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Cruise Critic
December 1, 2008
You're never going to hear too much from cruise lines about their tactics involving security in the
Gulf of Aden (or the
Straits of Malacca, ...
The Japan Times
November 29, 2008
Not long after 9/11,
the United States seemed to suggest that it would patrol the
Malacca Strait with its own vessels if, in its opinion, littoral states ...
Taipei Times
November 29, 2008
Among the strategy's more striking pledges is the
Pacific Command's commitment to freedom of movement, particularly through the
Straits of Malacca and South ...
Safety at Sea
November 28, 2008
... of the recently concluded International Symposium on Navigational Safety & Environmental Protection, which focused on the
Malacca Strait and
Singapore. ...
The Age
November 28, 2008
Christina Pfeiffer searches museums and antiques shops of the 14th century trading port of Melaka. 'MY FAMILY has run this business for more than 40 years," ...
International Herald Tribune
November 27, 2008
Malaysia Star
November 26, 2008
THE 21st Baba Nyonya Convention will be held from Dec 5 to 7 at Hotel Equatorial Malacca. All straits-born folks nationwide are welcome. ...
Merinews
November 26, 2008
The
pirates operating off the coast of
Somalia follow a modus operandi not different from that practiced till recently in the
Malacca Straits. ...
TheChronicleHerald.ca
November 26, 2008
Some 600 ships pass through the
Strait of Malacca daily, transporting one-third of all
global trade and half of the world's oil. The 960-kilometre-long ...
Seatradeasia-online
November 26, 2008
Some 50000 ships pass through the
Straits of Malacca and
Singapore each year, equivalent to 25% of the world's
sea trade, including 11 million barrels of ...
The Malaysian Insider
November 26, 2008
This year
Unesco added two Malaysian cities to its World Heritage List as Historic Cities of the
Straits of Malacca, joining just 24 others already on the ...
Straits Times
November 26, 2008
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)
November 25, 2008
Singapore's main security threats come from
piracy in the crucial
Malacca Straits and from regional
terrorism. While generally enjoying good relations with ...
The Sun Daily
November 25, 2008
"The recognition for the two states including Malacca as World Heritage Sites was not done separately but because of the historical Straits of Malacca ...
Screen Weekly
November 25, 2008
Kaseh said that the actor will receive his Darjah Mulia Seri Melaka award at a ceremony at 10 am at Dewan Seri Negri, Ayer Keroh, in the presence of 1000 ...
Malaysia Star
November 24, 2008
At an earlier function, Ong said that some 80000
shipping vessels used the
Straits of Malacca and called on user states to take responsibility for the ...
New Straits Times
November 24, 2008
The donation will be made under the
Straits of Malacca Aids to Navigation Fund, managed by the straits' littoral states of
Malaysia,
Singapore and
Indonesia ...
Inquirer.net
November 24, 2008
"Ships sailing around the world have five gateways they almost certainly have to pass through -- Gibraltar, Suez,
Panama, the
Malacca Straits and the Strait ...
Straits Times
November 24, 2008
Mr Hubert Gijzen, the regional chief of
Unesco, the UN's
cultural wing, who officially presented the listing to Penang and southern Malacca state at the ...
Reuters
November 24, 2008
The island, lying strategically at the head of the
Malacca Strait and a free port until 1969, built up one the largest
electronics manufacturing bases in ...
Malaysia Star
November 24, 2008
THE 21st Baba Nyonya Convention will be held from Dec 5 to 7 at Hotel Equatorial Malacca. All straits-born folks nationwide are welcome. ...
Earthtimes (press release)
November 24, 2008
Kuala Lumpur -
shipping firms and users of the
Malacca Straits on Monday renewed their pledge of sharing the responsibility of maintaining vessel safety at ...
The Statesman
November 24, 2008
Narrow
sea-lanes of the Straits slow down ships making them easier targets. The
Malacca Strait is one of the world's busiest chokepoints. ...
Balita.org
November 23, 2008
Merinews
November 23, 2008
Independent
November 23, 2008
In 2004, Far Eastern waters had a big problem, with 38 attacks in the
Malacca Straits alone. Yet this year, after the governments of
Malaysia,
Singapore and ...
Malaysia Star
November 23, 2008
This week, I have been sailing up the Straits of Malacca. On each and every leg of the journey so far, I have made predictions about the weather. ...
Malaysia Star
November 23, 2008
Let all of us
Malaysians and not just Malaccans or Penangites give our views on what's best to render these "stars" of the
Malacca Straits a sense of ...
Minneapolis Star Tribune
November 22, 2008
And while the stable, comparatively wealthy East
Asian countries that line the
Malacca Straits have committed their naval and coastal forces to stamping out ...
TMCnet
November 22, 2008
Bernama
November 22, 2008
"The history of Melaka and Georgetown had begun centuries ago. The location of both sites along the Melaka Straits is most strategic as the straits had been ...
Indian Express
November 22, 2008
The
Gulf of Aden has overtaken
Nigeria and the
Malacca Strait as the world's number one
pirate hotspot. Nigeria comes second with over 25 incidents, ...
Expressindia.com
November 21, 2008
Referring to the
Malacca Straits which too has witnessed piracy attacks reportedly by Indonesian
pirates some time back, Choong said the
Gulf of Aden area ...
Straits Times
November 21, 2008
Mr Muhyiddin will now face Rural Development Minister Muhammad Muhammad Taib and Malacca Chief Minister Mohd Ali Rustam. Datuk Mukhriz is up against the ...
CBC.ca
November 21, 2008
East Asia has also been a notorious area for
piracy, ranging from the coast of
China to the
Strait of Malacca, still known for piracy today. ...
New Straits Times
November 21, 2008
The clock tower is among many historical structures that won George Town a listing as a World Heritage Site (jointly with Malacca) from the
United Nations ...
Sydney Morning Herald
November 21, 2008
The
Strait of Malacca, a narrow neck of water bordered by
Malaysia,
Singapore and
Indonesia, is navigated by 80000 ships a year carrying 30 per cent of the ...
Sail World
November 21, 2008
"We have to go through the
Malacca Straits which is a high-risk
piracy area." "If you have this experience once, you don't want it again because the chances ...
AsiaOne
November 21, 2008
Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng told the New Straits Times his government was in a bind as the buildings exceed the 15-metre (49-foot) maximum
Unesco height ...
Times of India
November 21, 2008
Since the turn of the century, when
India undertook patrolling and anti-
piracy missions in the
Straits of Malacca, Indian
navy has been a potent
tool for ...
