Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar said he has never been informed of any change of title for the 4.5 hectare plot, one of five plots which were part of a land swap deal between the state and the federal government.

“But, His Majesty Sultan Johor has decreed that if indeed his land in Bukit Chagar is part of the RTS project, he is prepared to surrender it to the government free of charge,” said a statement issued by the sultan’s private secretary Jama Mohd Noah.

“On condition that the RTS project is resumed immediately because His Majesty understands the difficulty faced by the people going to and from Singapore,” the statement added.

Yesterday, it was reported that one of five plots of land for the RTS project was transferred to the Johor sultan.

Documents sighted by FMT among others state that the change of title for the 4.5 hectare plot took place under the Barisan Nasional administration.

They also reveal that the land has now been leased out for three years till November 2020 to a company to operate a parking lot.

The plot was to be part of the planned RTS, which will connect Bukit Chagar in Johor Bahru to Woodlands in Singapore, a project aimed at easing the congestion on the Causeway.

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad had said Putrajaya would buy back the land from the Johor Sultan if he had paid for it.

“But if he hasn’t paid, we won’t have to buy back. It is our land.”