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(Bloomberg) -- 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 ...
News Malaysia » Malacca » Trade: 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 » Trade: Singapore says trade through Malacca Strait must remain free
Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said passage through the straits of Malacca and Singapore, a key trade chokepoint brought into focus by the war in Iran, must remain free for all and ...
News Malaysia » Malacca » Trade: 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 ...
News Malaysia » Malacca » Trade: China and Maritime Chokepoints: Hormuz, Malacca, and Indo-Pacific Vulnerability
Heightened Iranian restrictions on shipping and Tehran’s blockade of the waterway have renewed global concern over strategic maritime chokepoints, shifting analytical and policy attention toward other ...
News Malaysia » Malacca » Trade: Strait of Malacca: Stability, sovereignty and strategic confidence in a time of global uncertainty — Yusne Mokhtar
When tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz, global attention inevitably shifts to other maritime chokepoints. The Strait of Malacca, as one of the world’s busiest ...
News Malaysia » Malacca » Trade: Indonesia’s finance minister suggests imposing levy on ships transiting Malacca Strait
JAKARTA: Indonesia Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa on Wednesday (Apr 22) floated the idea of imposing a levy on ships passing through the Malacca Strait, as part of a push to maximise the ...
News Malaysia » Malacca » Trade: Forgotten ancient lessons for Melaka, Hormuz Straits chokepoints
Blockades in the Strait of Hormuz amid the Iran-US-Israel war, or the fear that the Straits of Melaka might one day face a similar fate are seen as modern anxieties. They are not: old Kedah and the ...
News Malaysia » Malacca » Trade: Singapore says trade through Malacca Strait must remain free
Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said passage through the straits of Malacca and Singapore must remain free for all and that the city-state won’t support any efforts to restrict it.