South East Asia
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Attempted Theft Aboard Bulk Carrier Underway in Singapore Strait
December 19, 23:01 LT (15:00 UTC): Six unauthorized persons were spotted aboard the underway bulk carrier TRUST STAR (IMO # 9610236), at which point the alarm was raised. Upon hearing […]
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Attempted Theft Aboard Underway Oil Tanker in Singapore Strait
December 19, 23:00 LT (15:00 UTC): Three unauthorized persons armed with knives reportedly boarded a Panama-flagged oil tanker while she was underway in the Singapore Strait. Nothing was reported stolen […]
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Assailants Open Fire On Malaysian Customs Vessel Off Semporna Coast
December 20: A group of unidentified assailants opened fire on a Royal Malaysia Customs Department (JKDM) vessel in the waters near Mataking Island, located off the coast of Semporna along […]
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7 Indian Navy Personnel Arrested; Suspected of Espionage for Pakistan
December 20: Seven Navy personnel and a hawala operator have been arrested across the country in an espionage operation, which has alleged links to Pakistan. “The AP intelligence, in a […]
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Malaysia Seizes Vietnamese Oil Tanker That Was Tracked in North Korea
December 12: A Vietnamese oil tanker – the VIET TIN 01 – which Reuters reported visited North Korea in February has been seized by Malaysia after it was found adrift […]
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P54M Worth of Smuggled Sugar Seized at Manila Port From August-September
December 17: Shipments from China containing P54 million worth of sugar, misdeclared as steel and other hardware items, were seized at the Port of Manila, the Bureau of Customs (BoC) […]
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Philippine Coast Guard Rescues 13 Women Being Smuggled Into Malaysia
December 17: The promise of well-compensated yet unidentified jobs in Malaysia prompted 13 women to fall for an alleged human trafficking scheme in Zamboanga City, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) […]
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Two Arrested in Indonesia Over Endangered Wildlife Smuggling
December 14: Indonesian police say they have arrested two men suspected of being part of a ring that poaches and trades in endangered animals, and seized from them several lion […]
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India & France to Start Joint Patrolling Mission of Indian Ocean Region
December 09: After holding their biggest-ever Varuna naval exercise off Goa and Djibouti in May, India and France will soon launch a joint naval patrolling mission in the Indian Ocean […]
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Philippines’ Duterte to Lift Martial Law in Mindanao By End of Year
December 10: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will lift martial law in Mindanao by the end of the year, his spokesperson has announced, signalling an end to the controversial May 2017 […]
