KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued an advisory on Typhoon Bavi, which was detected about 1,896 kilometres (km) northeast of Sandakan, Sabah.
In a statement today, MetMalaysia said it was located approximately 1,151 km southeast of Taipei, Taiwan.
The department said that based on observation at 8 am, the typhoon was moving west-northwest at a speed of 20 km per hour (km/h), with maximum wind speeds potentially reaching 185 km/h.
Typhoon Bavi does not pose any significant threat to Malaysia, it added.
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