Critical Inquiry

It is official. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague in the Netherlands has awarded sovereignty of Pedra Branca island to Singapore, while the sovereignty of Middle Rocks has been awarded to Malaysia in its judgement passed today. As for the South Ledge, the third islet under contention, the ICJ ruled that it belongs to the state in whose territorial waters it is located as Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh, the Acting President of International Court of Justice, elaborated that "The Court has not been mandated by the parties to draw the line of delimitation with respect to the territorial waters of Malaysia and Singapore in the area in question. In these circumstances, the court concludes that for the reasons explained above, sovereignty over South Ledge, as a low tide elevation, belongs to the State in the territorial waters of which it is located." This verdict brings the 28-year row between Singapore and Malaysia to a close. The dispute arose in 1980 when Singapor

"One Nation Under Lee " is a film produced by Seelan Pillay which painted a poor picture of Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew's stint as Prime Minister. It also tries to depict the social divide in Singapore as arising from the policies of the People’s Action Party. "One Nation Under Lee" included interviews with former Solicitor General Francis Seow, political detainee Said Zahari, opposition politician JB Jeyaretnam and scenes of various public protests which had taken place in Singapore. So who are these names being mentioned in relation to this film? Lee Kuan Yew is a well known name internationally and needs no more introduction. Francis Seow was a Singaporean who fled the country while awaiting trial for tax evasion. Said Zahari was alleged to be a communist. JB Jeyaetnam was a bankrupt whom had been convicted of defamation and libel. But who is Seelan Pillay? Wikipedia holds no information on Seelan Pillay and this is a really unknown name to me. A private