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March 2006

Week 1 & 2 (1 - 11 March 2006)

Australia continuing to watch activities Indonesian fishermen
Corridor boon to Port of Tanjung Pelepas
Declaration inked for enhanced maritime security
Human apathy threatens turtles
IMO to decide on ship coating
The Indo-US nuclear deal - an analysis
Indonesia to scrap port levy
Malaysian, Vietnamese navies to cooperate on maritime issues
MISC cushioned as rates slip
More complaints against Port Klang Authority
Offshore services vessels market to remain robust
The port-security proposals
Safeguard outlying islands through economic activities

Week 3 (12 - 18 March 2006)

DPW to give up US assets
Indian and Korean Coast Guards sign MOU
Indonesia - US ties "Strong and Growing", State Department says
Indonesian and US navies conduct counter-terrorism exercise
Malacca straits report no crimes since last October
Navy to test missile
Navy-Coast Guard National Fleet Policy Updated
Philippines says plans to tighten southern border
RI must make presence felt on islands
Shipowners expect good times to continue
Strait of Melaka much safer now, says maritime enforcement chief
Stronger rules to govern dumping of wastes at sea

Week 4 (19 - 25 March 2006)

China, Korea keen to preserve security in Malacca Strait
Coast Guard meeting to find more ways to act against maritime crime
Exercises with Indonesia end
India, China commit to trade agreement
Indonesia's $280Bn maritime legacy
Kudat marine park to serve as corridor
MMEA the key to safeguarding Malaysia's maritime zone
Make sure tourism doesn’t kill island
Malaysia: no evidence of terrorism threat in Malacca Strait
Malaysia urges insurance companiess to remove Malacca Strait from security blacklist
Maritime conference to discuss impact of geopolitics
Maritime guardians strive to plug holes in crackdown on pirates
Nippon Foundation donates marine trainer ship to Malaysia, says Najib
No reason to classify Straits of Malacca as war zone
OPRF Submits Proposal for a 21st Century Ocean Policy for Japan
Perak to have a dockyard by end of next year
Philippine stakeholders look into approaches to sustainable development of coasts and oceans
Piracy remains threat in Southeast Asia
Tough times ahead for illegal fishers: High Seas Task Force announces global action
US presses RI on security initiative

Week 5 (26 - 31 March 2006)

APMM assures security in Melaka Strait: Najib
Call for multi-dimensional approach to combat piracy in Strait
Malacca collision spill 'minimal'
Malaysia says Australia, UK, New Zealand may play role in Malacca Strait security
Malaysia to help patrol Malacca Strait
Najib: drop war-risk tag on straits
Najib: Malacca Straits not 'war risk zone'
No oil spill found around ship wreck location
Piracy cases not linked to terrorism
Piracy: better and worse
States mull security in the Straits of Malacca
Straits of Malacca hardly a war zone

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