PIRACY AT SEA

The barge was attacked at 11.30am on Saturday and again at about 4pm the same day. This follows a spike in incidents in the Singapore Strait in December, when a total of eight pirate attacks took place.

Pirates on sampans looted barge twice in Singapore Strait

Jan 21, 2020, 5:00 am

Pirates on sampans loot barge twice in Singapore Strait

Jan 20, 2020, 1:00 pm

Military leaders meet on tackling rise in sea robberies

Jan 16, 2020, 5:00 am
The Singapore Strait, which is managed by littoral states Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia, saw 31 robberies last year, most of which happened in the hours of darkness and resulted in no or minor injuries to ship crew.

Robberies in Singapore Strait at four-year high

Jan 16, 2020, 5:00 am

More incidents of robberies against ships in Singapore Strait last year

Jan 15, 2020, 6:06 pm

Military leaders from four littoral states meet to tackle spike in robberies in Singapore Strait

Jan 15, 2020, 2:00 pm

Piracy at sea a renewed concern

Dec 31, 2019, 5:00 am

Maritime terrorism a threat, say experts amid rising piracy attacks

Dec 30, 2019, 5:00 am

Experts warn of terror threat as piracy cases rise

Dec 30, 2019, 5:00 am
Piracy in S'pore Strait | Minimising festive food wastage | EPL half-time report

The Big Story: Piracy in S’pore Strait, reducing festive food wastage, and EPL half-time report

Dec 27, 2019, 5:25 pm