South East Asia
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Keeping Malacca secure
Regional cooperation paying dividends. DSA 2018: Malacca Strait security needed by ASEAN by Wendell Minnick Multilateral cooperation amongst ASEAN militaries has been successful, but still needs to improve if the vital sea lines […]
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PLA Navy display
Another calm day in geopolitics. South China Sea: Xi Jinping attends massive naval display China’s leader Xi Jinping has attended a massive naval display in the disputed South China Sea. […]
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Militarization of Spratly
Confirmation of what was already known. China Acknowledges Militarization of its Spratly Island Bases On Tuesday, a spokesman from China’s ministry of defense said that China has a “natural right […]
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IMB posts piracy stats
IMB’s latest report makes for grim reading. Pirate attacks worsen in Gulf of Guinea London and Kuala Lumpur, 10 April 2018 – A surge in armed attacks against ships around […]
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Vietnam IUU fishing crackdown
Illegal fishing a huge issue in region. Vietnam to impose harsh punishments on illegal fishing A captain who fishes illegally will see his boat driving licence revoked and his vessel […]
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Aus, PH drills finish
Three week exercise ends. Navy concludes joint drills with Australian Navy in Sulu Sea Roel Pareño ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Navy has concluded a second round of sea […]
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Vietnam-Cambodia Joint Patrols
The 50th iteration of the interaction offered a glimpse into an aspect of the bilateral relationship. Vietnam-Cambodia Joint Patrols Highlight Defense Ties By Prashanth Parameswaran Last week, Vietnam and Cambodia held […]
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China announces naval exercise
The US will be watching. China Announces South China Sea Exercise China announced on Friday that it will conduct combat exercises in the South China Sea but did not specify a […]
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New MPA for Philippines
Navy activates aircraft for patrolling sea borders BY DEMPSEY REYES A Beechcraft King Air TC-90 aircraft of the Philippine Navy has been activated and is now ready for patrolling the country’s […]
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Taiwan live fire drill
Recent exercise causing fall out. Vietnam protests over Taiwan’s live-fire drill in Spratlys By Khanh Lynh, Hong Hanh Vietnam’s foreign ministry denounced Taiwan’s ongoing live-fire drill around an island in the […]
