Vietnamese arrested for illegal fishing in Malaysia to stand trial Friday

21 fishermen from southern Vietnam who were arrested in Malaysian waters on June 21 will be put on trial in Malaysia on Friday.

Vietnam has asked Indonesia to release a group of Vietnamese fishermen arrested in the two countries' EEZ delimitation area.

Indonesia has destroyed hundreds of foreign boats caught illegally fishing in its waters; 86 of these were Vietnamese.

August 24, 2018 | 08:56 am GMT+7

42 Vietnamese fishermen have been released after being arrested and detained for more than three months for illegally fishing in Indonesian waters.

July 25, 2018 | 02:00 pm GMT+7

Value of two boats, their catch and fishing equipment seized by the Malaysian authorities is estimated at $249,234.

June 22, 2018 | 05:22 pm GMT+7

Indonesia has been trying to stop foreign vessels fishing without permission in its territory.

April 26, 2018 | 12:00 pm GMT+7

27 fishing boats surrounded police and military officials and seized them in response to the arrests of other fishermen.

July 10, 2016 | 03:29 pm GMT+7

The Thai navy said it has detained another five Vietnamese vessels for illegally fishing in Thailand’s exclusive economic zone.

April 08, 2016 | 11:04 am GMT+7