KL's 2018 ban on sea sand exports 'not linked to S'pore's reclamation works'

Kuala Lumpur

MALAYSIA imposed a ban on all exports of sea sand due to environmental concerns after the new government took office last year, its Minister of Water, Land and Natural Resources Xavier Jeyakumar said on Thursday .

He also said the ban was not linked to Singapore's reclamation works.

"When we took over the government, we decided the sea sand will not be exported to any country," he said on the sidelines of a Parliament session.

"It is not just to Singapore. We have…