Malaysia on Tuesday won a Dutch court case over a $14.9 billion award against the Southeast Asian nation that stems from a 19th century deal with a Philippine sultan. ManilaBulletin
The verdict is part of a complex legal battle being fought in European courts that is rooted in Malaysia's colonial past, with territorial claims and potentially billions of dollars worth of state assets at stake.
"The Hague Appeals Court today rejected the request of the Philippine nationals for the recognition and enforcement of the final arbitral award in the Netherlands," the Dutch court said in a statement."This decision has blocked any attempt by the claimants to enforce their illegitimate claims against the government of Malaysia in the Netherlands," the prime minister said in a statement.
Kuala Lumpur stopped the payments in 2013 after a bloody incursion from the Sulu archipelago into Sabah, where the Philippines' has a long-dormant territorial claim.
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