Foreign Minister Wang Yi tells counterpart that keeping the critical global shipping lane open is ‘a shared aspiration of all ...

Malacca Strait is reportedly the largest “oil transit choke point” in the world, surpassing Hormuz. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Disruptions to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz have raised concerns about vulnerabilities in another critical maritime ...

South-east Asia is becoming more explicitly tied into great-power competition, and the Strait of Malacca is at the centre of it.

Indonesia’s finance minister has confirmed the country will not impose tolls on ships transiting the Malacca Strait, clarifying earlier remarks that sparked regional concern. The idea, floated amid ...

China is very aware of the strategic importance of the Strait of Malacca. In 2003, then Chinese president Hu Jintao used the phrase “Malacca Dilemma” to describe the risk of purely relying on the ...

Indonesian Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has sparked discussion after briefly suggesting the country could consider ...

BANGKOK: The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has forced policymakers in Asia to face questions over the security of other maritime chokepoints, including the Strait of Malacca, which is the world's ...

After the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, policymakers in Asia have been forced to consider the safety of other chokepoints on the sea, such as the Strait of Malacca. This is the busiest waterway in ...

FILE PHOTO: A container ship enters the Singapore Strait for the Strait of Malacca, as tourists stand at mainland Asia's southern most point in Johor, Malaysia November 12, 2016. Picture taken ...