Questions remain over what will become of the residents and their properties at the centre of Malaysia-Indonesia border negotiations in south Sabah and north Kalimantan, even as the government cleared the air on the issue yesterday.

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim told the Dewan Rakyat that of the 5,987ha of land that had been disputed and negotiated at the southwestern border of Sabah, 780ha of it is expected to fall under Malaysian jurisdiction.

This area is classified as...