South East Asia

  • Asean avoids mention of China ruling

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    Cautious words from ASEAN. South China Sea: Asean avoids mention of China ruling After days of discord, South East Asian nations have released a watered down joint statement on the […]

  • ASG behind crew kidnap

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    Confirmation that ASG abducted crew. Abu Sayyaf kidnapped 5 sailors, Malaysia says Malaysia’s police chief said Tuesday that five tugboat crew missing since last week were abducted by the militant […]

  • Indo boosts boat security

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    Armed guards apparently ruled out. Jakarta to Boost Security of Small Vessels By Aiswarya Lakshmi Jakarta will boost security of small vessels after hijackings 15 July, says a report in […]

  • Piracy hits new low

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    IMB reports drop in incidents. Pirate attacks drop to 21-year low in H1 2016: IMB By Marcus Hand The number of piracy attacks dropped to a 21-year low in the […]

  • Working with the PLA Navy

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    Watching the watchers. RIMPAC 2016: LCS-4 Exercises With Chinese Navy Ahead Of First Deployment To Asia By: Megan Eckstein PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – The Littoral Combat Ship USS Coronado (LCS-4) […]

  • Still no word on crew kidnap

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    No word on ransom demand. Sabah still has no leads on missing 5 Malaysian sailors Sabah authorities said it has no confirmation whether the Filipino militant group Abu Sayyaf was […]

  • Armed guards legality questioned

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    Confusion over legality. Military presence on merchant vessels prohibited: Navy commander Liza Yosephine Navy chief Adm.Ade Supandi has said he is not certain the government’s plan to provide security involving […]

  • Asian piracy down, kidnaps up

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    Crew kidnaps still on the rise in region. Asian Piracy Incidents Drop to Four-Year Low The Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) […]

  • CARAT kicks off

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    China will be delighted… U.S., Singapore kick off complex CARAT exercise From Task Force 73 Public Affairs SINGAPORE – The 22nd annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise between […]

  • S. China Sea Malarkey

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    South China Sea wrangles continue. Philippines asked to ‘disregard’ tribunal ruling on South China Sea, foreign minister says The Philippines was asked by China to “disregard” an international tribunal ruling […]

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