• MAY 7, 2013
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    Sorong fisherman dies in Raja Ampat waters

      A 19-year-old fisherman, La Bila, was reportedly killed on a fishing boat after being shot by local sea patrol officers on Friday in Raja Ampat waters in Sorong, West Papua, at around 3 p.m. local time. The incident began when La Bila and seven other fishermen were taking their motor boat from Batanta Island

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    • AUGUST 4, 2014
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    Some 56,638 travelers cross Sunda Strait through Bakauheni

    REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BAKAUHENI — A total of 56,638 Idul Fitri travelers crossed the Sunda Strait to Java through Bakauheni Ferry Ports in Lampung (Sumatra), four days after Idul Fitri on Friday. Data at the Inland Waterway Transportation Service (PT ASDP) showed on Friday that the reverse flow of Idul Fitri travelers consisted of 14,553 pedestrian passengers

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    • NOVEMBER 26, 2012
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    Somalia: EU Naval forces destroy alleged pirate skiff after lack of evidence

      EU Naval forces patrolling Somalia’s coast stated that they destroyed an alleged pirate skiff off the coast of Somalia and released the alleged pirates on the Somali coast, Garowe Online reports. European Union Naval forces captured the alleged pirate skiff 420 nautical miles east of Mogadishu after a pursuit that nabbed 9 alleged pirates.

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    • SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
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    Somalia Piracy Threat Unlikely to Diminish Says Analyst

      Tim Holt, Head of Intelligence at Special Contingency Risks (SCR), part of the Willis Group, gives his reasons, suggest remedies. • “Piracy is the second largest generator of income in Somalia, yielding an estimated $200 million annually. • “As pirate financiers invest more and more in the success of their operations, lucrative opportunities for

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