Indonesia Rules Out Tolls for Malacca Strait Ship Transits

Indonesia’s top diplomat said the country will not pursue tolls on ships passing through the Strait of Malacca, seeking to calm concerns after its finance minister raised the idea this week.

“As a trading nation, Indonesia supports freedom of navigation and expects open sea lanes,” Foreign Minister Sugiono said Thursday in Jakarta. “So Indonesia is not in a position to impose such charges — that would not be appropriate.”