Armed robbery in Singapore Strait on the rise in first half of 2023

The rise in incidents in the Singapore Strait south of the Republic mirrored an increase in cases of armed robbery in Asian waters. - ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG

SINGAPORE (The Straits times/ANN): More incidents of armed robbery occurred in the Singapore Strait in the first half of 2023, amid a worsened socio-economic situation in the region, according to a sea crime watch group for Asia.

The 38 incidents in one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes between January and June 2023 represented a 41 per cent increase from 27 in the same period in 2022.