Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong has assured tech giants Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Malaysia Internet Exchange (MyIX) that foreign vessels would be allowed to carry out undersea communications cable repair works if local vessels are unable to do it or are located too far from the areas where repairs are needed.

In a statement on Facebook, Wee said that he held a virtual dialogue session with the tech giants to give a clearer picture on the National Cabotage Policy at the Transport Ministry in Putrajaya...