racy ▁in ▁the ▁Stra its ▁of ▁Mal ac ca . ▁ ▁Multi - n ational ▁collaboration ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁four ▁countries ▁in ▁the ▁region , ▁Indones ia , ▁Th ailand , ▁Malays ia , ▁and ▁Singapore , ▁increased ▁efforts ▁to ▁pat rol ▁the ▁stra it ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁cur b ▁pi racy . ▁While ▁Singapore ▁wants ▁international ▁support ▁in ▁this ▁effort , ▁Indones ia ▁and ▁Malays ia ▁are ▁opposed ▁to ▁foreign ▁inter vention . ▁It ▁remains ▁to ▁be ▁seen ▁whether ▁the ▁three ▁countries ▁will ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁stamp ▁out ▁pi racy . ▁The ▁problem ▁is ▁especially ▁ac ute ▁in ▁Indones ia . ▁There ▁were ▁ 3 2 5 ▁reported ▁pir ate ▁attacks ▁world wide ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ; ▁nine ▁occurred ▁in ▁Malays ian ▁waters , ▁twenty ▁in ▁Th ai ▁waters , ▁eight ▁in ▁Singapore an ▁waters , ▁and ▁ 9 3 ▁in ▁Indones ian ▁waters . ▁ ▁With ▁Indones ia ▁making ▁it ▁clear ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁ade qu ately ▁equ ipped ▁to ▁pat rol ▁the ▁Stra it , ▁the ▁Indian ▁Navy ▁and ▁Indian ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁finally ▁agreed ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁mult in ational ▁pi racy ▁pat rol ▁in ▁the ▁Stra it ▁of ▁Mal ac ca ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁India ▁is ▁also ▁building ▁a ▁U AV - pat rol ▁base ▁in ▁the ▁And aman ▁and ▁Nic obar ▁Islands ▁to ▁monitor ▁the ▁And aman ▁Sea ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁Stra it ▁of ▁Mal ac ca . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁co - operation