00:00Excellency, you mentioned in your speech that the geopolitical uncertainty affected a lot and makes the military industry more complex.
00:12Can you tell us how much the crisis and the thermal strength affected the poor in Asia and how Asian
00:21countries overcome this crisis?
00:24Well, I think as I mentioned generally, of course, what happened in the Middle East affected global trade and global
00:33operations.
00:34Many countries are disrupted. Many ports are having disruption.
00:39But in the context of Malaysian ports, in fact, we are lucky to see that actually there were growth.
00:46There were positive growth in the first quarter of this year.
00:50Our operations in Malaysian ports are by and large not really that affected by the crisis in Middle East.
00:58In fact, our volume has grown both in Port Klang as well as in PTP.
01:03As mentioned, the geopolitical uncertainties in the Middle East, while it is a threat, it also provides an opportunity for
01:13ports in ASEAN, in particular in Malaysia,
01:15because we are considered a safe haven. So a lot of transshipmen happened here in our Malaysian ports.
01:22And most importantly, this part of the region is safe and secure.
01:28So that's why all ASEAN countries must work together to ensure the safety and neutrality of the Straits of Malacca.
01:37So this is very important to ensure that the Straits of Malacca will remain free, remain safe and we uphold
01:46the principle of freedom of navigation.
01:49So Straits of Malacca should be free from any conflicts. That is our number one commitment.
01:54Thank you very much.
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