▁between ▁these ▁countries , ▁and ▁to ▁some ▁extent ▁with ▁Th ailand , ▁pi racy ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁has ▁almost ▁been ▁er adic ated , ▁with ▁only ▁two ▁attempts ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁But ▁according ▁to ▁pi racy ▁expert ▁Catherine ▁Z ara ▁Raymond , ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁Malays ian ▁Def ence ▁Forces ▁J ener al ▁Tan ▁Sri ▁D ato ’ ▁Sri ▁Az iz an ▁Ar iff in ▁said ▁the ▁Stra it ▁of ▁Mal ac ca ▁last ▁year ▁achieved ▁a ▁" close - to - zero ▁incident ▁level " ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁collaboration ▁among ▁the ▁countries ▁in ▁the ▁Mal ac ca ▁Stra its ▁Pat rol ▁( MS P ) ▁— ▁Malays ia , ▁Singapore , ▁Indones ia , ▁and ▁Th ailand . ▁ ▁Prom inent ▁pir ates ▁in ▁the ▁Stra it ▁of ▁Mal ac ca ▁ ▁Chen ▁Z uy i ▁( 1 5 th ▁century ), ▁whose ▁fleet ▁was ▁destroyed ▁during ▁battle ▁with ▁M ing ▁China ▁▁ ▁Abd ulla ▁al - H adj ▁( 1 9 th ▁century ) ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Pi racy ▁in ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁Guinea ▁ ▁Pi racy ▁on ▁Fal con ▁Lake ▁ ▁Pi racy ▁in ▁Som alia ▁ ▁Pi racy ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁ ▁Pi racy ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Virgin ▁Islands ▁ ▁Pir ates ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁China ▁Coast ▁ ▁W ok ou ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁. ▁ ▁. ▁ ▁. ▁ ▁. ▁ ▁. ▁ ▁.