
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has stressed that liquefied natural gas (LNG) export operations in Bintulu, Sarawak, remain unaffected despite recent security concerns.
Anwar said control measures were immediately implemented once the security threats were identified, reported Bernama.
“So far, there has been no issue of declining export demand,” he said after attending a Sarawak PKR meeting in Kuching.
“The area is strategic and any threat is treated very seriously.
“Petronas informed me when the threat was reported, and we immediately deployed police and security forces to secure the site.”
Threatening text messages sent to a Petronas officer prompted the National Security Council (MKN) to order tighter security at all LNG facilities in Bintulu on Monday.
Deputy prime minister Fadillah Yusof had said the text messages were sent from a phone number registered in…