Malacca Strait remains safe
Malacca Strait remains safe under the surveillance of the navy, a local Chinese newspaper quoted Royal Malaysia Navy Chief Abdul Aziz Jaafar on Tuesday as saying. Abdul Aziz said that so far the authorities have not received any reports on possible terrorist attacks on Malacca Strait and the navy would continue monitoring the situation of the strait, Sin Chew Daily reported.
Earlier, Singaporean authorities warned terrorist might target oil tankers in the Malacca Strait.
Kurt Campbell, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs said recently that the U.S. would provide support to the littoral states of the Malacca Strait to combat terrorism.
Source: Xinhua