you should get your facts right boy...... 
Pedra Branca
Q. What is all this fuss by Malaysia over Pedra Branca?
A. The dispute arose in 1979, when Malaysia for the first
time published a new map which claimed the island. Prior to that,
Singapore had occupied and exercised full sovereignty over the
island for more than 150 years since the 1840s without any protest
from Malaysia. Previous Malaysian maps, even as late as 1974,
showed Pedra Branca as belonging to Singapore.
Following the recent International Court of Justice's decision in
favour of Malaysia over Indonesia regarding the disputed islands of
Sipadan and Ligitan, Malaysia began to accuse Singapore of delay
over the Pedra Branca issue. Malaysia also falsely accused
Singapore of building new structures on Pedra Branca even though no
new structures have been built there for the last 10 years.
Q. Has Singapore delayed putting the dispute on Pedra Branca before
the International Court of Justice (ICJ)?
A. No. In fact, as early as 1989, it was Singapore which first
proposed to resolve Malaysia's claim through the ICJ process.
Malaysia agreed to this in 1994 and both countries settled on the
text of a Special Agreement to refer Malaysia's claim to the ICJ in
1998. But Malaysia made no serious attempt to pursue the signing
and ratification of the Special Agreement to start the process
until recently.
Q. Why is Singapore chasing away Malaysian vessels from Pedra
Branca? Does Malaysia not have a right to patrol at Pedra Branca
before the International Court of Justice's ruling?
A. Singapore has exercised exclusive control and sovereignty of
Pedra Branca since the 1840s. This is the status quo. Until
Malaysia's claim is decided by the ICJ, the status quo must
remain.
In fact, Malaysia took this same position against Indonesian naval
intrusions over the Sipadan and Ligitan dispute. In that case,
Malaysia took the position that as they were in possession of the
islands, the status quo should prevail. But Malaysia now
conveniently disregards the status quo in the case of Pedra Branca
by intruding into Singapore waters.
