Malaysia can demand new water sale price

JOHOR BAHRU: Malaysia has the right to submit a new rate on the sale price of raw water set for Singapore, Johor opposition leader Datuk Ir Hasni Mohammad said.

The former State Public Works, Rural and Regional Development Committee chairman said this had been confirmed by the attorneygeneral.

In fact, he said revisions to the existing sales rates were also allowed under the agreement signed between Singapore and Malaysia.

“Thus, the state government (Johor) does not need to worry. I believe Tun Mahathir ( Prime Minister) has the political will to implement this claim, although it is likely that Singapore will link it to the Pulau Batu Puteh issue as well as raise the price of treated water that Singapore supplies to Johor,” he said in a statement here yesterday. — Bernama