PM Mahathir says Johor govt, people must speak up on the Singapore water agreement
2019-03-01 09:57:15 source：The Straits Times
February 28, 2019
PUTRAJAYA - Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday (Feb 28) urged the Johor government and Johoreans to speak up against what he felt was a "morally wrong" water agreement with Singapore, local media reported.
The "rich" country of Singapore has been benefiting from "poor" Malaysia in the water issue, he told the Johor Government Retreat with the Federal Cabinet in Putrajaya.
"Singapore rapidly developed because we have been supplying them with water, but I find the Johoreans rarely talk about it," Tun Mahathir was quoted as saying by Bernama news agency. "They just wait for negotiations to be undertaken by the federal government as if the state government is unaffected."
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