THE HAGUE: The International Court of Justice ruled Friday in favour of Singapore in a 28-year sovereignty dispute with Malaysia over the tiny, uninhabited island of Pulau Batu Puteh.
"The court, by 12 votes to four, finds that sovereignty... belongs to the Republic of Singapore," Judge Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh said, reading out the ruling. - AFP
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