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Article: Reclamation to be monitored (HL)
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- October 9, 2003
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Deborah Loh
New Straits Times
10-09-2003
Reclamation to be monitored (HL)
Byline: Deborah Loh
Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2*
SHORT of ordering a total suspension of Singapore's reclamation works, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) yesterday directed the republic not to conduct its reclamation in ways that would cause irreparable prejudice to Malaysia's rights or serious harm to the marine environment.
The tribunal also ordered Singapore to subject its reclamation works to a group of independent experts who would study its effects and propose appropriate measures to deal with any adverse impact.
The order was read by tribunal president L. Dolliver M. Nelson.
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