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Singapore-Malaysia meet pushed back after intrusion by Johor Menteri Besar into waters off Tuas

2019-01-13 10:05:08       source:The Straits Times

January 13, 2019


An annual bilateral meeting between Singapore and Malaysia set for tomorrow has been postponed following the intrusion by Johor's Menteri Besar into Singapore waters off Tuas.


Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said yesterday that Datuk Osman Sapian's presence on a Malaysian vessel in Singapore's territory on Wednesday had rendered the 14th Joint Ministerial Committee for Iskandar Malaysia (JMCIM) "untenable".


"Singapore therefore proposed to postpone the JMCIM meeting, and Malaysia agreed," the MFA spokesman said.


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