The Pakatan Harapan administration's decision to withdraw a legal claim over Pulau Batu Puteh "almost" amounts to treason against the Johor ruler, said MCA Youth leader Chong Sin Woon.

In a statement today, Chong said the Johor sultanate had a historical claim over the islet and had vowed to reclaim the island at all cost when the International Court of Justice ruled in favour of Singapore's claim in 2008...