South East Asia
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Indonesian President Envisions Maritime Security Agency Bakamla To Become Coast Guard
February 12: President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has inaugurated Vice Adm. Aan Kurnia as the new chief of the Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla), replacing Achmad Taufiqoerrochman, who has entered retirement. Speaking […]
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Philippines Notifies US of Intent to End Major Security Pact; Calls For Increased Partnership With Regional Navies
February 11: The Philippines notified the United States on Tuesday it would end a major security pact allowing American forces to train in the country, in the most serious threat […]
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Theft By Persons Armed With Knives Aboard Tug at Martabari Anchorage, Bangladesh
February 07, 19:10 LT: While at Martabari anchorage in Bangladesh (posn. 21° 41.72’ N, 91° 50.34’ E), the duty A/B of the tug boat ASL AMBER (IMO #9430301) sighted two […]
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Approx 10kg of Kerala Cannabis Seized During Naval Operation in Northern Seas of Sri Lanka
February 04: The Sri Lankan Navy has seized approx. 10kg of Kerala cannabis found floating in several packages in the seas off Madagal, Jaffna on 04th February 2020. The discovery was […]
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Sri Lankan Navy Recovers Approx 300kg of Kerala Cannabis; 4 Suspects Arrested
February 02: The [Sri Lankan] Navy has recover about 300kg of Kerala cannabis during a patrol conducted off Punkudutivu in Jaffna on February 02 2020. As part of the its […]
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Bangladesh Coastguard Arrest Two Suspects With 30,000 Ya Ba Tablets
February 02: The Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) arrested two Rohingya suspects along with 30,000 contraband ya ba [a mixture of methamphetamine and caffeine] tablets from Fishery Ghat of Maddhom Nuniya […]
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RM967,500 Worth of Contraband Cigarettes Seized in Kuching
February 01: The Sarawak Customs Department has thwarted an attempt to smuggle in contraband cigarettes worth RM967,500, with unpaid duties and taxes valued at RM2.44 million, two days ago [February […]
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Sri Lankan Navy Recovers Approx. 97.2 kg of Kerala Cannabis
February 01: The [Sri Lankan] Navy recovered approximately 97.2 kg of Kerala Cannabis during a patrol conducted in the seas off Milady, Jaffna on 1st February 2020. During a patrol carried […]
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Theft Aboard Tanker In Eastbound Lane of TSS of Singapore Strait, Half An Hour After Unsuccessful Theft On Nearby Bulker
February 09 02:52 LT: Approximately half an hour after an unsuccessful theft aboard a nearby bulker, an unauthorized person was spotted in the engine room of the tanker SWARNA JAYANTI […]
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Bulker Boarded By Six Persons Armed With Knives in TSS of Singapore Strait; Disembarked Empty Handed Upon Discovery
February 09, 02:20 LT: Six unauthorized persons armed with knives were spotted in the engine room of the bulk carrier NEW SPIRIT while she was underway in the eastbound lane […]
