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I REFER to the 1962 water agreement between Malaysia and Singapore which was recently highlighted by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

I am not saying that the agreement between Malaysia and Singapore is fair. An agreement signed so long ago and with such a long “validity” period certainly can’t be fair on hindsight.

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