Category: Singapore
Singapore stands firm in dispute over its territorial waters, rejects KL’s call to stop sending assets to area
Singapore has rejected Malaysia’s call for both countries to stop sending assets into an area of the Republic’s waters off Tuas which Kuala Lumpur recently laid [...]
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Malaysia proposes to Singapore for both sides to stop sending assets to ‘disputed’ maritime area
The Malaysian government has proposed to Singapore for both countries to stop sending assets into the “disputed” maritime area amid the ongoing bilateral spat [...]
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Singapore HDB to offer around 15,000 BTO flats in 2019
Singapore’s Housing & Development Board (HDB) will launch about 15,000 new flats in 2019, similar to this year’s supply of 15,800 units, according to a [...]
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Singapore MFA advises against non-essential travels to KL this weekend
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has on Friday (7 December) advised Singaporeans to defer all non-essential travel to Kuala Lumpur, in light of rallies taking place at [...]
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Neighbourly tensions as Singapore tells Malaysia to back off after repeated vessel intrusions into territorial waters
“Back off,” Transport minister Khaw Boon Wan asserted in a stern message to Malaysia yesterday amidst tensions over Malaysian vessels trespassing into [...]
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MPs question motives behind territorial waters dispute, call for unity in Singapore
They share video on Malaysia’s territorial claim as one of 3 key developments testing relations Singapore politicians have taken to social media this week to urge the [...]
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Singapore rejects Malaysia’s ‘cease and desist’ proposal on disputed maritime area
The Singapore government does not agree with Malaysia’s proposal for both countries to cease and desist from sending assets into the disputed maritime area, the [...]
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Defence minister Ng Eng Hen warns Malaysian vessels to leave Singapore waters
Defence minister Ng Eng Hen has warned Malaysian government vessels to leave Singapore territorial waters, in his first public comments on the bilateral maritime spat. In a [...]
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Singapore, Malaysia maritime dispute: A timeline
Singapore and its northern neighbour Malaysia are embroiled in a maritime dispute after Malaysia extended its Johor Bahru port limits in a manner which, according to the [...]
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Malaysia and Singapore are like twins, says Dr Mahathir
Prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has described the relationship between Malaysia and Singapore like twins. “Malaysia and Singapore are like twins, except maybe [...]
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Singapore and Malaysia ties hindered by ‘past baggage’, need to avoid ‘destructive path’: Khaw
Singapore Transport minister Khaw Boon Wan said on Thursday (6 December) that the ongoing maritime spat between Singapore and Malaysia is giving him “deja vu” as [...]
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Singapore extends port limits off Tuas amid maritime boundary standoff with M’sia
In view of recent “provocative developments” by Malaysia, Transport minister Khaw Boon Wan said on Thursday (December 6) that Singapore will extend its port [...]
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Singapore extending its Port Limits in response to Malaysia’s ‘blatant provocation’: Khaw
Singapore Transport minister Khaw Boon Wan said that the Republic extended its Port Limits off Tuas with effect from Thursday (6 December) in response to Malaysia’s [...]
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Singapore claims to detect 14 intrusions by Malaysian govt vessels
Singapore claimed that Malaysian government Vessels have been continually encroaching into its Territorial Waters off Tuas with 14 intrusions recorded so far. [...]
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Amid maritime deadlock, Singapore warns Malaysia of ‘firm actions’ to protect its territory
Singapore’s transport minister issued a strong warning to Malaysia today, promising that it will respond with “firm actions” to protect its territory and [...]
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