Maritime boundary dispute with Indonesia
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Singapore's aggressive expansion of its coastal territory and its land reclamation policy have sparked problems with neighbors Indonesia and Malaysia. The issue has evolved into a two-pronged maritime border dispute.
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/EG31Ae01.html
Nipah Island, one of 83 border islands serving as points of reference for Indonesia's sea borders, is at the center of Singapore's current dispute with Jakarta. Nipah lies dead in front of the main reclamation work and is now almost submerged. Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Rokhmin Dahuri points out that if the island sinks completely the international boundary between Indonesia and Singapore will change - to Singapore's advantage.
Though the two countries have an existing agreement on marine territory, they have not yet settled their continental coastlines and economic exclusive zones (EEZs). The Convention on the Law of the Sea states that marine territory is measured based on the coastal base line. Jakarta is concerned that in the future, some Riau land could thus be claimed as Singapore's on the basis that if Singapore gets wider, its territorial line will also get wider
I think not many people know about this dispute with Indonesia as there is hardly any media coverage on this as compared to the protests brought about by Malaysia on land reclamation in the Straits of Johore.
I think Singapore is one of the very few if not the only country in the world where the land mass of the country is constantly growing! And with that the EEZ also inceases as well! I hope someone can provide a map on what Singapore will look like in 10 years time based on government plans.
This creates a problem. Can we defend the land and waters which we have created at the end of all this land reclamation? Will this create a military conflict as both Malaysian and Indonesian intrests are at stake? Can we handle it? Comments please.
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maritime boundary as well as land borders DO NOT and ARE NOT affected by land reclamation.Originally posted by tankee1981:http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/EG31Ae01.html
I think not many people know about this dispute with Indonesia as there is hardly any media coverage on this as compared to the protests brought about by Malaysia on land reclamation in the Straits of Johore.
I think Singapore is one of the very few if not the only country in the world where the land mass of the country is constantly growing! And with that the EEZ also inceases as well! I hope someone can provide a map on what Singapore will look like in 10 years time based on government plans.
This creates a problem. Can we defend the land and waters which we have created at the end of all this land reclamation? Will this create a military conflict as both Malaysian and Indonesian intrests are at stake? Can we handle it? Comments please.
the dispute with malaysia was due to malaysia's unilaterally redrawing of horsburg island into its territory without consulation with singapore in 1979... we are the agrived party in this case.
malaysia also redraw a piece of singapore water called point 20 as part of its water which is just south of jurong west. singapore contested the claim and brought the issue to the ITLOS during the land reclamation trial ,the ITLOS judged in favour of singapore.
secondly.. malaysia redraw its maritime boundary on the claims that it is an achipelago state, entitiled to 12 nautical miles of territorial water instead of the usual 3 nautical mile under the LOS.
both singapore and indonesia has expressed their rejection of malaysia's unilateral claim... because malaysia is not an achipelago state.
our dispute with indonesia was due to the lack of a clear maritime border on the east and western end of singapore straits.. which are currently under negotiation... but probably place on hold until the horseburg lighthouse issue is resolved. -
I wish to know the area of operations for both the RSAF and the RSN. Where are they supposed to control in order to maintain both air and sea superiority respectively?
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I think we better no know VERY sensitive
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i know i know..Originally posted by tankee1981:I wish to know the area of operations for both the RSAF and the RSN. Where are they supposed to control in order to maintain both air and sea superiority respectively?
RSN take the sky, while RSAF take the sea