Pedra Branca/Pulau Batu Puteh

Malaysia’s king consents to setting up of royal commission of inquiry to review Pedra Branca sovereignty

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Malaysia’s king consents to setting up of royal commission of inquiry to review Pedra Branca sovereignty

Malaysia’s king on Wednesday (Feb 14) consented to the setting up of a royal commission of inquiry (RCI) to review the handling of the cases involving the sovereignty of Pedra Branca, Middle Rocks and South Ledge. The Prime Minister’s Department’s Legal Affairs Division director general Zamri Misman and Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional … Read more

CNA Explains: Does Malaysia’s new Pedra Branca inquiry have ‘something to do with the Sultan of Johor’?

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CNA Explains: Does Malaysia’s new Pedra Branca inquiry have ‘something to do with the Sultan of Johor’?

Politics expert James Chin of the University of Tasmania echoed similar sentiments, pointing out that it was in the interest of many Malaysians for the federal government’s handling of the matter to be divulged fully. “I think this is one of those issues which the Malaysian public want a full accounting of,” he said. “It’s … Read more

Malaysia to launch royal commission of inquiry to look into cases involving disputed Singapore Strait islets

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CNA Explains: Does Malaysia’s new Pedra Branca inquiry have ‘something to do with the Sultan of Johor’?

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will set up a royal commission of inquiry to study the handling of cases involving three disputed islets in the Singapore Strait, the Cabinet said on Wednesday (Jan 24). Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim had previously called for a review of a 2018 decision by Malaysia – under the administration of then-prime minister … Read more