Source : The Business Times, April 29, 2008
THE HAGUE - The International Court of Justice will rule on May 23 on jurisdiction over islands claimed by both Singapore and Malaysia, the tribunal announced on Tuesday.
The two neighbours asked the court in The Hague in 2003 to decide on sovereignty over the tiny island of Pedra Branca, and its rocky outcrops, Middle Rocks and South Ledge.
Hearings began here last November and both countries have pledged to abide by the court's decision.
The final ruling by the ICJ, the UN's highest judicial organ, will not affect ties between the neighbours, the two countries said this month.
The issue of Pedra Branca is one of many to be resolved by the two nations.
Bilateral ties have sometimes been stormy since Singapore was ejected from the Malaysian Federation in 1965 over ethnic issues.
They have undergone a marked improvement since Malaysia's Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi took office in 2003. -- AFP
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