Mahathir

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Malaysia should demand for return of Singapore and Riau: Mahathir ... (Yahoo Singapore News)

Former two-time Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad on Sunday (19 June) said in a speech that Singapore belonged to Johor and should be returned to ...

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Ex-PM Mahathir says Malaysia should claim Singapore and Riau ... (The Straits Times)

KUALA LUMPUR - Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has said that Singapore was once owned by Johor and the state of Johor should claim that ...

But in May 2018, after Dr Mahathir became prime minister again, Malaysia announced that it would discontinue the proceedings. In 2008, the ICJ ruled that Pedra Branca belonged to Singapore, while sovereignty over nearby Middle Rocks was awarded to Malaysia. The ICJ had in 2002 ruled that Sipadan and Ligitan belonged to Malaysia and not Indonesia.

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Mahathir says Singapore should be returned to Malaysia ... (The Independent)

No stranger to controversial remarks, Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia's former Prime Minister, did not only say in a June 19 (Sunday) speech that Johor once ...

One wrote that he is “Trying to revive his political fortunes using his usual tactics of slamming SG for his own political gain.” In his speech, he also wondered “whether the Malay Peninsula will belong to someone else in the future.” However, he softened the blow somewhat by adding, “However, there is no demand whatsoever of Singapore. Instead, we show our appreciation to the leadership of this new country called Singapore.”

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Mahathir says M'sia should claim the return of S'pore & Indonesia's ... (Mothership.sg)

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad said that Malaysia should claim that Singapore, Pedra Branca, and the Riau Islands in Indonesia be returned to ...

The Sultan's statement went on to say that if any of the terms related to Johor’s rights under the Federation of Malaya Agreement signed in 1948 and 1957 were breached, the state had the "right to secede". He has often spoken out on his perceived unfairness of water agreements made with Singapore in the past, and has previously referred to Singapore as “once belonging to the Malay state”, as he did in this 2021 Facebook post. He also claimed that Malay land, used to encompass the area from the Isthmus of Kra in Southern Thailand, to the Riau Islands in Indonesia, as well as Singapore, but was now “confined to the Malay Peninsula”. Mahathir referred to Pedra Branca as a a piece of rock “the size of a table”. Mahathir mentioned "the return" of Singapore and the Riau Islands "A rock the size of a table"

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Mahathir suggests Malaysia reclaim Singapore and Riau Islands as ... (Mashable SE Asia)

The former prime minister said that the territories should be reclaimed as 'Malay lands'.

"Many Malays are not aware that their country which once used to be big has become small," he said. "I wonder whether we will continue to own the peninsula," he said. Concerning the "return" of Singapore to Malaysia, Mahathir said that that "there is no demand whatsoever of Singapore".

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Former M'sia PM Mahathir Says M'sia Should Claim Back S'pore ... (Goody Feed)

Yep, you read the headline right. Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said that Singapore should be returned to Malaysia, and then rehashed some ...

Watch this to the end and you’ll understand: The 96-year-old former PM was speaking at an event in Selangor on 19 June when he made those remarks. Right after saying that, he then seemed to paint Malaysia as the magnanimous one, saying that “there is no demand whatsoever of Singapore”. He followed it up by saying that Malaysia shows its appreciation “to the leadership of this new country called Singapore”. Yep, you read the headline right. During the speech, he said that Malaysia should claim Singapore to be returned to them, because Singapore was “once owned by Johor”. Singapore is “Malay Land”, Should Be “Demanded” and “Given Back” To Malaysia

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