Disputed Territories in Southeast Asia - Territorial Disputes of Brunei, Territorial Disputes of Burma, Territorial Disputes of Cambodia (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 68. Chapters: Territorial disputes of Brunei, Territorial disputes of Burma, Territorial disputes of Cambodia, Territorial disputes of East Timor, Territorial disputes of Indonesia, Territorial disputes of Laos, Territorial disputes of Malaysia, Territorial disputes of Singapore, Territorial disputes of Thailand, Territorial disputes of Vietnam, Territorial disputes of the Philippines, Spratly Islands, Sabah, Paracel Islands, Pedra Branca dispute, Spratly Islands dispute, Cambodian-Thai border dispute, Preah Vihear Temple, Ambalat, North Borneo dispute, Territories claimed by the Philippines, Scarborough Shoal, Itu Aba Island, Macclesfield Bank, Limbang, Island of Palmas Case, Sipadan, Narcondam Island, Timor Gap, Middle Rocks, Thai-Laotian Border War, Ko Kra, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Three Pagodas Pass, Ko Losin, Sangihe Islands, Ligitan, Rocky Island, South China Sea. Excerpt: Connection Timeout The Pedra Branca dispute was a territorial dispute between Singapore and Malaysia over several islets at the eastern entrance to the Singapore Strait, namely Pedra Branca (previously called Pulau Batu Puteh and now Batu Puteh by Malaysia), Middle Rocks and South Ledge. The dispute began in 1979 and was largely resolved by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in 2008, which opined that Pedra Branca belonged to Singapore and Middle Rocks belonged to Malaysia. In early 1980, Singapore lodged a formal protest with Malaysia in response to a map published by Malaysia in 1979 claiming Pedra Branca. In 1989 Singapore proposed submitting the dispute to the ICJ. Malaysia agreed to this in 1994. In 1993, Singapore also claimed the nearby islets Middle Rocks and South Ledge. In 1998 the two countries agreed on the text of a Special Agreement that was needed to submit the dispute to the ICJ. The Special Agreement was signed in February 2003...