"Malaysia's desire to take back airspace 'not a straightforward decision': Khaw Boon Wan
SINGAPORE: Malaysia's desire to reclaim the airspace in southern Johor is not a "straightforward decision", said Singapore's Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan on Tuesday (Dec 4).
Malaysia's Transport Minister Anthony Loke had brought up the topic in parliament earlier Tuesday, saying Malaysia would discuss its plans in greater detail with Singapore and, if necessary, refer to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for further advice.
Speaking to reporters, Mr Khaw said that the Malaysian authorities had earlier informed the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore of its intention to take back the airspace, citing "sovereignty issues and so on". "
And
"Mr Khaw also touched on the Malaysian government's move to extend the Johor Bahru port limits, over which Singapore has lodged a "strong protest".
Changes to the port limits were announced through Malaysia's Federal Government Gazette on Oct 25, in a document published by the Attorney General's Chambers.
Mr Khaw said that there have been repeated intrusions into Singapore waters by Malaysian government vessels in the last two weeks.
"I alerted Minister Anthony Loke that Malaysia has unilaterally expanded the Johor Bahru port limits, encroaching into Singapore territorial space. Obviously, there's a violation of our sovereignty and also international law."
Dealing with a neighbour, who has demands that it harboured for whatever reasons that create disagreement, is the last thing any nation want to deal with - big or small.
If one party is big m strong n bulldozed its way, like the Ruusian bear does so frequently in recent times without regard to any international laws, the small bullied nation could do nothing as the one entity set up by the victorious WWII nations to maintain international order is ineffective!
If the bullied nation is small but has massive deterring "forces", like Israel's nuclear capability, n the daring do attitude, it is a totally different equation.
In Sgp n Msia case, Sgp has superior hardware n software n untested humanware while Msia's set up is an unknown quantity at best.
Regardless, going in hard at each other won't work as the cordial n mutually beneficial relationship must n maintained.
Who has the most to lose in an unstable relationship? Obviously Sgp. How much will we "negotiate" n how much the Msia side want?
Can "status quo" not be good enough?
May good sense prevails. Peace to Sgp/Msia n Msia/Sgp.
SINGAPORE: Malaysia's desire to reclaim the airspace in southern Johor is not a "straightforward decision", said Singapore's Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan on Tuesday (Dec 4).
Malaysia's Transport Minister Anthony Loke had brought up the topic in parliament earlier Tuesday, saying Malaysia would discuss its plans in greater detail with Singapore and, if necessary, refer to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for further advice.
Speaking to reporters, Mr Khaw said that the Malaysian authorities had earlier informed the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore of its intention to take back the airspace, citing "sovereignty issues and so on". "
And
"Mr Khaw also touched on the Malaysian government's move to extend the Johor Bahru port limits, over which Singapore has lodged a "strong protest".
Changes to the port limits were announced through Malaysia's Federal Government Gazette on Oct 25, in a document published by the Attorney General's Chambers.
Mr Khaw said that there have been repeated intrusions into Singapore waters by Malaysian government vessels in the last two weeks.
"I alerted Minister Anthony Loke that Malaysia has unilaterally expanded the Johor Bahru port limits, encroaching into Singapore territorial space. Obviously, there's a violation of our sovereignty and also international law."
Dealing with a neighbour, who has demands that it harboured for whatever reasons that create disagreement, is the last thing any nation want to deal with - big or small.
If one party is big m strong n bulldozed its way, like the Ruusian bear does so frequently in recent times without regard to any international laws, the small bullied nation could do nothing as the one entity set up by the victorious WWII nations to maintain international order is ineffective!
If the bullied nation is small but has massive deterring "forces", like Israel's nuclear capability, n the daring do attitude, it is a totally different equation.
In Sgp n Msia case, Sgp has superior hardware n software n untested humanware while Msia's set up is an unknown quantity at best.
Regardless, going in hard at each other won't work as the cordial n mutually beneficial relationship must n maintained.
Who has the most to lose in an unstable relationship? Obviously Sgp. How much will we "negotiate" n how much the Msia side want?
Can "status quo" not be good enough?
May good sense prevails. Peace to Sgp/Msia n Msia/Sgp.
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