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Malaysia-Indonesia border talks: Sabah, Sarawak leaders to join delegation
Published on: Tuesday, July 22, 2025 Published on: Tue, Jul 22, 2025 By: TV Sarawak Text Size: KUALA LUMPUR: Sarawak Premier Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg and Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor will join Prime Minister Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim's delegation for the Malaysia-Indonesia Annual Consultation in Jakarta on July 29. Key discussions will include the Sulawesi Sea maritime boundary. Anwar said their participation is essential, as any border agreement must be approved by the Sabah and Sarawak governments. He reaffirmed his practice of involving both state leaders in major bilateral talks. Responding to a question about the 2002 ICJ ruling on Ligitan and Sipadan, Anwar said the matter is unrelated to ongoing Sulawesi Sea negotiations, which remain unresolved. He noted that the 2023 Sulawesi Sea Treaty includes a non-disclosure clause and stressed that talks with Indonesia, led by President Prabowo Subianto, aim for compromise while preserving sovereignty and friendly ties. Anwar said Malaysia remains committed to resolving the issue through dialogue, without straining military or diplomatic relations. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
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02-07-2025
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PN calls for more details on Ambalat development plan with Indonesia
PN calls for more details on Ambalat development plan with Indonesia PETALING JAYA: Perikatan Nasional (PN) has called for clarity on the country's plans to work with Indonesia to jointly develop the disputed Ambalat area off the east coast of Borneo, said to hold the world's largest crude oil reserves. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto announced plans last week to jointly develop the Ambalat block in the Sulawesi Sea while continuing legal and diplomatic discussions on maritime sovereignty in the 15,000 sq km area. Advertisement In a statement today, opposition leader Hamzah Zainudin said the announcement appeared to contradict several previous comments from Anwar about the Ambalat block and Sulawesi Sea Treaty when they were raised in Parliament. 'Rushing into a joint development agreement with a foreign country which is claiming maritime sovereignty (over the area to be developed) could jeopardise Malaysia's national interests,' said Hamzah, who served as home minister under former prime ministers Muhyiddin Yassin and Ismail Sabri Yaakob. SPONSORED CONTENT 'PN demands that the complete details of the joint development in Ambalat and the Sulawesi Sea Treaty documents be debated in Parliament. The rakyat have the right to be informed about it.' The Sulawesi Sea Treaty, signed in Putrajaya on June 8, 2023 in conjunction with then Indonesian president Joko Widodo's working visit to Malaysia, came under scrutiny after it was claimed that Malaysia was relinquishing its rights to the oil-rich Ambalat block. Advertisement However, Wisma Putra said that the treaty did not involve the Ambalat block's maritime borders. Malaysia and Indonesia have had overlapping claims over the waters of the Sulawesi Sea known as the Ambalat block – located between East Kalimantan, Indonesia, and southeast Sabah – since Malaysia published a map in 1979 showing the maritime border area within Malaysian waters.
