Johor Sultan Wants to Take Pedra Branca/Pulau Batu Puteh Back
Jun 20, 2008 Around the Word, Gossips
Johor Sultan Iskandar Ismail said that the island is his and he wants it back. It doesn’t matter how long it’s going to take, he just want his land back, from Singapore.
Sultan vows to reclaim Batu Puteh island
Tags: Iskandar Ismail, Johor, Pedra Branca, Pulau Batu Puteh, Sultan
White Card Is a MUST Again for Singaporeans Entering Malaysia
Jun 1, 2008 Around the Word, Singapore
Most of us have known that, starting Jan this year not long before Chinese New Year, the White Card system was scrapped to facilitate Singaporeans entering Malaysia. The JB custam immigration officer will just stamp on Singapore passport. However, it seems that the JB immigration office made a U-turn 2 days back. No official announcement was made to alert potential Singaporean visitors, and created a big mess at JB custom. There was even info that the white card is running out of stock.
I couldn’t find any announcement on Immigration Department of Malaysia website. Neither could I find any relevant news reports from Malaysia local newspaper online. I only saw someone asking about this 3 days ago in a Malaysia forum but nobody could provide answer. Then it was confirmed yesterday, on Singapore HWZ forum. The only news report I could find is the one from Sinchew, the Chinese newspaper from Malaysia. Singapore local tabloid Shin Min Daily News also had a report on this.
What a timing huh? Why now? After ICJ decided Pulau Batu Puteh belongs to Singapore and after the 50km petrol ban.
News report on Sinchew:
新加坡‧入境突須填白卡‧新山關卡大混亂
Relevant threads on HWZ:
MY Immigration card, Need or not?
After ‘toying’ with the 50km petrol sale ban
Tags: JB custom, Johor Bahru, Malaysia, petrol, Pulau Batu Puteh, Singapore, white card
Pedra Branca Belongs to Singapore, It’s Official!
May 23, 2008 Singapore
International Court of Justice, or ICJ has announced that Pedra Branca/Pulau Batu Puteh, belongs to Singapore while Middle Rocks and South Ledge belong to Malaysia. The announcement was made in a public sitting at the Peace Palace of The Hague.
Both Singapore and Malaysia have said they will respect the decision by ICJ. The rulling is final and cannot be appealed.
The public sitting was broadcasted live in Singapore through Channel News Asia Live.
It lasted 2 hours, darn long!
Tags: ICJ, International Court of Justice, Malaysia, Middle Rocks, Peace Palace, Pedra Branca, Pulau Batu Puteh, Singapore, South Ledge, The Hague
