Johor Crown Prince Contradicts Mahathir On Water Issues, HSR Project And Overall Relations With Singapore The Johor government should be the one deciding on Malaysia’s water agreements with Singapore – not Dr Mahathir’s administration. That’s the view of the state’s crown prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim. He made these comments in an interview with Channel NewsAsia (CNA), released on Thursday (19 Jul). Given Johor’s proximity to Singapore, the views and opinions of its monarch matter – especially when he discusses contentious issues like the High-Speed Rail Project and the water agreements. It matters even more when he disagrees with Malaysia’s Prime Minister on almost all of them: 1. He wants the federal government to back off on water issues with Singapore At the end of the day, the water in Johor belongs to Johor. (I prefer) not to have federal interference when it comes to water between Johor and Singapore. In June, the Johor crown prince took to Twitter to thank Singapore for supplying Johor with treated water during droughts in previous years. A neighbour and a friend. Thank you to the Singaporean Government for helping Johor during the drought seasons & when we had our water crisis. We have […]
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