South East Asia

  • China-Russia drill no reason for concern

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    Exercises start today. Commentary: China-Russia joint military drill no reason for concern by Xinhua Writer Wang Haiqing BEIJING, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) — As China and Russia started the second phase […]

  • Indonesia hits illegal fishing

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    Scuttled ships will form artificial reef. Indonesia sinks 34 foreign vessels to stop illegal fishing By John Stansfield Indonesia, the world’s biggest archipelago nation, sank 34 foreign illegal fishing boats in several places […]

  • Fuel piracy incidents drop in July

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    Pirates in SE Asia take a vacation. Fuel piracy incidents drop in July Titus Zheng ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ISC), the Singapore-headquartered anti-piracy watchdog, posted no fuel siphoning incidents for […]

  • MPHRP in Bangladesh

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    Discussing seafarer welfare at governmental level. MPHRP in Bangladesh MPHRP South Asia Regional Director takes up the rehabilitation of piracy affected seafarers with the government of Bangladesh. Chirag Bahri, MPHRP […]

  • US, Malaysia Launch Naval Exercise

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    CARAT Malaysia 2015 kicks off. US, Malaysia Launch Naval Exercise By Prashanth Parameswaran On August 17, the United States and Malaysia kicked off a bilateral naval exercise in Sandakan in eastern […]

  • ReCAAP July 2015 Report

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    No hijackings reported in July. Piracy & Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia – ReCAAP July 2015 Report ReCAAP ISC reports a decline in the number of piracy and robbery […]

  • Taiwan’s navy feels the pressure

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    Taiwanese Navy has ambitious plans. Taiwan’s navy feels the pressure as China rises James Goldrick Taiwan lives every day with the threat posed by the increasingly capable armed forces of […]

  • Algorithm To Predict Pirate Attacks

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    New software predicts ‘predator’ behaviour. US Navy Scientists Create Algorithm To Predict Pirate Attacks By Jill Arce Pirates have begun robbing shipping vessels and committing acts of criminal violence at sea […]

  • Pirates Adapt To Failure

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    Somali piracy suffers while West African and Southeast Asian piracy rises. Sea Transportation: The Pirates Adapt To Failure And New Opportunities Financial problems have led the Somali pirate groups to […]

  • Dryad issues SE Asia analysis

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    Continuing attacks spark guidance. MT Joaquim and the continuing troubles off the Malaysian Peninsula The recent hijacking of MT Joaquim on Saturday 8th August in the Malacca Strait has provided yet another timely […]

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