A MOTION proposing the remapping of the Johor-Singapore maritime border, particularly the Tebrau Strait, will be brought to the Johor assembly next month, said Kota Iskandar assemblyman Pandak Ahmad.

He said this is after several issues emerged in the Tebrau Strait involving Malaysian fishermen and Singapore authorities.

“I will bring a motion to remap the Singapore-Malaysia maritime border, especially the Tebrau Strait, on September 11 because of an incident two days ago.

“If this matter is not brought to the state assembly, it will not be resolved,” he told a press conference in Iskandar Puteri today.

A verbal altercation occurred between local fishermen and the Singapore Coast Guard in Pasir Laba near the Second Link Bridge in October last year.

And four Malaysian fishermen said their nets were damaged when they ran into a boat belonging to Singapore authorities in Tebrau Strait, also near the Second Link Bridge, around 7am on Monday.

They lodged a police report yesterday at the Tanjung Kupang police station at 12.46pm.

Iskandar Puteri police chief Rahmat Ariffin when contacted confirmed receiving the report. – Bernama, August 16, 2023.