Recent years have seen a flurry of geopolitical activities. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Assertion of regional autonomy over control of navigation in the Strait(s) of Malacca appeared at one time to threaten the maritime security of this vital sea route. The resolution to date of the ...

Before entering the Strait of Malacca, sailors conducted shipboard ... safety while maneuvering in the area with an intensive shipping traffic," the fleet said. The long-distance voyage of the ...

The Strait of Malacca is strategically important. It's the shortest shipping route between the Far East and the Indian Ocean, the Middle East, Europe and Africa. It handles a quarter of all ...

The Strait of Malacca is strategically important. It’s the shortest shipping route between the Far East and the Indian Ocean, the Middle East, Europe and Africa. It handles a quarter of all ...

There have been warnings the Malacca Straits could reach capacity ... that closing this alongside the Singapore Straits could cost the shipping industry a huge £50 million ($65 million) per ...

The Strait of Malacca is 80 km long, 65-to-150 km wide and 2.8 km at its narrowest point. From Malacca town, I could see the other side. Around 250 ships use it daily; it is congested with cargo ...

When Trump began rambling on about seizing Greenland on Jan. 7, most non-Americans saw it as a typical Trump stratagem to unsettle potential adversaries. He threatened to re-invade Panama and annex ...

JAKARTA: A ship with 11 crew members was reported to have sunk after experiencing a leakage due to huge waves in the waters of the Malacca Strait on Monday (July 31). Budi Cahyadi, the head of the ...

KUALA LUMPUR: The country’s new national shipping policy must not only ... Given its strategic location in the busy Straits of Malacca and part of the South China Sea waterways, Malaysia has ...

Ships can be seen gliding on the water from an airplane window flying over the Strait of Malacca on January 21, 2013. (leogaggl/Flickr)Want to see your images in our Photo of the Day posts? Use Flickr ...

The Strait of Malacca is strategically important. It’s the shortest shipping route between the Far East and the Indian Ocean, the Middle East, Europe and Africa. It handles a quarter of all ...