The Johor government was today directed by state ruler Sultan Ibrahim Mahmud Iskandar to set up a special team to look into appealing the International Court of Justice (ICJ) decision awarding Pedra Branca, or Pulau Batu Puteh, to Singapore in 2008.

Sultan Ibrahim is quoted by the online versions of Malay dailies Utusan Malaysia and Sinar Harian , as making the call today when opening the Johor legislative assembly sitting, saying he wants the island to be a part of Johor.