Asia Pacific
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ReCAAP Reports on 3 Incidents in Asia in April 2019
May 10: The Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) has issued its report on the piracy and sea robbery situation in Asia […]
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Russia Signs Internet Isolation Bill
May 01:As reported by Russia’s TASS news agency on Wednesday, “Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed the law on providing stable operation of the Russian Internet (Runet) in case it is disconnected from the […]
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China’s Cybersecurity Threats Target Middleman IT Providers, US Official Says
April 28: China is growing more efficient at cyber theft, a U.S. official warned at a recent cybersecurity conference in Washington. “So what we’re seeing is rather than the Chinese actors […]
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North Korea Conducts Short-Range Missile Test, Launching into Pacific Ocean
May 04: North Korea reportedly conducted its first missile test in 18 months early Saturday morning (May 4), launching a short-range vehicle east into the Pacific Ocean. An Earth-observing Dove […]
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China Scores Worst on Illegal Fishing Index
April 16: An index launched in February this year scores countries according to their degree of exposure to and quality of response towards illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. China received […]
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Attempted Robbery Aboard Berthed Container Vessel in Jakarta
April 26: At approx. 21:05 UTC two robbers boarded a berthed container ship at Jakarta Container Terminal in Jakarta, Indonesia. Duty oiler on routine rounds noticed the robbers in the […]
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P60m Worth of Smuggled Sugar and Firecrackers Seized at Subic Port, Philippines
April 26: Customs officials on Friday, April 26, seized P60 million worth of smuggled sugar and firecrackers in Subic port. Acting on information that her office received, District Collector Maritess […]
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Indian Coast Guard Increases Maritime Surveillance Following Sri Lanka Explosions
April 21 – Present: The Indian Coast Guard has increased surveillance and deployed more ships and aircraft for patrolling following a series of devastating blasts in Sri Lanka on Sunday. This […]
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Successful Boarding of Dredger Being Towed off Nipa, Indonesia – No Injuries/Theft
April 24: On 24 Apr 19 at about 0510 hrs, a Cyprus-registered tug boat, Union Topaz towing a backhoe dredger, Magnor was underway at approximately 5 nm west-north-west of Nipa […]