Legal Corner

  • Illegal fishing boats sunk

    Jakarta signals that its war on illegal fishing will continue unabated. Indonesia Sinks 23 Foreign Vessels After China Spat By Prashanth Parameswaran Indonesia destroyed 23 foreign vessels on Tuesday as […]

  • Vietnam seizes Chinese boat

    South China Sea spat continues. Vietnam ‘seizes Chinese fuel ship for intrusion’ Vietnam’s coast guard has seized a Chinese fuel ship for allegedly intruding into its waters, report state media. […]

  • Nigerian pirates pinched

    Nigerian pirates arrested, one dies. Navy arrests 2 suspected pirates, assures of safety on waterways The Nigerian Navy said on Thursday that it was working hard to tackle the menace […]

  • South China Sea Grumbles

    Here we go again… U.S. says it will not recognize South China Sea exclusion zone By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has told China it will not […]

  • Pirates on trial in France

    Pirates accused in Tribal Kat incident. Somali pirates face trial in France over deadly hijacking Seven suspected Somali pirates accused of hijacking a French yacht, killing its owner and putting […]

  • Fish licence furore

    Firm set up by fisheries minister Tony Baldry criticised by United Nations Security Council for deal that allows foreign fishing vessels into waters off Somaliland. Ex-Tory MP accused by UN […]

  • Indo, China fishing spat

    Illegal fishing is the elephant in the room. Indonesia protests against Chinese ‘breach of sovereignty’ Indonesia has formally protested to China over what it says was an infringement of its […]

  • Pirate kingpin gets 20 years

    Big Mouth gets lengthy jail term. 20 Years in Prison for Somali Pirate Kingpin, Belgian Court Rules THE Bruges Criminal Court, sentenced, in absentia, the Somali pirate Kingpin Mohamed Abdi […]

  • NIMASA grilled over losses

    NIMASA money woes continue. Reps Summon NIMASA Mgt Over Alleged $10bn Leakages BODE GBADEBO and KAUTHAR KHALEEL Following alleged financial leakages of about $10 billion, the House of Representatives has […]

  • China to inspect N. Korean ships

    China to help enforce UN sanctions. China to start inspecting North Korean ships China will start inspecting the North Korean ships that dock at its ports for banned cargo as […]