Talks still ongoing over Singapore water issue, foreign minister says | Malay Mail

Talks still ongoing over Singapore water issue, foreign minister says

Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah said the closed-door discussions at officers’ level between Malaysia and Singapore in the republic yesterday regarding maritime issue was conducted in a positive atmosphere. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

He said the closed-door discussions at officers’ level between Malaysia and Singapore in the republic yesterday regarding maritime issue was conducted in a positive atmosphere. Last week, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the people of Johor needed to be wiser in fighting exploitation by Singapore, especially over the low price of water being sold to the country.

The issue regarding the water agreement between the two nations became a hot topic again in the middle of last year when Dr Mahathir said the price of raw water sold to Singapore did not make sense and that he planned to re-negotiate the terms of agreement.

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