RI, Singapore discuss water supply

RI, Singapore discuss water supply

JAKARTA: The governments of Indonesian and Singapore have intensified talks on a plan to export water from Riau to the city state.

Director General of Water Resources at the Ministry of Resettlement and Regional Infrastructure Roestam Sjarief said on Wednesday the two governments had focused on technical and legal matters in the plan.

"The negotiation has been intensified due to a huge demand for water in Singapore, who is looking for alternative water suppliers other than Malaysia," he said.

The Indonesian government and the House of Representatives are now deliberating on the water resources bill, of which one article allows the government to sell water to a foreign country. --JP