Limbang...Who's lying?

Guong

This is a bit confusing. Why are there two different stories on Limbang?

From Hafizah Kamaruddin, BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, March 16 (Bernama) -- Brunei has officially dropped its long-standing territorial claim over Limbang, a northern division in Sarawak, marking a new era in the bilateral relations between both countries, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said. B

And, Brunei response?

YB Pehin Orang Kaya Pekerma Dewa Dato Seri Setia Awg Lim Jock Seng, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade II, yesterday said claims on Limbang were never discussed during Monday's deliberations between Brunei and Malaysia.BB

Hmm... but this one is a bit surprising..

KUCHING: Pendekatan halus dan terperinci yang diadaptasi Ketua Menteri Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud merupakan kunci utama kepada kejayaan bersejarah penyelesaian isu tuntutan pertindihan sempadan Malaysia-Brunei.

Timbalan Speaker Dewan Rakyat Datuk Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar berkata Taib merupakan antara tokoh di sebalik peristiwa bersejarah pengguguran tuntutan Brunei ke atas Limbang. TBP

Talk about political propaganda (and an obvious one too). But this particular sentences raised my eye-brow.

A delighted Taib said Brunei and Sarawak could now look forward to closer ties and cooperation.

He said Brunei could benefit from the proposed dam at Sungai Limbang for power generation, water supply and activities related to food security.NST

Another dam project? More money to fork. And somehow, Brunei media wasn't aware of this 'dropped claim' until Malaysian Media published it. Why?

What is rather puzzling in hindsight is about why the Brunei media was not permitted to cover the press briefing.

When Borneo Bulletin as well as state media persons went to cover the press conference, they were politely shunted out saying that it was 'exclusive' for the Malaysian media.BB

If there was no discussion on Limbang, what with this confusing claim? And if there was no 'dropped claim' as claimed by Pak Lah, this is a total embarrassment to Malaysia. Seeking a last minute fame before the hand over this March (it's March already)? As for Taib, he's just an opportunist. A greedy one.