Eyes in the sky see strait attacks slashed to zero

By Marcus Hand in Singapore - Tuesday 15 April 2008

MALAYSIA says the Malacca Strait was piracy free last year due to joint sea and air patrols by neighbouring states, writes Marcus Hand.

Considered a hotbed of piracy just a few years ago, joint naval and air patrol by Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand have effectively stamped out piracy in one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes....