impact solutions to maritime challenges.
02:37Khaled said he has proposed the Asian Maritime Innovation Challenge, AMIC,
02:42to encourage young naval officers and academies to suggest low-cost, high-impact solutions to maritime challenges.
02:51He also proposed a region-wide ASEAN naval project that advanced technology adoption,
02:57enhanced human capital and built naval capabilities through joint development programs,
03:02and invited ASEAN members to explore how the region can approach maritime security
03:07through the whole-of-government and whole-of-society lens.
03:12Khaled said,
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