Singapore’s final argument.
1) Pedra Branca was no man’s land in 1847, when the British went there to build the Horsburgh Lighthouse. This meant that Malaysia’s claim that it owned the island even before 1847 is untrue.
2) Malaysia has failed to produce any evidence to show that it owns the island.
3) British possessed Pedra Branca without [...]
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