KUALA LUMPUR – A Malaysian court has sentenced six Indonesians to 10 years in jail and caning for trying to rob a merchant ship off its southern coast near Singapore, reports said Saturday. A district court in southern Johor state sentenced the men Friday after they pleaded guilty to gang robbery of the MT Sky […]
By Walter Lohman Abstract: The United States and Thailand have a long history of close relations. After 9/11, the U.S. renewed its attention to the relationship, identifying shared interests and values. The military coup in 2006 weakened the relationship, but the return of a newly elected civilian government may present an opening for the U.S. to reinvigorate economic, […]
Indonesian police in Aceh, North Sumatra, have confirmed the arrest of four pirates they claim are part of a larger syndicate operating in the Malacca Straits. The syndicate is reportedly directed by a prisoner in a North Sumatran jail and claims to donate a cut of its spoils to charity. Aceh police detected the […]
Suspected pirates detained by police on Monday at the Aceh Police Station. Their arrest revealed a larger pirate syndicate headed by a currently incarcerated prisoner.? JG Photo/Suparta Banda Aceh. Police in Aceh announced that the arrest of four suspected pirates had uncovered a highly organized and extensive criminal organization operating across the Malacca Strait. Insp. Gen. […]
by Fayette C. Riñen CEBU CITY, Sept. 26 (PIA) — Over 4,000 hostage incidents and pirate attacks have been recorded by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as of 2010. Out of the 500 hostage victims, 103 were Filipino seafarers as piracy continues to be a real threat in the maritime industry. MARINA-7 Regional Director Nanette […]
Virendra Sahai Verma Last week, one day after a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said his government was “opposed to any country engaging in oil exploration in waters under China’s jurisdiction” , an editorial in ‘Global Times’ , a mouthpiece of the Communist Party of China, warned India of “serious political provocation” that would “push China to the limit”. The […]
Thant Myint-U on Burma as a bridge between Asia’s two giants Among Asian nations characterised chiefly by their economic and social progress, Burma has long been the laggard. Yet this may be about to change. The release of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest last year, a new nominally civilian parliament and renewed investor interest in […]
On June 27th, the New Delhi-based newspaper Economic Times reported that a May meeting between the three branches of the military, the Coast Guard, and the National Security Advisor’s office resulted in the approval of a February 2010 plan to increase security infrastructure in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Lakshadweep chains in the Indian Ocean. […]
AFP reports that Malaysian maritime authorities have arrested and detained six alleged Indonesian pirates after they attempted to rob a ship in the Strait of Malacca early Sunday morning. Maritime Enforcement Agency chief, Admiral Zulkifli Abu Bakar, told AFP that the Indonesian suspects were located by patrol arms of Malaysian officials trying to board a […]
Abheek Barman Last week, the government opened the door for Indian companies to borrow yuan-denominated funds from Chinese lenders. Sure, it limits the total amount of such loans to a modest $1-billion-worth every year, but the amount isn’t important. The idea is one whose time has come. China is already India’s largest trading partner, with goods […]