[Levin]

Faris Alfiq |  October 21, 2021, 05:41 PM


Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad took to Facebook on Oct. 20 to defend his position over withdrawing the appeal on the ownership of Pedra Branca, or more commonly referred to as Batu Puteh in Malaysia, and took a jab at the current administration's decision on reviewing the case.

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The nonagenarian said on his Facebook that "a dignified nation must uphold its promise. Only a nation with no dignity will break promises". He was referring to the decision made by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which granted Singapore sovereignty over Pedra Branca in 2008.

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He said that Malaysia has a "liberal policy" on land ownership, which makes it vulnerable to losing its rights over lands owned by foreigners.

"If foreigners own a large part of the land, then the country, physically, is not owned by the citizens," he wrote.

"That's what happened to Singapore."

He added that Singapore was a Malay land, but today, it has apparently become a "foreign country".

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Another point that Mahathir raised in the post was that one of the ways to lose a country is to sell its sand or water to others.

"If the sand that was sold off to other countries was used for their reclamation and expansion, then it's the same as selling off parts of our country to others," he wrote.



https://mothership.sg/2021/10/mahathir-d...-decision/

[Great]

This specis is alive? He himself also sold sand and water during his time. His same species also hate him let alone the non ketuanans. Making himself relevant, try harder.

[FangFang]

Learning don't stop.

[Migrant]

You want money, we want sand. 
It's a deal.

[theold]

He also eat up the Clob money. Passed regulations on foreign currencies and foreign owned properties.

[debono]

This specis is alive? He himself also sold sand and water during his time. His same species also hate him let alone the non ketuanans. Making himself relevant, try harder.

I am amazed that at a age of 90+ he is able to think and is still lucid...Many at his age goes into full time retirement....

[maddog]

he is still sour over the lost of Singapore after all these years

[debono]

He also eat up the Clob money. Passed regulations on foreign currencies and foreign owned properties.

I am clobbed by the Clob shares...

[theold]

The day Malaysia was born.

https://streamable.com/kw9e7r

[Huliwang]

I am amazed that at a age of 90+ he is able to think and is still lucid...Many at his age goes into full time retirement....

I suspect it could be his great grand children stolen his FB account passwords and posted all these rubbish. He could be already senile......

[debono]

I suspect it could be his great grand children stolen his FB account passwords and posted all these rubbish. He could be already senile......

That could be one possibility....

[cityhantam]

In the first place, there was no such nation called Malaysia or Malaya until 1957.

There were only various Sultanates which sold themselves to Brits while the Sultans and Rajah enjoyed good life and protection provided by Brits. The Brits in turns exploited the poor people!

[pervertosan]

him and his son are the biggest thieves of Malaysia’s assets

[debono]

him and his son are the biggest thieves of Malaysia’s assets

But to date they are not charged with corruption/bribes....

[klat]

Because he cannot get a 10% cut in the sand that was sold, he cut off the supply of sand to Sg.

All his projects either he benefited or his children benefited. All are now multi, multi billionaires.

[debono]

Because he cannot get a 10% cut in the sand that was sold, he cut off the supply of sand to Sg.

All his projects either he benefited or his children benefited. All are now multi, multi billionaires.

Yes why did Dr M refused to sell sand to us to do land reclamation, when the sand are pit river sand and is FOC to the owners....? He is jealous that  we can extend the size of our Island, and may be  threat to them....

[Blin]

him and his son are the biggest thieves of Malaysia’s assets

Pirates & Bandits.

[wulala]

this old fox eye red red. lucky his foresight is so short only can see Singapore. otherwise we are doom.

[Tangsen]

At his age, why dun just crawl into a coffin and die… already fugg the Bersih movement for the muddysian bodoh …. guess what old senile mad hatter …. ah jip is going to have MSW with pinky liow to talk about 2MDB

[Fit]

I am amazed that at a age of 90+ he is able to think and is still lucid...Many at his age goes into full time retirement....

He still can drive a car!

[sgbuffett]

Does he know that Singapore is the biggest foreign investor in Malaysia?

He's problem is he does not understand the concept of win win. If Singapore does well it also helps Malaysia and vice versa. He just need to control type of investments that goes in..if he feel foreigners are buying too many properties he can stop it....experience so far is more negative than positive for Singaporean buyers of Malaysian property.

[sgbuffett]

Faris Alfiq |  October 21, 2021, 05:41 PM


Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad took to Facebook on Oct. 20 to defend his position over withdrawing the appeal on the ownership of Pedra Branca, or more commonly referred to as Batu Puteh in Malaysia, and took a jab at the current administration's decision on reviewing the case.

......

The nonagenarian said on his Facebook that "a dignified nation must uphold its promise. Only a nation with no dignity will break promises". He was referring to the decision made by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which granted Singapore sovereignty over Pedra Branca in 2008.

......

He said that Malaysia has a "liberal policy" on land ownership, which makes it vulnerable to losing its rights over lands owned by foreigners.

"If foreigners own a large part of the land, then the country, physically, is not owned by the citizens," he wrote.

"That's what happened to Singapore."

He added that Singapore was a Malay land, but today, it has apparently become a "foreign country".

......

Another point that Mahathir raised in the post was that one of the ways to lose a country is to sell its sand or water to others.

"If the sand that was sold off to other countries was used for their reclamation and expansion, then it's the same as selling off parts of our country to others," he wrote.



https://mothership.sg/2021/10/mahathir-d...-decision/

Have he learned nothing. It is not how much land you have Malaysia has thousands of times more land than Singapore....and alog of it unused.

But most important is what you do with the land. If a foreigner buys it to set up a high tech factory ...there will be high paying jobs for Malaysia..if not it sit around and remains undeveloped.

Really can't understand this guy.

[surfer]

But to date they are not charged with corruption/bribes....

Malaysia Boleh. Recently one of their ministers was supposed to be charged in court for corruption. He paid the fines and name was no more charged in court.

[starbugs]

Based on his crude logic, modern Malaysia also took land and water from the Orang Asli, who lost their country to influx of people from Indonesia, Arabia, China and India.

[Fit]

He has destroyed Malaysia single handedly!

[debono]

Based on his crude logic, modern Malaysia also took land and water from the Orang Asli, who lost their country to influx of people from Indonesia, Arabia, China and India.

What you said has some bearing, modern Malaysia took land from Orang Asli, the rightful owner of this land....

[RiseofAsia]

Faris Alfiq |  October 21, 2021, 05:41 PM


Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad took to Facebook on Oct. 20 to defend his position over withdrawing the appeal on the ownership of Pedra Branca, or more commonly referred to as Batu Puteh in Malaysia, and took a jab at the current administration's decision on reviewing the case.

......

The nonagenarian said on his Facebook that "a dignified nation must uphold its promise. Only a nation with no dignity will break promises". He was referring to the decision made by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which granted Singapore sovereignty over Pedra Branca in 2008.

......

He said that Malaysia has a "liberal policy" on land ownership, which makes it vulnerable to losing its rights over lands owned by foreigners.

"If foreigners own a large part of the land, then the country, physically, is not owned by the citizens," he wrote.

"That's what happened to Singapore."

He added that Singapore was a Malay land, but today, it has apparently become a "foreign country".

......

Another point that Mahathir raised in the post was that one of the ways to lose a country is to sell its sand or water to others.

"If the sand that was sold off to other countries was used for their reclamation and expansion, then it's the same as selling off parts of our country to others," he wrote.



https://mothership.sg/2021/10/mahathir-d...-decision/

They have actually found 3 evidences. They can appeal after losing the case to Sg in 2008. But the strange thing is they never use the 3 evidences at all. Now the 10 years period for appeal has over... So I dont think they can do anything to get back the "white reef" liao....

[debono]

They have actually found 3 evidences. They can appeal after losing the case to Sg in 2008. But the strange thing is they never use the 3 evidences at all. Now the 10 years period for appeal has over... So I dont think they can do anything to get back the "white reef" liao....

We have built a light house on that island and looked after it for 150 years liao, also ICJ had given the island to Singapore already, in 2008.......

[RiseofAsia]

Malaysia submitted an application to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to review a ruling made back in 2008 that awarded Singapore sovereignty over Pedra Branca. The application, filed on 2nd February this year, cited the discovery of three documents in the United Kingdom’s National Archives as new evidence.

https://www.aseantoday.com/2017/02/the-b...vered/amp/

[Yin yang]

This old satan is still talking rubbish n his silly followrrs still believe in him....so stupid n a real murderer of poor peasants, fishermen

Does he not know dat tons of aluvium comprising of sand, gravel, earth, n all kinds of deposits being washed down from the source of their long wide rivers n got deposited in the river mouths ...n over time the river mouth gets silted up , water unable to flow to the seas , it flows back to the river banks inland causing huge floods esp during the annual monsoon season in kelantan, trengannu, pahang....many rural peasants drowned cos of this mud hatter refusing to sell sand, earth ,etc to us.