Posted on May 23, 2008 by ZK
The International Court of Justice has awarded sovereignty of a strategic rocky outcrop in the Singapore Strait/South China Sea called Pedra Branca to Singapore, ending a 28-year dispute over the islet. Singapore, which has maintained sovereignty for over 150 years (including under the British colonial government), had argued that it should continue to hold sovereignty. [...]
Filed under: Southeast Asia | Tagged: dispute, ICJ, International Court, Malaysia, maritime, Pedra Branca, Pulau Batu Puteh, Singapore | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 23, 2008 by ZK
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The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has arrived in Burma and has toured the devastated Irrawaddy Delta in a helicopter. He will meet Senior General Than Shwe, the leader of the military junta.
The former Australian Foreign Minister under ex-PM John Howard, Mr Alexander Downer, has just been on the BBC World Service. He described [...]
Filed under: United Nations | Tagged: Ban Ki-moon, Burma, Cyclone Nargis, Myanmar, Than Shwe, United Nations | Leave a Comment »
