KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 -- The Malaysian government has challenged a news report claiming that 127.3 hectares of territory on Pulau Sebatik now belongs to Indonesia, labelling the assertion as inaccurate and inconsistent with official records.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) clarified that the border realignment on the island was part of a larger, comprehensive resolution with Indonesia that resulted in Malaysia achieving a net gain of 662 hectares of territory.

The rebuttal follows a report on April 15, which quoted the Chief of Staff of the Indonesian President's Office, Muhammad Qodari, as saying that 127.3 hectares on Pulau Sebatik, previously in Malaysia, was now officially Indonesian territ...