MALAYSIA-INDONESIA
January 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALL
MALAYSIA has been awarded control of part of the Celebes Sea by the International Court of Justice, enabling it to control local oil and gas prospecting. The area surrounds the islands of Pulau Ligitan and Pulau Sipadan, off Borneo, which had also been claimed by Indonesia.
MALAYSIA has been awarded control of part of the Celebes Sea by the International Court of Justice, enabling it to control local oil and gas prospecting. The area surrounds the islands of Pulau Ligitan and Pulau Sipadan, off Borneo, which had also been claimed by Indonesia.
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