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  • Warning on protection of strait - Najib tells 'foreign powers' not to interfere

    10/14/2004 6:59:33 AM PDT · by Calpernia · 11 replies · 846+ views
    Straits Times - Asia ^ | OCT 12, 2004 TUE
    KUALA LUMPUR - Foreign powers must not dictate how Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia protect the Strait of Malacca shipping lanes from threats of piracy and terrorism, Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister said yesterday. 'The Strait of Malacca is ours to protect and preserve,' said Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who is also Defence Minister, at a conference on improving security in the pirate-infested waters. 'There are those who forget that the countries bordering the Strait of Malacca - each of them sovereign nations in their own right - have the ultimate say over the protection and preservation of the strait,' he said....