These attacks are still a regular occurrence today in the Malacca Straits and the South China Sea.

这些袭击事件仍然经常发生今天在马六甲海峡和南方的中国海。

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There are sea lanes not only through the Malacca Straits, but also through the Persian Gulf, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and Central Asia.

我们的海上交通线不仅要穿越马六甲海峡（Malacca Straits），也要经过波斯湾（Persian Gulf），印度洋，太平洋以及中亚。

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However,piracy had decreased in the Straits of Malacca and the eastern Indian Ocean where it has traditionally been a problem.

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Only two attacks happened last year in the Malacca Straits, which lie between Indonesia and Malaysia, compared to seven the year before, the report said.

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The water gently laps beneath the deck of our villa, as we admire the sun setting over the Straits of Malacca.

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Wooden fishing boats spread along the Straits of Malacca between Malaysia and Indonesia could also prove tricky to negotiate.

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