South East Asia

  • China eyes build up

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    Regional concerns over potential military build up. Asia starts to worry as China aims for ‘world-class army’ Ludovic Ehret BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping’s pledge to build a “world-class army” […]

  • Indo’s fish pirates

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    Fight against illegal fishing stepped up. Indonesia steps up boat sinkings By Taylor McDonald On Sunday Indonesia sunk another 17 foreign vessels alleged to have been fishing in its waters as part of the […]

  • Cyber-Attack: What’s at Stake

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    Shipping begins to wake to the threat. Cyber-Attack: What’s at Stake By Payal Bhattar The global shipping industry has come of age with more automation, game-changing technologies and the-internet-of-things. But embarking […]

  • Boost for Sulu security

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    The region of the Sulu Sea, just last year branded the ‘New Somalia’, is benefiting from a new trilateral security initiative. However, key challenges remain. Security in the Sulu Sea is […]

  • Cyber training concerns

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    It never happens until it happens… Lack of industry concern cited at cyber security training launch by Jamey Bergman At the launch event for a new cyber security training programme […]

  • Exercise Highcrest wraps

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    Maritime security and counter-terror exercise a success. Exercise Highcrest: Maritime, land-based agencies keep ‘terrorists’ from reaching shore By Elizabeth Neo SINGAPORE: For the first time, land-based operations featured in a large-scale […]

  • UAVs to counter piracy?

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    Drones could help close the capabilities gaps that allow pirates to flourish in Asian waters. Countering the ‘Pirates’ Paradise’: Unmanned Systems and Marine Security in Southeast Asia By Tobias Burgers and […]

  • US to boost presence

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    US boost for regional security. US Navy intends to increase presence in Asia-Pacific, says Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen Adrian Lim SINGAPORE – The US Navy intends to increase its […]

  • Security boost for Sabah

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    Mawilla 2 to boost maritime security KUALA LUMPUR: The new Naval Region 2 headquarters (Mawilla 2) in Sandakan will increase the confidence among the maritime community, especially fishermen operating along […]

  • Blast pirates out of sea

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    As restrained as always. ‘Blast pirates out of the sea’- Duterte President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said he would ask the leaders of Indonesia and Malaysia to “blast” pirates out […]

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