Dr wee that it may reconsider its connection

Dr. Wee that it may reconsider its connection investment in Malaysia. In summary, Anthony
Loke introduced the cabotage exemption for foreign vessels performing submarine cable repairs
in April 2019 after Telekom Malaysia and Time dotCom requested it in November 2018. Although
the eDSL scheme was easier to enforce, The Edge announced in February that the tech giant sought
assistance from the Ministries of Science, Technology, and Innovation as well as Finance in
resolving the cabotage problem. Why are engineering behemoths attempting to branch out to other
ministries? The Ministry of Transport should explain if the tech giant is happy with the eDSL
system's quicker acceptance process and if this is sufficient to ensure that the submarine cable can
be fixed within an appropriate time frame.

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3.0 Conclusion
According to Malaysian investors, the context of transportation and logistics is critical in the
management of effectiveness in the services market. Malaysia has made significant investments to
improve its presence in the container shipping services market, from domestic trading to foreign
trade. The government's focus, however, is to reduce the significant outflow of freight payments
to non-state exports by enacting a cabotage scheme with the aim of securing shipping firms under
the national stipulation rubric (Suffian Karim, Rosline, & Fadzil, 2013). The State and the federal
governments of Malaysia are now examining the complete abolition of the cabotage system. Such
a measure would influence seafarers' income taxes, as well as shipowners' corporate taxes (Suffian,
Rosline, & Karim, 2015). The cabotage scheme is applicable, but it has struggled to support
domestic shipping firms and contributes to Sabah's high cost of living. However, according to
(MASA), the high cost of merchandise cannot be due solely to freight costs. However, there are
insufficient sales systems, heavy handling fees, and inadequate land transport. Other reasons, such
as the absence of a manufacturing industry, may have led to the increase in retail prices in Sabah.
For instance, a Sabah electrical equipment maker shut down after more than a decade of business.
Not because it lacks buyers, nor because it is prohibitively costly to meet orders (Chan, 2016).
Nonetheless, questions external to cabotage policy suggest that ending the policy would not fix
the problem of market differential (Ruslana, Ghanib, & Khalid, 2019). Sea routes from South
America and Australia to China are particularly attractive geostrategic locations. Sabah and
Sarawak must realise their full potential to become significant players in the maritime and logistics
sectors (Online, 2021). Next, the government will expand the bandwidth capability of the
Malaysian People's Cable System (SKRM) submarine cable connecting West and East Malaysia,
the recent Ministry of Transport (MOT) resolution to remove the cabotage exemption for single
vessels to restore submarine cables in Malaysia waters that could intimidate investors in addition