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April 2007

Week 1 (1 - 7 April 2007)

Bank Pembangunan's shipping NPLs 'negligible'
Malaysia seeks shipbuilding funds
Singapore to unveil LNG terminal plan


Week 2 (8 - 14 April 2007
IMO needed to improve shipping's environmental status Indonesia to tighten maritime safety Malaysia, Philippines agree on joint border patrol procedure Malaysia and Philippines ratify SOP Malaysia, RP start naval drills along border used by al-Qaida-linked groups Pirates take over products tanker Singapore strait 'not piracy hot spot' Vietnam gas project plan angers China Vietnam plays new anti-terror role






Week 3 (15 - 21 April 2007)





Brunei to host BIMP-EAGA meets Malaysia warms to joint patrols in Malacca Malaysia says joint patrols with Indonesia, Singapore in Malacca Strait can be examined Najib: New KLCI high shows economy is strong Official: Malacca Strait security better Piracy attacks lowest in 10 years Set up mutual fund to invest in shipping sector: Bank Trans-peninsular pipeline driven by commercial reasons, says Najib US commander says security vastly better in Malacca Strait

Week 4 (22 - 30 April 2007)
8 Vietnamese boats, 82 crew held for illegal fishing in Malaysia Are Malaysian regional ports ready for upsize in ships? Australia aims for Asian arbitration Caution urged for seafarers in Malacca Strait Malacca Straits sees drop in pirate attacks Malaysia arrests 36 Vietnamese fishermen Malaysia leads plan for ambitious undersea fiber optic cable directly linking U.S. and S.E. Asia Malaysia open to joint patrol talks in Malacca Strait Malaysia says joint patrols with Indonesia, Singapore in Malacca Strait can be examined Maritime attacks at a 10-year low, says watchdog Ministry to fund archeological research in Bukit Tengkorak MISC reserves comment on bond issue Pirate attacks worldwide are down sharply so far in 2007 Pirates losing ground Plans for oil pipeline across Malaysia: global changes could make project viable despite doubts Report piracy incidents, IMB urges Singapore scores some superior subs Singapore, New Zealand navies conduct maritime exercise Six names shortlisted for Malaysia's first submarine Tens of isles in South Kalimantan remain nameless US$14b oil pipeline across northern Malaysia

[News compiled are extracted from various news sources and updated by MIMA Resource Centre. The copyright of the news remain with the copyright owner of the news reports. The information compiled are distributed with good intention and we do not in any way accept responsibility for any error or misfortune resulted from the news. The information does not in any way represent any opinion or comment from the Maritime Institute of Malaysia.]

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