The laws touch upon Philippine claims to Sabah, says Deputy Foreign Minister Mohamad Alamin. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Kuala Lumpur believes that the recently enacted legislation encroaches on a long-standing dispute over the eastern Malaysian state of Sabah.

Malaysia has sent a protest note to the Philippines concerning two new maritime laws that infringe upon Sabah's maritime boundaries, says Datuk Mohamad Alamin.

Malaysia is sending a protest note to the Philippines regarding its two new maritime laws that infringe on Sabah’s maritime boundaries, said

Malaysia will send a protest note to the Philippines over its new maritime laws due to their overlapping claims in the South China Sea, its deputy foreign minister said on Thursday. The protest will follow a complaint also from China over the Philippines' Maritime Zones Act and the Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act,

Deputy foreign minister Mohamad Alamin says the boundaries drawn up under new legislation by the Philippines encroach into Malaysia's territory.