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Singapore gets the island while we get the rock

The Star’s SMS alert at 6:14pm.

International Court of Justice decides 12 to 4 that Pulau Batu Puteh belongs to Singapore, and 15 to 1 that Middle Rocks belongs to Malaysia

The conclusion: Singapore gets the island and what do we get?

Well, the rock.

As expected, International Trade and Industry Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, who is also a subject of Johor, reminds Singapore not to be arrogant over the latest decision, Foreign Minister Rais Yatim describe the decision as a "win-win" outcome for both countries while Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak comes to a syok sendiri conclusion.

In the end of the day, what do we get?

Well, the rock, still.

Singapore? It’s now officially Pedra Branca instead of Pulau Batu Puteh, which is now officially part of our nation’s history.

More importantly, it doesn’t matter how one interprets the outcome, as I believe many of us would perceive it as a bad sign of surrendering our sovereignty.

But, let’s make no mistake about this, if we’re not being careful, many years down the road, we’ll risk losing bigger stake to our neighbor, in the name of Iskandar Malaysia.

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