Indonesian Finance Minister wanted to charge for
Strait of Malacca & all three countries responded
According to a report by the Global Times, citing Reuters on the 24th, Indonesian Finance Minister Purbaya Yudi Sadeva said that day that Indonesia had no intention of charging tolls for ships passing through the Strait of Malacca.
Sadeva pointed out at the time that if similar measures are taken in the Strait of Malacca, considerable economic benefits may be brought, but only if Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore advance together.“ If the three parties jointly distribute the proceeds, the scale may be considerable.”
However, he immediately adjusted his stance that night, emphasizing that Indonesia would not charge ships passing through the Strait of Malacca. Indonesian Foreign Minister Sujyono also stated on the 23rd that Indonesia has no intention of imposing relevant fees and emphasized that the relevant policies must be in line with the international law of the sea framework.
As Malaysia and Singapore already declared their rejection of maritime traffic tolls, it is now clear that all ship traffic passing the Strait of Malacca remains uncharged.
[Chinese source quoting another: Global Times on April 25]
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