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Somalian pirates promised on Monday that they would release all Indonesian hostages after they receive 3 million U.S. dollar ransom, a pirate said in a phone interview with local Metro television.

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Sea piracy worldwide hit a record high of 142 attacks in the first quarter this year as Somali pirates become more violent and aggressive, a global maritime watchdog said Thursday.

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The Philippine government is studying ways to reduce the risk of abduction among Filipino seafarers passing through the pirate-infested Somalian waters.

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At first blush, it appears that any depredation in the high seas by the infamous Somali pirates is neither here nor there.

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The local seafaring industry yesterday warned departing Filipino seamen of a cyclical increase in attacks by Somali pirates during the monsoon season.

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Indeed, President Barack Obama is left with no other choice, but to pick up the slack in the Afghan war, owing to the 9/11 treacherous debacle by Osama Bin Laden and his Al-Qaeda.

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WASHINGTON, (Xinhua) -- A US military commander urged the shipping companies yesterday to provide armed guards for their cargo boats in case of piracy in the Horn of Africa.

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                    [Title] => Pirates to release Indonesian hostages after getting ransom
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Somalian pirates promised on Monday that they would release all Indonesian hostages after they receive 3 million U.S. dollar ransom, a pirate said in a phone interview with local Metro television.

[DatePublished] => 2011-04-18 13:43:43 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 676006 [Title] => World sea attacks surge with more violent pirates [Summary] =>

Sea piracy worldwide hit a record high of 142 attacks in the first quarter this year as Somali pirates become more violent and aggressive, a global maritime watchdog said Thursday.

[DatePublished] => 2011-04-14 17:12:01 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 591129 [Title] => RP studies way to reduce risk of seafarers passing through Somalia [Summary] =>

The Philippine government is studying ways to reduce the risk of abduction among Filipino seafarers passing through the pirate-infested Somalian waters.

[DatePublished] => 2010-07-08 18:19:44 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 571060 [Title] => The rampaging Somali pirates [Summary] =>

At first blush, it appears that any depredation in the high seas by the infamous Somali pirates is neither here nor there.

[DatePublished] => 2010-05-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133156 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1471332 [AuthorName] => Lorenzo Paradiang Jr. [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 539432 [Title] => Seamen warned on increased Somali pirate attacks [Summary] =>

The local seafaring industry yesterday warned departing Filipino seamen of a cyclical increase in attacks by Somali pirates during the monsoon season.

[DatePublished] => 2010-01-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 537905 [Title] => Vagaries and price of global leadership - II [Summary] =>

Indeed, President Barack Obama is left with no other choice, but to pick up the slack in the Afghan war, owing to the 9/11 treacherous debacle by Osama Bin Laden and his Al-Qaeda.

[DatePublished] => 2010-01-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133156 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1471332 [AuthorName] => Lorenzo Paradiang Jr. [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 457184 [Title] => US military commander urges shipping industry to hire armed guards for boats [Summary] =>

WASHINGTON, (Xinhua) -- A US military commander urged the shipping companies yesterday to provide armed guards for their cargo boats in case of piracy in the Horn of Africa.

[DatePublished] => 2009-04-14 04:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 456845 [Title] => Somalian headache [Summary] => A question that is being posed by CNN is whether Somalian pirates can be stopped at all. [DatePublished] => 2009-04-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136063 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1382205 [AuthorName] => Jerry Tundag [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 434863 [Title] => 6 out of 7 seamen from Somalia back in RP [Summary] => MANILA, Philippines -- Six out of seven Filipino seamen who were held hostage by the Somalian  pirates last Nov. [DatePublished] => 2009-01-27 14:45:58 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1725462 [AuthorName] => Rudy Santos [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 425668 [Title] => Expanding meanings of terrorism [Summary] => After seeing several nations unilaterally taking to the seas to protect their respective merchant ships from being attacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia, the United Nations Security Council finally voted unanimously to give those nations authority to do so. [DatePublished] => 2008-12-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136063 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1382205 [AuthorName] => Jerry Tundag [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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