Malacca

Piracy is also very active in the Strait of Malacca.

I put that between quotation marks. Ports like Malacca, Calicut, Aden, Venice.

From the Suez Canal, the route to Indonesia is shorter via the Malacca Strait.

Three thousand acres, young trees. Belongs to a Malacca Chinese. He's forced to sell.

The same three countries, together with Thailand, were also beginning air patrols over the Straits of Malacca.

The links now being developed in Myanmar will reduce China s dependence on the Strait of Malacca by more than one third.

In February 2009, many Rohingya refugees were rescued by Acehnese sailors in the Strait of Malacca, after 21 days at sea.

In February 2009, many Rohingya refugees were helped by Acehnese sailors in the Strait of Malacca, after 21 days at sea.

This period saw continued Portuguese colonial expansion in Angola, Mozambique, and Malacca, as well as the annexation of Macau in 1557.

He was known for his two attempts in 1511 and 1521 to seize the port of Malacca from the control of Portuguese.

In particular, Indonesia will inevitably become involved in the tug of war between the US and China for influence over the vitally important Malacca Strait.

Because China must import vast quantities of oil through the Malacca Strait, that sea lane has become a central element in the country s security strategy.

In 2004, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia had begun coordinated naval patrols of the Straits of Malacca and the Straits of Singapore, which were important for world trade.

Most of the major rivers that drain into the South China Sea had some evidence of tigers, whereas those draining into the Straits of Malacca in the west did not.

The South China Sea is a marginal sea that is part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from the Singapore and Malacca Straits to the Strait of Taiwan of around .

The Strait of Malacca joins the Pacific and the Indian Oceans on the west, and Drake Passage and the Strait of Magellan link the Pacific with the Atlantic Ocean on the east.

(c) in seeking attainment of the above objectives, the Organization and the Secretary General should seek to promote the Marine Electronic Highway project specifically designed for the Straits of Malacca and Singapore.

In the context of strengthening the safety of navigation and maritime security in the area, we further commend the assistance of the IMO in facilitating the Marine Electronic Highway project for the Straits of Malacca and Singapore.

Of the two countries, India a resident power in East Asia, with the Andaman and Nicobar Islands sitting at the western end of the Strait of Malacca (through which some 40 of world trade passes) deserves greater emphasis.

Almost a decade ago, outgoing Chinese President Hu Jintao identified the country s Malacca Dilemma, referring to the channel between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra that connects the Indian and Pacific Oceans, as a grave strategic threat.

So it is little wonder that it is in these places that most illegal immigration and human trafficking occurs pirates in the Straits of Malacca, fast boats between Albania and Italy, and desperate human cargoes from Africa and Latin America.

For example, much of the talk that China should take the lead in regional institutions, and that Chinese ships should have a greater presence in vital sea lanes such as the Malacca Straits and even the Indian Ocean comes from the younger generation.

In nearby Thailand, China has invested 20 billion in a plan to build a canal across the Kra Isthmus to connect the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Siam, thereby providing an alternate oil import route that avoids the Strait of Malacca.

One delegation provided information about various initiatives to improve safety and security of navigation and environmental protection in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, including an IMO sponsored meeting to be held in Jakarta in 2005, and the marine electronic highway project.

Masjid Omar Kampong Melaka (or Omar Kampong Malacca Mosque Chinese 奥玛甘榜马六甲回教堂) is a mosque in Singapore, and is located at Keng Cheow Street in the Singapore River Planning Area, within the Central Area, Singapore's central business district.

A seminar on safety, security and environmental protection in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore and an IMO Association of South East Asian Nations workshop on the review of the implementation of the International Code for the Security of Ships and Port Facilities were planned for September 2005.

Of course, China claims that its intentions toward India are peaceful. For example, it contends that its efforts to establish bases in the Indian Ocean and bolster its blue water navy are aimed at safeguarding the Malacca Straits, a maritime trade route that is perceived as a choke point for the Chinese economy.