SINGAPORE: Singapore has reportedly said it will study the documents brought forth by Malaysia as part of the latter’s application to the International Court of Justice to revise its judgement on ownership of the island of Pulau Batu Puteh (Pedra Branca). Channel NewsAsia reported late Saturday that Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam said he had seen the documents and that a legal team would study the documents and respond accordingly. Shanmugam said Malaysia would have to satisfy a number of conditions before the court, according to the report. The new facts which prompted Malaysia to apply for a revision of the ICJ ruling on Pulau Batu Puteh were found in three documents discovered in the National Archives of the United Kingdom. The documents were discovered in the National Archives between Aug 4, 2016, and Jan 30, 2017, it said.

Source: New Strait Times February 05, 2017 03:01 UTC