The Straits of Malacca
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Background The Straits of Malacca stretches between Peninsular Malaysia and the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The littoral states of the Straits of Malacca are Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. The Strait, situated between the coastline of Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore to the east and the Indonesian island of Sumatra to the west, extends 500 miles from its widest point (350 km between Northern Sumatra and Thailand) to its narrowest (less than 3 km wide between southern Sumatra and […]
