{"id":4900,"date":"2022-01-20T20:58:05","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T12:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/20\/press-releaseministry-of-foreign-affairs-malaysiafor-immediate-releasemedia-report-regarding-south-ledge\/"},"modified":"2022-01-20T21:55:08","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T13:55:08","slug":"ministry-of-foreign-affairs-malaysia-report-regarding-south-ledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/20\/ministry-of-foreign-affairs-malaysia-report-regarding-south-ledge\/","title":{"rendered":"PRESS RELEASE, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS  MALAYSIA &#8211; MEDIA REPORT REGARDING SOUTH LEDGE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In response to media queries following an article published by Defence Security Asia on 18 January 2022 entitled &#8220;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/18\/indonesia-claims-ownership-of-south-ledge-and-karang-singa\/\" target=\"_blank\">Indonesia Dakwa Tubir Selatan (South Ledge), Karang Singa Miliknya. M&#8217;sia Bagaimana?<\/a>&#8220;, the Ministry has verified the matter with the Indonesian side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry was informed that the Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs did not make any statement claiming sovereignty over South Ledge, as reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry further wishes to refer to the 2008 Judgement of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the Case Concerning the Sovereignty over Pedra Branca, Middle Rocks and South Ledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3314475734161595\" data-ad-slot=\"7610079946\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>On the issue of sovereignty over South Ledge, the judgement reads &#8220;\u2026 South Ledge falls within the apparently overlapping territorial waters generated by the mainland of Malaysia, Pedra Branca\/Pulau Batu Porch and Middle Rocks\u2026&#8221; and &#8220;\u2026.sovereignty over South Ledge, as a low-tide elevation, belongs to the State in the territorial waters of which it is located.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the ICJ Judgement, Malaysia and Singapore have established the Malaysia-Singapore Joint Technical Committee on the Implementation of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Judgment on Pedra Branca, Middle Rocks and South Ledge (MSJTC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the MSJTC, Malaysia remains committed to resolving outstanding maritime boundary issues between the two countries and will ensure that Malaysia&#8217;s sovereignty and interests are protected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PUTRAJAYA <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>20 JANUARY 2022<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In response to media queries following an article published by Defence Security Asia on 18 January 2022 entitled &#8220;Indonesia Dakwa Tubir Selatan (South Ledge), Karang Singa Miliknya. 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