Sultan Johor bersuara atas Pulau Batu Puteh

Akhirnya kenyataan dari Sultan Johor tentang kehilangan Pulau Batu Puteh. Diharap Dollah kena pelempang dengan Sultan Johor kalau pi mengadap.

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Sultan Johor mahu ikhtiar dapat semula Pulau Batu Puteh
Jun 19, 08 2:37pm

Sultan Johor Sultan Iskandar bertitah baginda akan berikhtiar mencari jalan bagi mendapatkan semula hak kedaulatan Pulau Batu Puteh yang kini dimiliki Singapura.

Ketika merasmikan pembukaan persidangan Dewan Undangan Negeri Johor di Johor Bahru hari ini, baginda bertitah bahawa pulau berkenaan bukan milik republik itu sebaliknya hak milik kerajaan Johor.

"Suka beta ingatkan bahawa beta tidak lupa pada Pulau Batu Puteh. Pulau Batu Puteh bukan hak Singapura tetapi hak milik Johor. Sampai bila pun beta akan cari ikhtiar untuk mendapatkan semula pulau milik Johor itu," titah baginda.

Hadir sama berangkat ke istiadat pembukaan itu, Tunku Mahkota Johor Tunku Ibrahim Ismail dan Raja Muda Johor Tunku Ismail Ibrahim, demikian menurut laporan Bernama.

Sultan Iskandar juga mengingatkan rakyat supaya hidup secara muafakat bagi menjamin keberkatan dalam hidup.

Baginda turut melahirkan keyakinan bahawa kerajaan negeri di bawah kepimpinan Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman akan terus maju.

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"Beta bersyukur kerana kita dapat terus berada dalam keadaan selamat, aman dan damai. Tahniah kepada kerajaan di bawah pimpinan Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman yang terus mendapat amanah rakyat.

"Oleh itu, kita mesti mengelakkan unsur perkauman dan agama, berpegang teguh kepada Rukun Negara serta Raja Berpelembagaan. Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri pula hendaklah menjalankan tugas dengan ikhlas, jujur dan memahami hasrat rakyat," titah baginda.

Abdul Ghani, yang ditemui pemberita selepas istiadat itu, enggan mengulas lanjut mengenai titah Sultan Johor berhubung Pulau Batu Puteh itu.

"Tuanku bertitah bahawa Pulau Batu Puteh kedaulatannya telah diputuskan oleh Mahkamah Keadilan Antarabangsa. Saya tidak mahu komen lanjut. Kita dengar apa yang telah dititahkan," katanya.

Pada 23 Mei lalu, Mahkamah Keadilan Antarabangsa di The Hague, Belanda, dalam penghakimannya yang menamatkan pertikaian antara Malaysia dan Singapura, memberikan kedaulatan Batu Puteh kepada Singapura dan Terumbu Karang Tengah kepada Malaysia.

Kedaulatan Terumbu Karang Selatin pula menjadi milik negara di perairan di mana ia terletak.

Pulau Batu Puteh in History

KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 — There was no support in Parliament today for the official position that the decision by the International Court of Justice on Pulau Batu Puteh was a win-win for Singapore and Malaysia. Instead, it was a day of regret, recrimination and some republic-bashing.

As expected, the MPs from Johor had much to say about the loss of the outcrop of rocks to Singapore. Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi cut through all the fluff and said that sovereignty fell to the republic as a result of Malaysia failing to keep a proper record of its historical documents.

He noted that the government could not locate a letter from the British seeking permission from the Johor government to build a lighthouse on the island. The letter was a piece of “valuable evidence” which could have swung the case in Malaysia’s favour.

“As a Johorean I am disappointed. We lost simple as that. I don’t believe in the win-win situation as claimed by the government. This is the end result of not placing a premium on historical documents,” he declared.

To remedy this situation, Puad called on the government to create a centre to cater specifically for the storage and documentation of important national documents.

Hamim Samuri (BN-Ledang) said that the loss of Batu Puteh should make Malaysia more vigilant. “We must watch Singapore’s activities on our territory. We have to monitor Pulau Merambung which is near Tuas in Singapore,” he said, adding that the government had to ensure that Pulau Pisang remains in Malaysian hands.

“The Singaporeans fly their flag on the lighthouse there. It gives the impression that they have sovereignty over the island. We must ensure the island does not go the way of Batu Puteh,” he said.

Parti Islam SeMalaysia are going to table a motion tomorrow to debate the ICJ decision and party firebrand Mahfuz Omar gave an indication of its plan of attack.

He blamed Attorney-General Tan Sri Gani Patail for the loss of Batu Puteh to Singapore. “The way I see it, the attorney-general has failed in giving sound advice to the government,” he said.

Since Friday, the Opposition including Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim have tapped into the rich vein of dissatisfaction against Gani and blamed him for the poor handling of the case. The AG has also come under attack for the dismal track record of his prosecutors in major criminal cases.

Independent MP Datuk Ibrahim Ali (Ind) said that the government had to be wary of Singapore, and expanded the scope of concern beyond the ICJ decision.

Singaporeans had a water treatment plant in Gunung Pulai which was run by the republic. “No one can go near Gunung Pulai. I have been made to understand that the the plant is big and if it was to burst half of Johor will be submerged in a flood,” he said. - The Malaysian Insider