924 Chapter 6
817 REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM/840 PHILIPPINESMID#1452
Started in June 1956. See the narrative in the 713 Taiwan/840 Philippines dyad dis-
pute list.
MID#3217
Started in January 1974. See the narrative in the 710 China/817 Republic of Vietnam
dyad dispute list.
820 MALAYSIA/830 SINGAPORE
MID#3573
Dispute Number: 3573
Date(s): April 29, 1992 to June 4, 1992
Participants: 820 Malaysia/830 Singapore
Outcome (and Settlement): Released (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Malaysian government vessels crossed the maritime border with Singa-
pore in April 1992. Singapore protested. Two more Singaporean fishing vessels were
then detained overnight in June. At issue was the disposition of Pedra Blanca—an
island with a lighthouse and radar station—and several islands that Malaysian maps
had placed in their waters beginning in 1979. In 2003, both countries submitted the
issue to the International Court of Justice, which ruled that Singapore possessed Pedra
Blanca but Malaysia possessed Middle Rocks and South Ledge.
Coding changes: Settlement changed from Negotiated.
MID#4556
Dispute Number: 4556
Date(s): January 2003
Participants: 820 Malaysia/830 Singapore
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Malaysian naval forces repeatedly entered Singaporean waters around the
disputed island of Pedra Blanca.
820 MALAYSIA/840 PHILIPPINES
MID#1072
Dispute Number: 1072