This is really bad for Singapore. The Malaysian government is coming after Singapore again. Mahathir is saying that as the economy of Singapore is well developed, we should pay more. A fresh proposal on revised water rates is being tabled again. But Mahathir has conveniently missed out the main essence again, that is, contractual terms needs to be respected and has nothing to do with being rich or poor. The hustling continues. The 1962 water agreement (1961 there was another one which had expired) is not just about water. It is more than that. It involves the sovereignty of Singapore. The water agreements were guaranteed by the Government of Malaysia in the Separation Agreement signed in 1965 that established Singapore as an independent and sovereign state. The guarantee was also enacted into the Malaysian Constitution by an Act of Parliament. The Separation Agreement was also registered with the United Nations....