Johor Sultan right to be angry over loss of Batu Puteh

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ADUN SPEAKS | The ruler of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskander, is rightly upset as to why the former government of Pakatan Harapan under Dr Mahathir Mohamad withdrew the appeal against the decision by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to bestow sovereignty of the island of Pulau Batu Puteh in May 2008 on Singapore.The ICJ recognised that Singapore, and not Malaysia, had sovereignty over Batu Puteh.Pulau Batu Puteh is a rocky island off the coast of Johor with close proximity to Singapore.Before the advent of the British, the island was under the sovereignty of the Johor sultanate until the establishment of the Straits Settlements in 1824 with the inclusion of Singapore, Malacca and Penang.It was not that Johor gave up the sovereignty on the island, but the effective jurisdiction of the island took place in Singapore, a British colony.It was not that Johor was not awa…