THERE are no plans to re-map the maritime boundary in the Johor Strait between Tebrau and Singapore, says the Deputy Foreign Minister.
Datuk Mohamad Alamin (pic) said Malaysia and Singapore had signed an agreement on territorial water boundaries in 1995, adding that this remains the only maritime boundary agreement between the two governments.
Mohamad said the ministry is of the view that re-mapping the boundary between the waters of Singapore and Johor in the strait was unnecessary as the earlier demarcation was still applicable.
“Before 1995, the Malaysia-Singapore maritime boundary in the Tebrau Strait stretch of the Johor Strait was based on the centre of the deepwater channel as stipulated in the Straits Settlements and Johor Territorial Waters agreement on Oct 19, 1927,” Mohamad said in a parliamentary written reply at the Dewan Rakyat yesterday.
He was responding to Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong (BN-Ayer Hitam), who asked about the government’s consideration of demands to re-map the maritime boundaries.
This followed an incident in which local fishermen were chased off by Singaporean authorities from the Pasir Laba territory.
Mohamad said Malaysia and Singapore still have unsettled segments that have not been demarcated and are under negotiation.
