S'pore, KL talk over list of disputes

S'pore, KL talk over list of disputes

MALAYSIA: KL leaders met Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday for talks focusing on a list of disputes, ranging from water supplies to transport links.

The latest row erupted over land reclamation plans, which Malaysia fears could reduce access for ships heading for one of its ports on the narrow strait separating the Malay Peninsula and the island of Singapore.

"We are not happy with what they are doing because we think as a result of such activity it will effect the ecology ... (and) the deep water channel," Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi told a news conference after meeting Lee.

Lee, who also met Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, advised the Malaysian side, who called in Singapore's envoy last week to register concerns, to put everything down in writing and avoid letting the media whip up controversy. --Reuters