Batu Puteh was awarded to Singapore in 2008. (AFP pic)
PETALING JAYA: The government is not pursuing any legal action to reclaim Batu Puteh, the sovereignty of which had been awarded to Singapore in 2008, according to law and institutional reform minister Azalina Othman Said
However, Putrajaya is negotiating with Singapore on Batu Puteh’s maritime boundary delineation.
She said negotiations were carried out by two committees, namely the Malaysia-Singapore Joint Technical Committee and the Committee for Boundary Delimitation established pursuant to the agreement.
“In this regard, both parties, namely the Malaysian government and Singapore government have agreed that the content of the negotiations, including decisions and negotiation notes, are classified as confidential and cannot be disclosed to third parties without the written consent of the parties involved,” Azalina said in a written parliamentary reply.
She was responding to opposition leader Hamzah Zainudin (PN-Larut) who wanted the prime minister to state the legal actions taken other than the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) to reclaim the rights of Batu Puteh.
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