Mahathir says M'sia should claim the return of S'pore & Indonesia's Riau Islands

[ER-3682]

8 hours ago, Thaiyotakamli said:

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I heard from a Malaysian Friend,the Malaysian Air Force Fighter Jets,alot have maintenence issues,alot cannot fly.

[BanCoe]

40 minutes ago, ER-3682 said:

I heard from a Malaysian Friend,the Malaysian Air Force Fighter Jets,alot have maintenence issues,alot cannot fly.

They resell their spare parts to other markets …… Lelong Lelong 🤣

[ER-3682]

@BanCoe Hmmm...then the Money go to Officer's Pockets.?

[ER-3682]

58 minutes ago, mikk123 said:

RM to SGD will be 1 to 4 soon. 

I suggest we take over Malaysia instead. I am sure the citizen there will be happy to part of Singapore and living HDB and have a good job. 😁

Nope...too big to take care.

[kobayashiGT]

Source: https://mothership.sg/2022/06/mahathir-johor-return-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 it.

He made these comments at a June 19 event entitled “Aku Melayu: Survival Bermula (I am Malay: Survival Begins), The Straits Times reported.

Mahathir on ICJ decisions

"A rock the size of a table"

In his speech, given in Malay, Mahathir did state that there is "no demand" to be made of Singapore.

"However, there is no demand whatsoever of Singapore. Instead we show our appreciation to the leadership of this new country called Singapore," Mahathir said.

Mahathir drew a comparison between the Pedra Branca case and another International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling that ended up in Malaysia's favour.

He noted that the ICJ had ruled in 2002 that Malaysia held sovereignty over the Sipadan and Ligitan islands, off the coast of Borneo, instead of Indonesia.

He claimed that the Malaysian government deemed this more valuable than Pedra Branca, which the ICJ ruled that it belonged to Singapore in 2008.

Mahathir referred to Pedra Branca as a a piece of rock “the size of a table”.

This is not the first time Mahathir has made dismissive comments about the size of Pedra Branca, and talked up the comparison to the Sipadan and Ligitan Islands instead.

He made the same argument as recently as June 11, when he was addressing the Oxford Union.

Application to revise ICJ decision was dropped during Mahathir's second prime ministership

Malaysia applied to the ICJ to revise their Pedra Branca judgment in 2017, but the issue was dropped in May 2018, during Mahathir's second tenure as prime minister.

In a statement at the time, Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said:

Quote

"We were confident of our case, and the correctness of the original ICJ decision.

When Malaysia requested to discontinue the cases, without them being argued, we were happy to agree.

Both Malaysia and Singapore had gone through the due legal process and put this matter to rest."

Mahathir mentioned "the return" of Singapore and the Riau Islands

But he then went on to say “We should demand not just that Pedra Branca, or Pulau Batu Puteh, be given back to us, we should demand Singapore as well as the Riau Islands, as they are Malay land.”

Applause from the audience interrupted him when he mentioned the return of Singapore, and he made a brief pause.

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”.

He then mused on the future, saying that he “wondered whether the Malay Peninsula will belong to someone else in the future”.

Mahathir claimed that Malays in Malaysia "remained poor" and tended to sell their land, “Malaysia today is not owned by bumiputera”.

You can see his speech below:

 

No stranger to controversy

Mahathir is known for his controversial comments, especially when it comes to Singapore.

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.

However, in the same sentence, he also said that Singapore is today a "foreign country".

Mahathir's remarks came after Sultan of Johor's remarks on Pedra Branca

On June 16, the Sultan of Johor Ibrahim Iskandar said that the Malaysian federal government failed to consult Johor before withdrawing the Pedra Branca review application from the ICJ in 2018

Sultan Ibrahim said Putrajaya had a “lackadaisical attitude” towards Johor’s sovereignty, and used the Pedra Branca issue as an example.

The Sultan claimed that this represented "a clear breach of Johor’s rights as enshrined in the Federation Agreement."

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".

Mahathir has had a notable history of clashes with the royal family of Johor over the course of his long career.

 

[Beregond]

1 hour ago, mikk123 said:

RM to SGD will be 1 to 4 soon. 

I suggest we take over Malaysia instead. I am sure the citizen there will be happy to part of Singapore and living HDB and have a good job. 😁

mai la.

we take over them. then its 1 to 1 liao😂

[kobayashiGT]

Why is he still on national TV? hahaha. Just play some movie for the public to see mah. 😆

[RadX]

3 minutes ago, kobayashiGT said:

Source: https://mothership.sg/2022/06/mahathir-johor-return-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 it.

He made these comments at a June 19 event entitled “Aku Melayu: Survival Bermula (I am Malay: Survival Begins), The Straits Times reported.

Mahathir on ICJ decisions

"A rock the size of a table"

In his speech, given in Malay, Mahathir did state that there is "no demand" to be made of Singapore.

"However, there is no demand whatsoever of Singapore. Instead we show our appreciation to the leadership of this new country called Singapore," Mahathir said.

Mahathir drew a comparison between the Pedra Branca case and another International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling that ended up in Malaysia's favour.

He noted that the ICJ had ruled in 2002 that Malaysia held sovereignty over the Sipadan and Ligitan islands, off the coast of Borneo, instead of Indonesia.

He claimed that the Malaysian government deemed this more valuable than Pedra Branca, which the ICJ ruled that it belonged to Singapore in 2008.

Mahathir referred to Pedra Branca as a a piece of rock “the size of a table”.

This is not the first time Mahathir has made dismissive comments about the size of Pedra Branca, and talked up the comparison to the Sipadan and Ligitan Islands instead.

He made the same argument as recently as June 11, when he was addressing the Oxford Union.

Application to revise ICJ decision was dropped during Mahathir's second prime ministership

Malaysia applied to the ICJ to revise their Pedra Branca judgment in 2017, but the issue was dropped in May 2018, during Mahathir's second tenure as prime minister.

In a statement at the time, Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said:

Mahathir mentioned "the return" of Singapore and the Riau Islands

But he then went on to say “We should demand not just that Pedra Branca, or Pulau Batu Puteh, be given back to us, we should demand Singapore as well as the Riau Islands, as they are Malay land.”

Applause from the audience interrupted him when he mentioned the return of Singapore, and he made a brief pause.

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”.

He then mused on the future, saying that he “wondered whether the Malay Peninsula will belong to someone else in the future”.

Mahathir claimed that Malays in Malaysia "remained poor" and tended to sell their land, “Malaysia today is not owned by bumiputera”.

You can see his speech below:

 

No stranger to controversy

Mahathir is known for his controversial comments, especially when it comes to Singapore.

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.

However, in the same sentence, he also said that Singapore is today a "foreign country".

Mahathir's remarks came after Sultan of Johor's remarks on Pedra Branca

On June 16, the Sultan of Johor Ibrahim Iskandar said that the Malaysian federal government failed to consult Johor before withdrawing the Pedra Branca review application from the ICJ in 2018

Sultan Ibrahim said Putrajaya had a “lackadaisical attitude” towards Johor’s sovereignty, and used the Pedra Branca issue as an example.

The Sultan claimed that this represented "a clear breach of Johor’s rights as enshrined in the Federation Agreement."

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".

Mahathir has had a notable history of clashes with the royal family of Johor over the course of his long career.

 

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pls search In future!! Final warning 😂

[kobayashiGT]

3 minutes ago, RadX said:

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pls search In future!! Final warning 😂

Pardon me boss! hahaha. 

[BanCoe]

18 minutes ago, ER-3682 said:

@BanCoe Hmmm...then the Money go to Officer's Pockets.?

Let’s just call it redistribution of wealth 🤣🤣

[Kb27]

sure, come and get it, matahir

[Daryllim1969]

The old man should just simply shut up and move on. He always wanted to be respected like LKY in Singapore, but what has he done for MY? Racial disparity, Economic Development lagging, Infra Development? If he has done what LKY has done for Singapore, then I think it is wise to seek his views and opinions. Don't know why he kept appearing in the news and for the wrong reasons. 

Someone told me a joke about him and LKY many years back, when I was in my early twenties, here it goes:

"One day, Dr. M and LKY decided to go on a fishing trip. During fishing, Dr. M starts boasting about MY building new cars and how it will bring in more money. He even rubbed it in on LKY saying that SG always say that they are good at everything, why then SG don't build your own cars? 

LKY turn around, smile sheepishly and replied: SG is no good at technical stuffs, Car Building are too expensive and labour intensive for SG. What SG knows best is to milk a cow without having to rear one. 

Dr. M didn't get it and asked LKY to elaborate. LKY replied: "I don't need to build a Car Making Industry to make money. All I need is to print some paper certificates and I can bring in more money than you starting a Car Making Industry." Dr. M still didn't get it and asked:"So what's that?"

LKY replied: "It's something we call COE!" 

The rest is history, bros.    

 

[Fitvip]

There is one thing which people don't seem to take note of and that is brain drain. They are facing serious brain drain due to their race and religion politics.

Many of their non-bumi top students have been deprived of scholarships and uni places. Naturally, many of them look outwards. They move and grow roots on lands other than Malaysia. The MY govt grow the saplings into trees and the trees start to bear fruits, other than on MY soil.

 

[Arogab]

14 hours ago, Mkl22 said:

So since there seem to be very much more stiring these days. Looks like things ain’t so boleh! 🤣

Since when they boleh? If they boleh, they would not be shouting for it liao. And stirring is always there, not going down

[Fitvip]

2 hours ago, ER-3682 said:

I heard from a Malaysian Friend,the Malaysian Air Force Fighter Jets,alot have maintenence issues,alot cannot fly.

That is an open secret. IIRC, it was mentioned during Lao Ma's second term that those Russian fighter jets need spare parts and they also need the Russian expertise to repair and mantain.

[Tohto]

Everything old man speak will get a new thread here, obviously he is a good attention seeker....

[Etnt]

2 minutes ago, Fitvip said:

That is an open secret. IIRC, it was mentioned during Lao Ma's second term that those Russian fighter jets need spare parts and they also need the Russian expertise to repair and mantain.

Then now good time to sell parts back since shortage at source side?

[1fast1]

I would say God should demand Mad Hatter's return, except He doesn't want him either.