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US warship passed through Malacca Strait, says Indonesian Navy
The Straits Times
|April 21, 2026
A US warship passed through the Strait of Malacca over the weekend, the Indonesian Navy said on April 20, adding that the transit through the major sea route was in accordance with international law.
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The warship passed through the strait, which borders Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, on April 18, an Indonesian Navy spokesperson, First-Admiral Tunggul, told Reuters.
Navy Commander Matthew Comer, a spokesman for the US military’s Indo-Pacific Command, identified the warship as the Japan-based USS Miguel Keith, which has been at sea “conducting routine operations in US 7th Fleet”.
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