September 2012 Prosecutors in Malaysia have offered a group of seven suspected Somali pirates the opportunity to plea bargain, confessing to crimes lesser than those they are charged with. The charges they currently face carry the death penalty, but Malaysian prosecutors have given them a chance to avoid that penalty. Malaysia is the fist country […]
Asian Piracy Threat
November 2012 A couple of recent hijackings in southeast Asia highlight the problem that is becoming an increasing issue for the region. The two recent victims were both fuel tankers– the Arowana was stolen off the coast of Malaysia in October and the Scorpio was hijacked in the Singapore Strait in September. Both vessels were hijacked, then […]
Maritime security in Malaysia
April 2013 As with many countries in Southeastern Asia, maritime security is a great concern and even greater challenge to the country of Malaysia. The territory of the country is divided between two regions– peninsular Malaysia, which is located on the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula; and Malaysian Borneo, located on the north of the […]
SE Asian Surge
February 2011 There has been a spike in piracy around Malaysia recently, with several incidents occurring in a short time span. Masked assailants hijacked a cargo ship on is way to deliver supplies and wages to another vessel out at sea. They intercepted the vessel 10 miles off Kota Kinabalu, a city on the northwestern coast […]