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Parliamentary select committees will spend three months scrutinising the Freedom of Information Bill 2026 and Admiralty Jurisdiction Bill 2026, consulting stakeholders before presenting recommendations to Parliament.
Singapore authorities will charge a company and its director for providing flag registration services to PETREL 8, a bulk carrier blacklisted by the UN Security Council in 2017 for transporting prohibited North Korean cargo including coal and iron ore.
The European Union and Gulf Cooperation Council have jointly declared unlawful any state's assertion of sovereignty or control over the Strait of Hormuz, emphasising international shipping's right of passage through this critical waterway.
Singapore and Malaysia have pledged to strengthen cooperation across food security, energy, and other strategic areas during President Tharman Shanmugaratnam's inaugural state visit, with both nations reaffirming commitment to international maritime law.
A 14-nation coalition led by the Philippines has commemorated the 10th anniversary of the landmark 2016 South China Sea arbitral ruling, reasserting its permanent legal validity and opposing unilateral maritime actions.
Parliament has referred the Admiralty Jurisdiction Bill 2026 to a special select committee chaired by the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, tasked with reviewing maritime law provisions within three months.