| And it could under certain circumstances lead to unilateral action to suppress piracy and terrorism in the Malacca Strait. |
| It also joined Malaysia in opposing an American plan to tighten security in the vital Malacca Straits shipping lanes, which might have meant stationing US troops nearby. |
| However, the train does not stop at Malacca town as it does not have a station. |
| The Malacca Strait, a busy sealane with more than 50,000 commercial ships plying it annually, is also a hotbed for pirates. |
| Mr Waterworth was an 18-year-old able seaman when he was depth-charged aboard HMS Strongbow at Penang, in the Strait of Malacca, off Malaya. |
| The currency in the Straits of Malacca is the Spanish dollar divided into cents. |
