Is the Straits of Malacca a dangerous place?

In light of last week’s cargo theft involving RM8 million worth of diesel from an oil tanker in the Malacca Strait, we ask Mohd Nizam Basiron, who heads the Centre for the Straits of Malacca at the Maritime Institute of Malaysia, about the nature of armed pirate hijackings in one of the busiest waterways.