Court strikes out civil suit over Pulau Batu Puteh sovereignty

The prime minister and the government have succeeded in their bid to nullify a civil action over the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) award of Pulau Batu Puteh's sovereignty to Singapore.

The Kuala Lumpur High Court this morning allowed the two defendants’ application to strike out the lawsuit by Malaysian Mohd Hatta Sanuri.

Senior federal counsel Shamsul Bolhassan...