For Singapore, the water pact “is such a sacrosanct item, and therefore let us try to find a way forward that enables us to talk constructively about this issue and hopefully be able to make some progress,” Lee said. “To ask me what is the reasonable water price now is to pre-judge the question.”
(Apr 9): The leaders of neighbouring Singapore and Malaysia agreed Tuesday to amicably resolve a long-running dispute over water that has stoked tensions for decades.
In a joint press briefing, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong said they are open to resolving a disagreement over water prices through arbitration. They also planned to proceed with delimiting the maritime boundary and resolving issues over airspace and a suspended high-speed rail project.
