The Strait of Malacca, a 900km freight corridor, could be the next global flashpoint

NewsWorldWorld PoliticsThe Strait of Malacca, a 900km freight corridor, could be the next global flashpointWhile recent global attention has focused on the Strait of Hormuz, a quieter development has been taking shape in Southeast AsiaGokcay Balci The Conversation & Ebru Surucu-Balci Tuesday 28 April 2026 15:19 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2966456","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/strait-of-malacca-hormuz-indonesia-b2966456.html","title":"The Strait of Malacca, a 900km freight corridor, could be the next global flashpoint"}}CloseRelated: What the Strait of Hormuz looked like before Iran war and after US blockadeFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Breaking_Newsletter","regTitle":"Breaking News","subscriptionGroup":"breaking_news","subscriptionGroupId":"ea81aa66-1d12-4313-9b4e-6f20b0117b8f","type":"breaking_news","pathPrefix":["/news/uk/crime","/news/world","/topic/race","/topic/racism","/topic/race-and-ethnicity","/topic/diversity","/topic/ethnic-minorities","/topic/muslim","/topic/black","/topic/black-british","/topic/african-americans","/topic/systemic-racism","/topic/bame"],"title":"For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails","mobileTitle":"Sign up to our free breaking news emails","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/breakingNews1_1.png","label":"...