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MELAKA, MALAYSIA -- The jeweled city-state of Melaka was born under a lucky star. South of the capital of Kuala Lumpur, Melaka escaped unscathed by the Indian Ocean tsunami that hit the equally ...
News Malaysia » Malacca » Life: Malaysia Urged To Keep Strait Of Malacca Free From Geopolitical Tensions
KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 (Bernama) -- Malaysia needs to play a more proactive role in ensuring that the Strait of Malacca remains free from geopolitical confrontation, given its importance as one of the ...
News Malaysia » Malacca » Life: Could the Strait of Malacca be the next global flashpoint?
South-east Asia is becoming more explicitly tied into great-power competition, and the Strait of Malacca is at the centre of it.
News Malaysia » Malacca » Life: Why the Hormuz Crisis Is Raising Concerns About the Malacca Strait
Disruptions to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz have raised concerns about vulnerabilities in another critical maritime corridor half a world away. The Strait of Malacca — a narrow stretch of water ...
News Malaysia » Malacca » Life: Active neutrality in a dangerous era: Malaysia’s test from Hormuz to Malacca
The Strait of Malacca is one of the world’s most important arteries, carrying nearly 25 to 30 percent of global trade and 29 percent of maritime oil flows, with close to 100,000 vessels passing ...
News Malaysia » Malacca » Life: ‘No unilateral decisions’ on Malacca Strait, ASEAN works by consensus: Malaysia's foreign minister
A file photo of Malaysia Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Post-Ministerial Conference with the United Kingdom during the 58th ASEAN Foreign ...
News Malaysia » Malacca » Life: Indonesia Shuts Down Malacca Strait Toll Talk, Distancing From Hormuz
Indonesia sought to reassure the international shipping community they will not have another potential “pay-to-pass” scenario on their hands at the Strait of Malacca. Indonesia’s top foreign diplomat ...
News Malaysia » Malacca » Life: Malacca’s historic St. Francis Xavier Church lives the mission
Colin Goh, 79, has been a lifelong member of St. Francis Xavier Church in Malacca — one of the oldest and largest churches in the Diocese of Malacca-Johor on Malaysia’s southwest coast — yet knew ...
News Malaysia » Malacca » Life: Strait of Malacca: The critical trade route you’ve never heard of
China is very aware of the strategic importance of the Strait of Malacca. In 2003, then Chinese president Hu Jintao used the phrase “Malacca Dilemma” to describe the risk of purely relying on the ...