The suspicious Liberian ship's route went precisely through there, i.e. Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and onto the US through the Suez.
The Thai professor warned the world community to really seriously focus on this security hole ASAP. I know the US has been stepping up surveillance. Remember, the Orange Alert specifically mentioned energy and TRANSPORTATION. Too many coincidences here.
I posted the article on FR, from that obscure Asian source, and it got a good amount of attention and chill factor here on FR. Can't seem to find it. Will post as a general news article today if I can find it.