From The Star – Brunei drops Limbang Claim


Dateline 2009-03-17 (story link here):

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Brunei has officially dropped its long-standing claim over Sarawak’s Limbang district after the two countries resolved various land and maritime territory disputes.

“Brunei has decided to drop the Limbang issue and as a result, Limbang is part of Malaysian territory,” Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi announced to Malaysian media.

And why this decision is of interest to me:

The other disputes include over where the maritime boundary between the two countries in the South China Sea should run, the rights to exploit potentially rich oil deposits in the disputed maritime territory, the right of movement by Malaysian vessels over Brunei waters and the demarcation of the common boundary of the two countries.

Expect Miri to become busier.

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2 Responses to From The Star – Brunei drops Limbang Claim

  1. rudy says:

    Expect lots of JDA/CAA announcements in the near future esp in the disputed deepwater blocks?

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