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 ...

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 ...

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 ... The last known location of the ship was ...

MOSCOW, August 13. /TASS/. Russia’s Pacific Fleet said its guards missile cruiser Varyag and frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov entered the Strait of Malacca. "A Pacific Fleet surface unit consisting ...

the Flotilla took part in the Battle of the Malacca Strait in which the Haguro, the flagship of the Japanese Indian Ocean Fleet, was sunk. At that point the end of the war was still three months away.

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 ...