South East Asia
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US Carrier Sails Into Disputed Waters Amid New Flare-Ups
August 06: A U.S. aircraft carrier sailed through the disputed South China Sea on Tuesday in the latest show of America’s military might amid new territorial flare-ups involving China and […]
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Chinese Survey Ship Returns to Disputed Waters Claimed By Vietnam
August 14: A Chinese survey vessel has re-entered disputed waters in the South China Sea, according to ship tracking analysis, after a tense month-long standoff in the same area that inflamed […]
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Indonesian Authorities Seize 43.5 kg Methamphetamine and Arrest 4 Suspects
July 25: Indonesia’s National Police’s Narcotics Directorate apprehended four suspected narcotics traffickers in Bengkalis, Riau, on July 25. The suspects were identified as AK (31), RDW (40), MR (43), and […]
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Indonesian Police Seize 10 Kg Crystal Meth Wrapped in Teabags at Port of Tanjung Priok, Jakarta
July 10: Jakarta Metro Police narcotics directorate foiled the smuggling attempt of 10 kg crystal meth wrapped in teabags owned by a Malaysia-Jakarta criminal network. Authorities arrested seven suspects (all […]
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Attempted Boarding of Chemical Tanker at Tanjung Uban Anchorage
August 07: Three unauthorized persons in a wooden boat came alongside an unspecified anchored Panama-flagged chemical tanker at 04:00 LT at Tanjung Uban anchorage. They attempted to board the tanker […]
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Malaysian Authorities Detain Three Suspects And Their Vessel, Suspected of Scrap Metal Theft From Barge
August 03: The Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) while on routine patrol sighted and detained a small wooden boat without registration number along with three crew suspected of sea theft. […]
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Registration Open for 16th Maritime Security & Costal Surveillance Event – December 02-05 in Singapore
Today’s maritime security needs have become highly sophisticated and multi-dimensional with the exponential rise in maritime terrorism, drug trafficking, piracy and other non-traditional seaborne attacks. Technological advancements and modernisation are […]
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North Korea Launches Missiles From South Hamgyong Province Into Sea of Japan
August 10: At approximately 0530 local time on 10 August (2030 UTC on 9 August) 2019, the North Korean military fired two projectiles from an area near the city of […]
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Small Protest Over Chinese Maritime Survey Dispersed Outside of Chinese Embassy in Hanoi
August 06: On 6 August 2019, Vietnamese police officers dispersed a demonstration outside the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi. Approximately 10 demonstrators gathered to protest against an ongoing Chinese maritime survey […]
