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KUALA LUMPUR (May 3): Plans to review the Rapid Transit System (RTS) from Johor Bahru to Singapore have revealed that a tract of land in Bukit Chagar is currently “in the name” of Johor ruler Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar, reported Malaysiakini today.
The land was supposed to be owned by the federal government.
Sources told the news portal that the “Johor Department of Land and Mines discovered this on Jan 28”.
The sources also “believe the title for the 4.5-hectare plot was transferred under the previous BN administration sometime between 2017 and 2018.”
They added that the federal government would have to pay about “RM495 million in compensation to acquire the land which it was supposed to own”.
In addition, the same sources told Malaysiakini that “Putrajaya might also have to acquire an underwater plot of land at the Johor Straits said to be worth around RM198 million from the sultan”.
In total, the federal authorities would therefore need to pay about RM693 million to the sultan in compensation for the two plots.
"So now the problem is the cost.
“That land was supposed to be federal land but now there is an additional cost to deal with,” an anonymous source told the news portal.
It has been reported that Malaysia has requested a six-month extension from Singapore before making a decision on the RTS project.
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