Johor Menteri Besar Osman Sapian has refuted reports from several news portals in Singapore which claimed that he had entered Singapore waters during his visit to the maritime border area in Batu Pahat on Wednesday.

He said his visit to the area was to see how the Malaysian security forces carried out their duties.

Osman said this in response to Singapore news portals claiming that five Malaysian authority vessels were seen entering the Singapore waters on Wednesday, a day after the two countries agreed to set up working groups to address maritime disputes and airspace issues.

The five vessels were allegedly used by Osman’s entourage when they visited MV Pedoman.