M'sia and S'pore mull arbitration over water stalemate

The just-concluded Singapore-Malaysia Leaders' Retreat appears to have done little to resolve the ongoing dispute over Malaysia's sale of water to the island state.

As Malaysia continues to press for a review of the water price, Singapore premier Lee Hsien Loong today defended the terms, which includes the water price, stipulated in the “sacrosanct” 1962 Johore River Water Agreement...