April 30, 2016

"The possibility of naval joint patrols will be on the agenda when Foreign Ministers of Indonesia, Philippines and Malaysia meet in Jakarta on May 5.

Indonesia mooted the idea after the recent spate of hijacking and kidnapping by pirates in the Sulu Sea.

Joint patrols may reduce such incidents, according to maritime security experts. They, however, conceded that the countries involved will also need to consider their naval resources, which are already stretched."

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