LANGKAWI, 7 May 2026 (The Capital Post) — The Security Select Committee of the House of Representatives, Fifteenth Parliament, conducted a working visit to Langkawi to review security and defence operations in the northern waters of Peninsular Malaysia.
According to information shared on the official Facebook page of Kementerian Dalam Negeri (KDN), the delegation was led by Jonathan Yasin, chairman of the Parliamentary Security Select Committee (JKP Security). Also participating in the visit was William Leong Jee Keen, chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Human Rights, Elections and Institutional Reform.
Several Members of Parliament also joined the programme, including representatives from Kepong, Lumut, Kota Belud, Arau, Ampang, and Langkawi.
The KDN delegation was headed by Deputy Secretary-General (Security) Dato’ Haji Abdul Halim Abdul Rahman. Senior officers from various enforcement and security agencies were also involved, including representatives from the Immigration Department of Malaysia, the ministry’s Security and Public Order Division, the Kedah/Perlis Maritime Department, and the Langkawi District Police Headquarters.
Representatives from the National Security Council (MKN) and the Royal Malaysian Navy (TLDM) were also present during the visit.
On the first day of the programme, the delegation received briefings on the security situation in the northern maritime zone from several agencies, including the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (APMM), the Marine Police Force (PPM), TLDM, and MKN.
The working visit also included inspection and survey sessions at the Kedah/Perlis State Maritime Office as well as the Region Three Naval Headquarters operated by TLDM.
According to KDN, the programme served as an important platform to strengthen strategic cooperation between the country’s security and defence agencies while ensuring operational readiness and maritime enforcement efforts remain at the highest level. -The Capital Post
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