Transport Stats: compare key data on Malaysia & Pacific Ocean

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STAT	Malaysia	Pacific Ocean	HISTORY
Ports and harbors	Bintulu, Kota Kinabalu, Kuantan, Kuching, Kudat, Labuan, Lahad Datu, Lumut, Miri, Pasir Gudang, George Town (Penang), Port Dickson, Port Kelang, Sandakan, Sibu, Tanjung Berhala, Tanjung Kidurong, Tawau	Bangkok (Thailand), Hong Kong, Kao-hsiung (Taiwan), Los Angeles (US), Manila (Philippines), Pusan (South Korea), San Francisco (US), Seattle (US), Shanghai (China), Singapore, Sydney (Australia), Vladivostok (Russia), Wellington (NZ), Yokohama (Japan)
Ports and terminals	Bintulu, Johor Bahru, George Town (Penang), Port Kelang (Port Klang), Tanjung Pelepas	Bangkok (Thailand), Hong Kong (China), Kao-hsiung (Taiwan), Los Angeles (US), Manila (Philippines), Pusan (South Korea), San Francisco (US), Seattle (US), Shanghai (China), Singapore, Sydney (Australia), Vladivostok (Russia), Wellington (NZ), Yokohama (Japan)
Transnational Issues > Disputes > International	involved in <a href=/encyclopedia/complex-number>complex</a> dispute with <a href=/country/ch>China</a>, <a href=/country/rp>Philippines</a>, <a href=/country/tw>Taiwan</a>, <a href=/country/vm>Vietnam</a> and possibly <a href=/country/bx>Brunei</a> over the <a href=/country/pg>Spratly Islands</a>; the 2002 "Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South <a href=/country/ch>China</a> Sea" has eased tensions but falls short of a legally binding "code of conduct" desired by several of the disputants; disputes over deliveries of fresh water to <a href=/country/sn>Singapore</a>, Singapore's land reclamation, bridge construction, maritime boundaries, and Pedra Branca Island/Pulau Batu Putih persist - parties agree to ICJ arbitration on island dispute within three years; ICJ awarded Ligitan and Sipadan islands off the coast of Sabah, also claimed by <a href=/country/id>Indonesia</a> and <a href=/country/rp>Philippines</a>, to <a href=/country/my>Malaysia</a>; a 1 kilometer segment at the mouth of the Golok River remains in dispute with <a href=/country/th>Thailand</a>; <a href=/country/rp>Philippines</a> retains a now dormant claim to Malaysia's Sabah <a href=/encyclopedia/U.S.-State>State</a> in northern Borneo based on the Sultanate of Sulu's granting the <a href=/country/rp>Philippines</a> <a href=/cat/Government>Government</a> power of attorney to pursue the Sultanate's sovereignty claim; in 2003 <a href=/country/bx>Brunei</a> and <a href=/country/my>Malaysia</a> ceased gas and oil exploration in their offshore and deepwater seabeds until negotiations progress to an agreement over allocation of disputed areas; Malaysia's land boundary with <a href=/country/bx>Brunei</a> around Limbang is in dispute	some maritime disputes (see littoral states)
Transportation > Note	the International Maritime Bureau reports that the territorial and offshore waters in the Strait of Malacca and South China Sea remain high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; in the past, commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift; increased naval patrols since 2005 in the Strait of Malacca resulted in no reported incidents in 2010	Inside Passage offers protected waters from southeast Alaska to Puget Sound (Washington state); the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial waters of littoral states and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargoes stolen; crew and passengers are often held for ransom, murdered, or cast adrift

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