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The rocky dispute between Malaysia and Singapore over Batu Puteh
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7/2/2024
Malaysia’s territorial dispute with Singapore over the rocky island went on for 23 years before it was referred to the International Court of Justice in 2003.
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About 14km south of Tanjung Punyusup, Johor lies a small island made up of granite rocks
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known as Batu Putih.
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Fishermen passing by the outcrop might have dismissed it for its insignificant size.
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But in reality, Batu Putih and two of its neighbouring maritime features, Middle Rocks
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and South Ledge, were the source of a rocky dispute between Malaysia and Singapore that
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lasted for 28 years.
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The controversy could be traced back to 1979 when Malaysia published a map showing Batu
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Putih within its territorial waters.
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However, Singapore formally rejected the Malaysian map in a diplomatic note issued the next year.
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The two countries eventually agreed to refer the matter to the International Court of Justice
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after failing to resolve their dispute following a series of intergovernmental talks.
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In 2008, the ICJ ruled that Batu Putih belonged to Singapore, Middle Rocks to Malaysia and
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South Ledge to the state in the territorial waters in which it is located.
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In 2017, the Barisan National Government, led by Najib Razak, filed an application to
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review the court's judgement.
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However, the new Pakatan Harapan government, helmed by Dr Mahathir Mohamad, withdrew the
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application in 2018.
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Mahathir had since defended his decision to discontinue the case, saying that several international
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lawyers had told him that Malaysia lacked the silver bullet needed to secure victory.
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In February this year, Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim agreed to set up a Royal Commission
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of Inquiry to review the handling of the case.
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Former Chief Justice Rauz Sharif was appointed the RCI Chairman while retired Federal Court
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Judge Zainon Ali will be his deputy.
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Natasha Bust, FMT News.
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