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IMO Piracy Report: Twenty four incidents during March 2025

SAFETY4SEA 13 May 2025
While underway, the master reported to Singapore POCC that three perpetrators had boarded the barge from a small boat ... At the approaches to Singapore Strait Malaysia 01° 24.89′ N 104° 31.15′ E MENG XIN 1 (Fishing vessel, Ghana).
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Asian markets trending upward after US, China tariff agreement

Kuna 13 May 2025
Financial reports indicated that the Straits Time Index (STI) in Singapore open up by 1.53 percent on Monday while the MSCI Index for Asia, Pacific, and Japan also went up for the first time in six months ... (end) aab.gta. .
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ReCAAP ISC: Three incidents of armed robbery 6-12 May

SAFETY4SEA 13 May 2025
All three incidents occurred onboard ships while underway off Pulau Cula, Indonesia, in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of the Singapore Strait (SS) on 7 May 2025. The crew members were not injured in all three incidents ... .
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Singapore turns to robot dogs to guard, guide, and patrol the city of the future

Interesting Engineering 12 May 2025
Robot dogs are increasingly used in various roles across one of Asia’s richest economies, Singapore ... Singapore is increasingly using robot dogs for underground maintenance, construction site monitoring, and social services.
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Eastern Pacific Shipping ranked as one of the best employers in Singapore

Tradewinds 12 May 2025
... has been ranked as one of the top employers in Singapore.
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World media spotlights Zelenskyy’s invitation to Putin for talks in Türkiye

Anadolu Agency 12 May 2025
Singapore’s The Straits Times reported that "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on May 11 he would be willing to meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Turkey ...
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Robberies Continue in Singapore Strait with Six Ships Hit in May

The Maritime Executive 10 May 2025
ReCAAP (Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia) is sounding the alarm as the robbery spree in the area around the Singapore Strait continues.
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A new board game simulates how a US-China war would be fought

Business Insider 10 May 2025
"Littoral Commander" comes with multiple maps, including the Ryukyu Islands (including Okinawa), the Taiwan Strait, the Philippine island of Luzon and the Luzon Strait, and the Malacca Strait between Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.
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Robbers strike six times in Singapore Straits in just five days

Tradewinds 09 May 2025
Six sea robberies occurred on ships transiting the Phillip Channel — where vessels transition between the Singapore and Malacca straits — in just five days.
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IMO Annual Piracy Report: 146 incidents during 2024

SAFETY4SEA 06 May 2025
The affected areas in 2024 included the Straits of ... Incidents in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore. In the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, incidents increased to 91 from 85 in 2023, a 7% rise.
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IFC: Q1 of 2025 records most incidents per quarter in recent years

SAFETY4SEA 06 May 2025
The Information Fusion Centre (IFC) has recorded a total of 35 sea theft/robbery incidents in the Singapore Strait (SS) in the first quarter of 2025.
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ReCAAP ISC: Four incidents of armed robbery 29 April-5 May

SAFETY4SEA 06 May 2025
All incidents occurred onboard ships while underway off Pulau Cula, Indonesia, in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of Singapore Strait (SS). The crew members were not injured in all four incidents ... Credit ... RelatedNews ... Tags ... .
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Lawrence Wong retains power in Singapore’s general election, wins 87 of 97 seats

The Times of India 03 May 2025
The PMI decreased to 49.6 points from March's 50.6.'The contraction in Singapore's factory activity snaps 19 straight months of expansion,' reported The Straits Times, citing SIPMM's Friday report.The ...
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