Dr Mahathir Mohamad says Singapore’s rapid growth is thanks to water from Malaysia.
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad today urged the Johor government to be more vocal about the issues they are facing, specifically in relation to the ridiculously cheap price Singapore is paying for raw water from Malaysia.
“We need to argue and fight over this. A rich country is buying from a poor country at an unreasonable price. “The state government needs to constantly talk about this. Don’t just wait for Putrajaya or the negotiators. Last year, Mahathir had criticised the price of raw water sold to Singapore as being “ridiculous” and voiced his intent to renegotiate the terms.
Singapore pays 3 sen per thousand gallons of raw water, and sells treated water back to Johor at 50 sen per thousand gallons.
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