Speak up against Singapore water agreement, Dr M tells Johor govt
Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad delivers his speech during the Johor government retreat event with Federal Cabinet ministers in Putrajaya February 28, 2018. — Picture by Mukhriz Hazim
At the opening of a discussion session between Johor government officers and members of the federal government, the Langkawi MP who is a staunch critic of the 1962 Water Agreement, termed Singapore as a “rich country” profiting off a poor country, that is Malaysia. “This is the price of 1926, but even until now too, Singapore is still paying three cents for 1,000 gallons of raw water from Johor. We have to fight this, but it seems we are not that smart in defending or highlighting the mistreatment that is happening to us.
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