In the meanwhile there are bigger things to worry about now approximately hundreds of other islands and reefs to fight over of of the coast of South China Sea that Malaysia could lose if nothing is done to claim them. As the claim of ownership extends beyond islands to marine features such as reefs and [...]
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Let The Rat Race Begin
Posted: May 28, 2008 in Pulau Batu PutehTags: british, china, indonesia, islands, johor, malacca, Malaysia, maritime, nst, pedra branca, pontian, pulau perak, pulau pisang, reefs, sabah pulau unarang, singapore, south china sea, straits of malacca, vietnam
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..and so there is South Ledge
Posted: May 28, 2008 in Pulau Batu PutehTags: abdul ghani, island dispute, Malaysia, middle rocks, pedra branca, singapore, south ledge
So Singapore has Pedra Branca and Malaysia has got her Middle Rocks and based on the newspapers’ publications it has shown that Malaysian fishermen now can also enter freely into the rich waters around Middle Rocks. How about South Ledge now? The court, in 15-1 majority, held that Malaysia had ownership to Middle Rocks and [...]
Malaysia Gets Middle Rocks
Posted: May 23, 2008 in Pulau Batu PutehTags: icj, island dispute, Malaysia, middle rocks, muhyiddin, PBP, pedra branca, Pulau Batu Puteh, pulau batu putih, rais yatim, singapore international courts of justice, south ledge
Yes, Malaysia has obtained the sovereignty of Middle Rocks according to the International Courts of Justice(ICJ) by vote of 15-1. Middle Rocks that is one of the 2 maritime features to the south of Pedra Branca consists of 2 clusters of rocks situated 0.6 nautical miles south of Pedra Branca. After nearly 2hours, Awn [...]
Pulau Batu Puteh a.k.a Pedra Branca
Posted: May 23, 2008 in Pulau Batu PutehTags: island dispute, johor, Malaysia, middle rocks, PBP, pedra branca, Pulau Batu Puteh, singapore, south ledge, territory
The dispute between Malaysia and Singapore on Pulau Batu Puteh and its two adjacent marine features has been going on for almost 30years, Pulau Batu Putih(PBP) is of 7.7 nautical miles off Johor and 25 Nautical miles from the country, Singapore. Almost the size of a football field and holds a lighthouse the argument started [...]
