Mahathir

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.”

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"