LAHAD DATU, April 17 -- Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor has denied that 127.3 hectares on Pulau Sebatik, previously within Malaysian territory, now belongs to Indonesia.

He said reports of the claim, published by Indonesian media outlets, were inaccurate and did not reflect the actual outcome of border negotiations between Malaysia and Indonesia.

"That is not true. Who said it was handed over?

"Who said it? Indonesian media? That is not true," he said.

Both Malaysia and Indonesia share Pulau Sebatik, off the coast of Tawau.

Earlier, Warisan President Datuk Seri Panglima Mohd Shafie Apdal said conflicting reports by Indonesia and the Sabah government on the Sebatik border required clarification.

He said increasingly specific statements from J...