KL urges S'pore to compromise

KL urges S'pore to compromise

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad urged Singapore on Monday to compromise so a series of disputes between the two countries can be settled.

Among contentious issues are water supplies from Malaysia to Singapore, customs, immigration and quarantine arrangements on a railway linking them, withdrawal of pensions of Malaysian workers in Singapore and the use of Malaysian airspace by Singaporean aircraft.

Mahathir denied Malaysia's upcoming ruling party leadership elections were to blame for the delay in holding talks.

Singapore's foreign minister S. Jayakumar said last week his country wanted to resolve the longstanding issues as soon as possible.