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Lam Chian Leong
He noted that the PUB plant and two other water treatment plants belonging to Malaysia were "currently drawing more water from the Johor River (than it) can yield on a sustainable basis".
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(1) This shows that relying on others for our vital needs such as water - will make us vulnerable.
(2) Thus it is important for us to ensure self-sufficiency - and not put our survival and economic dependency contingent to others who may disregard agreement and international law.
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(1) This shows that relying on others for our vital needs such as water - will make us vulnerable.
(2) Thus it is important for us to ensure self-sufficiency - and not put our survival and economic dependency contingent to others who may disregard agreement and international law.
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Lam Chian Leong
(1) We must stand firm if they insist on revising the raw water price - based on our rights in the agreement.
(2) They may entice us by allowing us to revise treated water price in tandem to raw water price.
(3) Because they said earlier that they won't want to buy treated water from us.
Thus we may be tricked into buying at higher price in raw water but we don't get a corresponding payback from higher price in treated water.
(2) They may entice us by allowing us to revise treated water price in tandem to raw water price.
(3) Because they said earlier that they won't want to buy treated water from us.
Thus we may be tricked into buying at higher price in raw water but we don't get a corresponding payback from higher price in treated water.
Kenneth Avan
Unfortunately, no part of the water agreement says that the water drawn from the river must be guaranteed to be safe to drink or free from toxins. Want safe water to drink? Perhaps it's time to renegotiate the agreement to include environmental protection.
When you play with legalities to get your way, expect the same to be applied to you.
When you play with legalities to get your way, expect the same to be applied to you.
Li Ren Zeng
I think there is little inentives for Malaysia side, unless they consume an equally large amount of water from the same river. They can easily spend that resources to take care of other rivers that feeds cities like KL.
Brian Soh
Your very statement is already an indication that somehow or rather the river/s are polluted to spite some legalities. If so, I hope justice will prevail and more so Malaysians will suffer. You know why? I'm sure you don't and I need not explain why since the river pollution is dubiously polluted at a time like this.
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Kenneth Avan
Brian Soh You and your conspiracy theories. Your paranoia is consuming you from the inside. I detect alot of sour grapes from you. Don't you just enjoy it when legalities are used back against Singapore? You really shouldn't be complaining, because a contract is a contract, and nowhere in the contract is Malaysia obligated to keep their rivers clean for Singapore to plunder.
Of course everyone wants clean rivers. But how do you police a river 24/7 to ensure no pollution? And how dare Singapore tell Malaysia what they should be doing with their own rivers when they couldn't even prevent non-native stingrays from being released into their much smaller reservoirs? It's this high and almighty attitude, best exemplified by you, that will be the constant source of friction between your immediate neighbours.
Of course everyone wants clean rivers. But how do you police a river 24/7 to ensure no pollution? And how dare Singapore tell Malaysia what they should be doing with their own rivers when they couldn't even prevent non-native stingrays from being released into their much smaller reservoirs? It's this high and almighty attitude, best exemplified by you, that will be the constant source of friction between your immediate neighbours.
Yi Yong Ke
Kenneth Avan : When the agreement was signed... the rivers were clean
clear and pure... no obvious pollution.
clear and pure... no obvious pollution.
Kenneth Avan
Yi Yong Ke Just as it is too bad the Malaysian side didn't factor in inflation in the contract, it's too bad that Singapore didn't factor in pollution. Fair is fair, right?
Yi Yong Ke
Kenneth Avan inflation wasn't rampant in the past... so was pollution
then ... everyone was pure and innocent...
then ... everyone was pure and innocent...
Kenneth Avan
Yi Yong Ke I'm not so sure if the rivers weren't polluted back then. If Singapore River was already a pigsty then, I wouldn't be surprised if the rivers in Johor was already polluted as well.
Either way, it's just too bad these weren't factored in the agreement. Singapore has no right to demand Malaysia keep their rivers pollution-free.
Either way, it's just too bad these weren't factored in the agreement. Singapore has no right to demand Malaysia keep their rivers pollution-free.
Wei Ong
Don't waste time when idiots Dr M is alive.
Yi Yong Ke
Ali Gandh : LHL waste no time in tackling pollution problems...
Dr M cannot and will not solve these problems but goes round causing more problems... physical and social...
Now he did not call for revision of the price of raw water because he cannot guarantee clean river water.
Dr M cannot and will not solve these problems but goes round causing more problems... physical and social...
Now he did not call for revision of the price of raw water because he cannot guarantee clean river water.
Li Ren Zeng
Its probably true that all the pollution and poisoning is due to lack of environmental protection along Johor River. A lot of dirty factories are already along the river and tributaries now.
On the flip side, it does sounds an alarm for Singapore, because there is less incentive for Malaysia to take care of that river, unless they are also a major consumer of the same river water.
On the flip side, it does sounds an alarm for Singapore, because there is less incentive for Malaysia to take care of that river, unless they are also a major consumer of the same river water.
Jacky Syarief
Dey thamby Vivian Balakrishnan you no need to worry about Johor River as the River concerned does NOT belong to Singapore or to the dead and gone Ikan Yew. I advise you to just take care of the Kallang River and other Reservoirs in Singapore and if you are not happy with the Malaysian raw River water - simple as that you just drink the singapore salted sea water-that's good enough. Singaporeans generally likes to comment anyhow on the Policy of Malaysia as though they are well-versed in Foreign Law Policy but they totally forget that the Johor Rivers and Raw Water belong to Malaysia. I sug…See More
Yi Yong Ke
Jacky Syarief: Hey you thamby or adek Jacky Syarief ... Singapore river or canals are clean, thanks to the far sight of the leaders.
We have managed the water given by God, or Allah if you prefer.
Allah o akbar...
We have managed the water given by God, or Allah if you prefer.
Allah o akbar...
Yi Yong Ke
Check every bottled water ( so called mineral water ).
Some are from Malaysia... sourced from rivers, underground and even from
SAJ ( syarikat air johor or Johor Water Company).
They are not cheap either... $1/- ( = to 3 ringgits)
Silly to buy these so called mineral water when our PUB water is clean and cheap.
Some are from Malaysia... sourced from rivers, underground and even from
SAJ ( syarikat air johor or Johor Water Company).
They are not cheap either... $1/- ( = to 3 ringgits)
Silly to buy these so called mineral water when our PUB water is clean and cheap.
Kenneth Avan
I really hope you practise what you preach. No more mineral water for you from now on. Lol!
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