Columnists Mar 24, 2019 @ 4:15pm
Enduring challenges and enhancing multilateral cooperation in the Straits of Malacca
SINCE time immemorial the Straits of Malacca (SOM) has been a critical artery for international trade and maritime navigation between the Far East and West. Stretching about 800km, it is the longest straits in the world and facilitates not just shipping and the movement of people in the surrounding communities but is a confluence of trade, cultures, ideas, and knowledge between the East and West.