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Malacca Strait

Malacca Strait

Extracted from the Wikipedia article Strait of Malacca.

List of international organisations and agreements

  • Malacca Strait Patrols: A cooperative security initiative launched in 2004. It includes Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. The main focus of the framework is to coordinate joint naval patrols, surveillance and intelligence exchange.
  • MALSINDO: A trilateral agreement between the three coastal states in the Strait of Malacca with a focus on deterring pirates through naval patrols.
  • Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP): A larger agreement in its extent, its delves into information-sharing between states, capacity building and reporting.