Posted by calvintaneng > 2022-06-29 13:52 | Report Abuse

Selling lands to foreign investors perfectly good if it brings progress to the state or country

Hong Kong became so prosperous for 100 years under Foreign Interest

Spore sell lands on Sentosa islands to investors and they bring in their wealth and skill to add value

Dubai sells lands to foreigners and it is the most progressive Arab State in the Middle East

Posted by chinaman > 2022-06-29 14:31 | Report Abuse

why surrender pulau batu puteh to SIN without any court case silently? sultan's query is valid which Apanama try to divert with another question i/o reply directly

Posted by Sslee > 2022-06-29 15:04 | Report Abuse

On 24 July 2003, Malaysia and Singapore jointly seised the Court of a dispute between them by notification of a Special Agreement signed on 6 February 2003 and which entered into force on 9 May 2003. Under the terms of that Special Agreement, the Parties requested the Court to “determine whether sovereignty over: (a) Pedra Branca/Pulau Batu Puteh; (b) Middle Rocks; and (c) South Ledge belongs to Malaysia or the Republic of Singapore”. They agreed in advance “to accept the Judgment of the Court . . . as final and binding upon them”.

Following public hearings which were held in November 2007, the Court rendered its Judgment on 23 May 2008. In that Judgment, the Court first indicated that the Sultanate of Johor (predecessor of Malaysia) had original title to Pedra Branca/Pulau Batu Puteh, a granite island on which Horsburgh lighthouse stands. It concluded, however, that, when the dispute crystallized (1980), title had passed to Singapore, as attested to by the conduct of the Parties (in particular certain acts performed by Singapore à titre de souverain and the failure of Malaysia to react to the conduct of Singapore). The Court consequently awarded sovereignty over Pedra Branca/Pulau Batu Puteh to Singapore. As for Middle Rocks, a maritime feature consisting of several rocks permanently above water, the Court observed that the particular circumstances which had led it to find that sovereignty over Pedra Branca/Pulau Batu Puteh rested with Singapore clearly did not apply to Middle Rocks. It therefore found that Malaysia, as the successor to the Sultan of Johor, should be considered to have retained original title to Middle Rocks. Finally, with respect to the low-tide elevation South Ledge, the Court noted that it fell within the apparently overlapping territorial waters generated by Pedra Branca/Pulau Batu Puteh and by Middle Rocks. Recalling that it had not been mandated by the Parties to delimit their territorial waters, the Court concluded that sovereignty over South Ledge belongs to the State in whose territorial waters it lies.

Posted by Sslee > 2022-06-29 15:10 | Report Abuse

https://www.icj-cij.org/en/case/130

Posted by ahbah > 2022-06-29 16:50 | Report Abuse

We are selling shares at KLSE but no one wants to buy them now ?

Posted by PunTatBerSiul > 2022-06-29 17:03 | Report Abuse

Apanama has a point. When you sell a large swathe of fertile land to foreigners, why cry for a piece of rock in the sea? Fishermen affected?? Come on, get a better reason.

Posted by Brian Lee > 2022-06-30 11:43 | Report Abuse

Before Become PM, raise the issue, after become PM for 22 mths, no raise the issue but ok with it. After no more PM, got issue with it. Syndrome "Mudah Lupa". Sell land not sell country as the gov still collect land taxes (revenue). Foreigners come in, stay, then invest at the same time. Becoming PM nowadays is different from last time as what he said will be remembered and shared easily.

Posted by Tobby > 2022-06-30 20:07 | Report Abuse

Both Mahathir and Sultan of Johor are in the wrong! Sultan threated to pull out of Malaysia because of his personal mega projects stalled! As for Mahathir, he basically destroy future of Malaysia with his wrong decisions!