South East Asia
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1456.1 kg and 570.74kg of Beedi Leaves Seized Off Sri Lanka; Four Arrested
March 29: A group of naval personnel attached to the North Central Naval Command, during a search conducted in the sea area of Talaimannar, nabbed 04 persons with 13 parcels […]
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Methamphetamine Worth $34.1m USD Seized in Manila Harbor
March 22: A notorious Southeast Asian drug syndicate was tagged to be behind the almost 300 kilos of suspected methamphetamine or ‘shabu’ worth P1.8 billion seized at the Manila North […]
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Da Nang Customs Uncovers 9.1 Tonnes of Suspected Elephant Tusks
March 24: The customs of the central city of Da Nang has discovered and detained a large amount of goods suspected to be elephant tusks. According to Nguyen Huong, Vice […]
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Vietnam Fisheries Association Calls to Require China to Compensate Fishermen
March 18: The Vietnam Fisheries Association has asked the Chinese government to compensate fishermen for the sinking of their ships in the Paracel Sea and condemned the sinking as inhumane, […]
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Lobster Seed Smuggling Operation Worth Approx. 2.6m USD Disrupted in Indonesia
March 13: The Indonesian government has prevented the smuggling of 245,102 lobster seeds. With the help of the Fleet One Quick Response Task Force of the Joint Fleet Command I, […]
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1,232 kg of Beedi Leaves Found Floating Off Sri Lankan Coast
March 26: Thirty-five parcels containing a total of 1,232 kg of Beedi leaves floating on the sea off Udappuwa in Chilaw have been intercepted by several naval officers, stated the […]
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Singapore, Malaysia Agree to Jointly Suspend Overlapping Port Claims
March 14: Singapore and Malaysia have agreed to jointly suspend overlapping port claims, saying this was vital to end a stand-off which has seen at least one collision in waters off Tuas […]
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Taiwan Coast Guard Seizes Chinese Fishing Boat Near Penghu
March 13 2019: According to Taiwanese media, the Taiwanese Coast Guard in Penghu seized a Chinese fishing boat on the morning of March 13 that crossed into Taiwan’s territorial waters, […]
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Singapore: Corruption Charges Laid After Bunker Clerk Attempts to Bribe Marine Surveyor
Charges have been laid in Singapore after a bunker clerk attempted to bribe a Marine Surveyor to erroneously certify a short delivery. Lim Leong (林良) Friday was charged with one […]
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Sabah Curfew Extended Amid Ongoing Kidnap-For-Ransom Threat
The dawn-to-dusk curfew in Sabah’s east coast has been extended another two weeks from Tuesday (March 12), amid continuing threats from Abu Sayyaf-linked cross-border kidnapping groups and other criminal elements. […]
