1511, Today and centuries ago, Malacca Strait is the center of the Universe

General Afonso de Albuquerque, Duke of Goa  

Afonso de Albuquerque launched an attack on 15 August 1511
               [which proved successful as Malacca was captured on that day
and so the Portuguese became master of the strait of Malacca,
                                                                             [that precious waterway,
the current passage of Singapore, that sailors now days
                                                                             [love shopping tax Free...

The strait is connecting the Indian Ocean with the Pacific
                                                                             [and the South China Sea
and derived its name from the trading port Malacca
                 [which was important in the 16th century—on the Malay coast.

Center of attention of the world and armies of that time,
         [center of attention this year (2018) again…. well, just about, almost,
because the US President and North Korean Supreme leader,
      [ended their historic meeting in Singapore by signing a joint statement.

The document promised denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula,
                                           [of Peace a sailor would call it an affreightment.

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 to be continued

* ''IT COULD BE OTHERWISE in verse''
Texts and Narration: Odysseus Heavilayias - ROTTERDAM //
Language adjustments and text adaptation: Kellene G Safis -CHICAGO//
Digital adaptation and text editing: Cathy Rapakoulia Mataraga - PIRAEUS
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* Strait of Malacca : As the link between the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea, the Strait of Malacca is the shortest sea route between India and China and hence is one of the most heavily traveled shipping channels in the world. 

In early times, it helped to determine the direction of major Asian migrations of peoples through the Malay Archipelago. 
 
The strait was successively controlled by the Arabs, the Portuguese, the Dutch, and the British. Singapore, one of the world’s most important ports, is situated at the strait’s southern end.

In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, petroleum companies established new oil wells to exploit the oil fields along Sumatra’s east coast, just off the Sunda Shelf region. 
Besides other ships, the strait affords passage to giant oil tankers voyaging between the Middle East oil fields and ports in Japan and elsewhere in East Asia.

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