Aiyoh! Which one correct lah?

Muhyiddin bercakap benar - Tun Mahathir (Utusan Malaysia/Bernama)

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Lee Kuan Yew did not threaten to go to war if we did not supply water and I don't know about the sale of land to Singapore (Dr Mahathir Mohamad)

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Muhyiddin bercakap benar - Tun Mahathir

Utusan Malaysia - 26/08/2009 11:40pm

KUALA LUMPUR 26 Ogos — Bekas Perdana Menteri, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad mengakui bahawa beliau telah meminta Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin untuk membekalkan air kepada Singapura semasa Muhyiddin menjadi Menteri Besar Johor.

“Tan Sri Muhyiddin bercakap benar mengenai desakan saya kepadanya untuk membekal air kepada Singapura, tetapi Lee Kuan Yew tidak mengancam untuk berperang sekiranya kita tidak membekalkan air. Sekiranya beliau (Lee) melakukan itu, saya fikir saya akan menghentikan sebarang bekalan air seterusnya,” kata Dr. Mahathir dalam laman blognya hari ini.

Beliau mengulas mengenai kenyataan Timbalan Perdana Menteri pada 19 Ogos lalu, bahawa beliau telah meminta Muhyiddin menghadiri mesyuarat dengan Perdana Menteri Singapura ketika itu, Lee Kuan Yew yang sedang membuat lawatan, berhubung isu saluran paip gas dan bekalan air, di Kuala Lumpur.

Menurut Muhyiddin, semasa perbicangan antara Dr. Mahathir, Menteri Kewangan ketika itu, Tun Daim Zainuddin, Lee dan beliau, Lee mahukan bekalan air yang mencukupi disalurkan kepada republik itu dari Johor.

“Lee berkata Singapura bersedia untuk berperang sekiranya Malaysia tidak mahu membekal air yang mencukupi dan melahirkan rasa kesal berhubung projek bekalan air dari Sungai Lingu yang tertangguh.

“Saya berkata kami tidak mempunyai wang dan Lee berkata Singapura sanggup menanggung kos dan apabila siap, harta tersebut akan dimiliki oleh Malaysia, jadi Singapura hanya membayar bil,” kata Muhyiddin. - Bernama

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Lee Kuan Yew did not threaten to go to war if we did not supply water and I don't know about the sale of land to Singapore

Dr. Mahathir Mohamad

1. Tan Sri Muhyiddin spoke the truth about my persuading him to supply water to Singapore (read here). But Lee Kuan Yew did not threaten to go to war if we did not supply water. If he had done that, I think I would have stopped any further supply.

2. We were at that time trying to be friendly with Singapore in order to solve several problems. Although raw water would be supplied at 3 cent per 1000 gallons, the understanding was that in future only treated water would be supplied when our treatment plants would be ready. We would also not buy any more treated water from Singapore at 50 cent per thousand gallons when our new treatment plant in Johore is ready.

3. When we no longer needed to buy treated water from Singapore we could raise the price of raw water to Singapore without Singapore being able to raise the price of treated water to us.

4. However when we concluded the water supply agreement Singapore raised a lot of issues regarding our railway land, the CIQ (Customs, Immigration and Quarantine) at Tanjong Pagar, training flights by Singapore warplanes over Malaysia and the Central Provident Funds.

5. At that stage I realised that being friendly with Singapore did not pay.

6. I don't know about the sale of land to Singapore but as it was agreed that a treatment plant be built by Singapore in Johore, land would have to be made available.

http://chedet.co.cc/chedetblog/2009/08/sound-bites-water-for-singapor.html