S'pore to buy water from Indonesia after M'sia agreement ends on 2015

[Frogmen]

Indonesia to Provide Clean Water to Singapore
Wednesday, 05 January, 2011 | 15:30 WIB

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:Indonesia will provide clean water and energy to Singapore. The city-state is expected to experience a water shortage by 2015. The clean water supply will be sent from Batam, Bintan and Karimun (BBK) due to its close location to Singapore.

“After 2015, Singapore will go through more (water) shortages,” said Lucky Eko Wuriyanto, Deputy Minister in charge of Infrastucture and Area Development at the Coordinating Ministry for the Economy, in Jakarta yesterday. As compensation, Singapore is ready to develop the BBK area which badly needs infrastructure development.

Hatta Rajasa, Coordinating Minister for the Economy, said that infrastructure development is work that must be carried out by both countries. “But the financing part has not been mentioned yet,” said Hatta. Even though infrastructure development is still being discussed, cooperation in other sectors have already been carried out such as in the area of customs, master list and harbor development.


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[Frogmen]

Indonesian govt is 100 times worst the the Malaysian govt. Look what had happened to our telcos investment in Indo. Buying water from Indonesia is no cause for comfort because the moment relations sour, they will also play their water weapon and resort to blackmail.It's a matter of race and politics. Look at what had happened to our telcos investment in Indo.

[leslie]

Buy from France better.. still got perrier straight from the tap.

[KuchingKu]

Indonesian govt is 100 times worst the the Malaysian govt. Look what had happened to our telcos investment in Indo. Buying water from Indonesia is no cause for comfort because the moment relations sour, they will also play their water weapon and resort to blackmail.It's a matter of race and politics. Look at what had happened to our telcos investment in Indo.

Totally agree. But who else can we buy from? Either way we are screwed. Best is to use one of our islands on the outskirt to be our water catchment. Whole island just collect water from sky.

[wolft]

Just save water. If everyone do their part, we won't need so much to start with.
Restrict all e women only 5 mins of bath time!!

[m33pok]

Just save water. If everyone do their part, we won't need so much to start with.
Restrict all e women only 5 mins of bath time!!

correct! remember the 3Rs->Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

[KuchingKu]

Just save water. If everyone do their part, we won't need so much to start with.
Restrict all e women only 5 mins of bath time!!

True but the ladies will say "stop all men from washing their cars". Ha

[louie]

Lol...

[exxondus]

we buy water from indo but continue selling water to Malaysia.

Indo increase price, we also increase price to Malaysia to offset. On the off beat, also increase consumer PUB bills to consolidate in case future need more money for pay increments..er..whatever....

eitherway, trading one poison for another...

[seiko.citizen]

True but the ladies will say "stop all men from washing their cars". Ha

you using hose to wash car isit? i believe using bucket saves much more water. whenever i wash car; usually use about 25-30L and that include scrubbing alloy's

[KuchingKu]

you using hose to wash car isit? i believe using bucket saves much more water. whenever i wash car; usually use about 25-30L and that include scrubbing alloy's

I am even more environmentally friendly. I use rain water. Whenever it rains, car gets washed. ha. This month, car gets lots of wash.

[feilong108]

Yeah...free car washes for this 2 days....hahaha..save about $16....hehehehe....

[seiko.citizen]

now summer for me; so gotta wash more often .

[4Dvisor]

I thot Yacob said they not going to renew the old water treaty which going to expire in 2012 or something else.........

How come we are buying water from indonesia? cheaper meh? no need to layer underwater pipe?

[KuchingKu]

I thot Yacob said they not going to renew the old water treaty which going to expire in 2012 or something else.........

How come we are buying water from indonesia? cheaper meh? no need to layer underwater pipe?

He also said 50 years will flood once. You believe?