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Jason Tan Ng Hong Yi 4P1 Hwa Chong Institution. MockMun Malaysia. Profile. The Straits of Malacca which runs through the Southeast Asia countries of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, used to be the world's worst piracy hotspot.
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Jason Tan Ng Hong Yi 4P1 Hwa Chong Institution MockMunMalaysia
Profile • The Straits of Malacca which runs through the Southeast Asia countries of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, used to be the world's worst piracy hotspot. • Pirate attacks have declined sharply in recent years thanks to large-scale coordinated patrols involving Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.
Malaysia-Somali ties Malaysia-Somalia Ties • Education • 2009 marked the largest Somali students to graduate from Malaysia’s universities across Malaysia • over 35 Somali students will be awarded degrees in different fields
Situation Analysis • Illegal fishing • Foreign trawlers began illegally fishing Somalia's seas, with an estimated $300 million of tuna, shrimp, and lobster being taken each year • depleting stocks previously available to local fishermen • Became pirates to protect their waters • National Volunteer Coast Guard (NVCG)
Situation Analysis • Waste dumping • Somalia's long, remote shoreline was used as a dump site for the disposal of toxic waste. • Constraints the ability of local fishermen to earn a living and forced many to turn to pirating instead.
Situation Analysis • Disintegration of Armed Forces + • Absence of an effective national coastguard • Many fishermen became pirates to protect their waters • The navy is not efficient
Situation Analysis • Pirate’s weapons • Yemen • weapons are predominantly AKMs, RPG-7's and semi-automatic pistols such as the TT-30 Funding • Ransom paid by hostage's family • The funding of piracy operations is now structured in a stock exchange, with investors buying and selling shares in upcoming attacks in a bourse in Harardhere
Proposed Solutions: • Military Aid • provide Somalia's navy with adequate skills and operations training • further enlarge the naval force in capabilities and size • improve Somalia's line of defence in the waters
Proposed Solutions: • Direct Intervention • send in Malaysia's navy to the Gulf of Aden to fight piracy • provide relief for Somalia's waters
Conclusion • Malaysia has been fighting piracy for decades and thus has experience in handling pirates • Malaysia has an elite navy and large population, thus ensuring marine power. • Already sent aid to help Somalia