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The Paris Court of Appeal’s decision to annul the US$14.9 billion final arbitration award sought by the self-proclaimed heirs of the Sulu Sultanate marks a decisive legal victory for Malaysia.

The Paris Court of Appeal has annulled in its entirety the purported ‘Final Award’ from arbitrator Gonzalo Stampa granted on Feb 28, 2022, and ordered the so-called Sulu claimants to pay Malaysia €200,000 in costs.

Hindu devotees gather to offer prayers to the Sun god on the occasion of 'Chhath Puja' festival, along the banks of river Yamuna in New Delhi on October 27, 2025. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)

The Spanish Supreme Court has dismissed the cassation appeal filed by arbitrator Gonzalo Stampa in the Sulu claimants' case against Malaysia, thereby upholding his conviction for contempt of court.

Malaysian death-row inmate Pannir Selvam Pranthaman, 38, was executed in Singapore on Wednesday, the republic’s Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) has confirmed.

On Sept 9, smoke rose from Nepal’s President House after protesters set it ablaze during violent rallies against social media bans and corruption that left 22 dead and forced the prime minister to resign. - (Photo by PRABIN RANABHAT / AFP)

Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (centre) is escorted into a police van outside the Supreme Court in Bangkok after he was sentenced to a year in prison. Photo by Panumas Sanguanwong/THAI NEWS PIX/AFP

Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrives with his daughter Thailand's sacked prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra (2nd R) at the Supreme Court in Bangkok on September 9, 2025, ahead of a ruling on whether he properly served a prison term in 2023. (Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP)

Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra leaves the Pheu Thai Party headquarters in Bangkok on August 29, 2025. (Photo by Chanakarn LAOSARAKHAM / AFP)

Convicted murderer Erin Patterson (top, C) arrives at the Supreme Court of Victoria in Melbourne on Sept 8. (Photo by WILLIAM WEST / AFP)