File photo of an outcrop which Singapore calls Pedra Branca and Malaysia names Pulau Batu Puteh, located 7.7 nautical miles off Malaysia's state of Johor and 25 nautical miles from Singapore. Photo: Reuters
File photo of an outcrop which Singapore calls Pedra Branca and Malaysia names Pulau Batu Puteh, located 7.7 nautical miles off Malaysia's state of Johor and 25 nautical miles from Singapore. Photo: Reuters
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Malaysia reopens Pedra Branca island row with Singapore after a decade

Kuala Lumpur says new documents have been discovered in British archives backing its territorial claim to the islet

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Updated: 8:46pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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File photo of an outcrop which Singapore calls Pedra Branca and Malaysia names Pulau Batu Puteh, located 7.7 nautical miles off Malaysia's state of Johor and 25 nautical miles from Singapore. Photo: Reuters
File photo of an outcrop which Singapore calls Pedra Branca and Malaysia names Pulau Batu Puteh, located 7.7 nautical miles off Malaysia's state of Johor and 25 nautical miles from Singapore. Photo: Reuters
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