South East Asia
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U.S., Singapore militaries join for amphibious training during CARAT exercise
By Lt. Lauren Chatmas, DESRON 7 SINGAPORE – U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and the Republic of Singapore Navy partnered in the 26th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) […]
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ReCAAP: 11 Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships In Asia During November
In November 2020, 11 incidents of armed robbery against ships¹ were reported in Asia. No piracy² incident was reported. With these incidents, the total number of incidents from January to […]
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Why Indonesia Will Move its Navy Combat Squad HQ to a Tiny Remote Islet
By Ralph Jennings TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Indonesia’s plan to site its naval combat squad headquarters on a tiny outpost far from Jakarta shows a commitment to push back against Chinese […]
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Taiwan intercepts heroin from Myanmar with street value of NT$3 billion
By Matthew Strong TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A shipment of 126 kilograms of heroin originating in Myanmar was found on a vessel off southwest Taiwan, resulting in the termination of a […]
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Australian and Indonesian navies deepen defence cooperation
The Royal Australian Navy and the Indonesian Armed Forces have completed a coordinated maritime patrol to improve security along our shared maritime border. The tenth iteration of the Australian and […]
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ReCAAP reports on Singapore Strait
Since 2019 through 2020, there is a sharp increase in the number of incidents of robbery and theft against ships while underway in the Singapore Strait (SS), compared to the […]
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USS Barry returns to the South China Sea
By: Lt.j.g. Samuel Hardgrove, USS Barry SOUTH CHINA SEA – After conducting its fourth routine transit through the Taiwan Strait this year, Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) […]
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‘Time to ease tensions in South China Sea’
Alexis Romero MANILA, Philippines — President Duterte has called for the easing of tensions in the South China Sea, describing the longstanding dispute as a “dangerous game” where no one […]
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ASEAN eyes code of conduct for disputed South China Sea
37th ASEAN Summit opens with focus on South China Sea, COVID-19 pandemic Pizaro Gozali Idrus The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Thursday expressed its hope for an “effective […]
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Asian Piracy Is on the Rise
Piracy and armed robbery against ships is on the rise in Asia, ReCAAP ISC reveals in its latest monthly report. In October, nine incidents of armed robbery against ships and […]
