{"id":6386,"date":"2019-09-09T08:30:22","date_gmt":"2019-09-08T22:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/?p=6386"},"modified":"2023-08-07T07:21:13","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T21:21:13","slug":"with-new-coastguard-myanmar-looks-to-improve-maritime-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/with-new-coastguard-myanmar-looks-to-improve-maritime-security\/","title":{"rendered":"With new coastguard, Myanmar looks to improve maritime security"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/tag\/andrew-selth\/\">ANDREW SELTH<\/a>\u00a0 |   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In March this year, Myanmar\u2019s Defence Ministry submitted a proposal to parliament to establish a\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mmtimes.com\/news\/defence-submits-coast-guard-plan-parliament.html\" target=\"_blank\">national coastguard<\/a>. Given strong support for the idea from the main political parties, the armed forces, and the public, it is expected that the necessary legislation will be passed without undue delay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Myanmar is one of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilsoncenter.org\/publication\/managing-the-rise-southeast-asias-coast-guards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">few countries<\/a>&nbsp;in the wider Asian region that does not already have a coastguard or similar force. Responsibility for maritime security is currently shared between the Myanmar Navy and the Maritime Police, a part of the Myanmar Police Force. 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