Singapore, Malaysia Leaders Butt Heads Again Over Water Pact
Vehicles travel along the Causeway across the Straits of Johor as commercial and residential buildings stand in the Malaysian city of Johor Bahru, background, as seen from Singapore.
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Singapore and Malaysia leaders are once again butting heads over water, a sore point between the two countries over the years.
The city-state’s Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s comments about a water agreement were a “red herring” and the pact must be fully honored. He was responding Friday in parliament to a question seeking comment about Mahathir’s remarks this week that the deal is “morally wrong” and Malaysians in the neighboring state of Johor should protest.