Your cynical views about the water conditions in Malaysia and
Indonesia shows the typical ugly Singaporean habit
of believing that all things Singapore is more superior
than anyone can possibly have - and make comparisons with a
condescending view.
If the Malaysians and Indonesians have such bad water
quality, there will be constant headlines that shout of high
incidences of water-borne diseases - have you read any such
occurrences that appear repeatedly through the years ?
Only stupid people like you will listen and
believe LKY's guarantee that it is safe to drink directly
from the tap when in Singapore.
Do you seriously believe that he will pay for your medical bills
if you get sick when drinking directly from the tap ?
If you are living in the HDB, do you know that the treated clean
water from the PUB is pumped into the roof top storage
tanks before being distributed to the individual units in the
HDB block ?
No-one knows what is inside the water tank, and if you will
take the trouble to pass the water through any kind of filter -
(even a fabric bag at the tap) - you will notice a layer of
brown muck forming within a week.
Even for private home dwellers, can anyone be assured that the
main or subsidiary water pipe lines have got no foreign
matters entering the supply pipes ?
Do you think that the rivers that flow from the mountains
and rain water will bring enough water to every villages,
towns and cities in Malaysia and Indonesia ?
As matters stand, the Klang Valley in Selangor is already facing
water shortages during the dry periods every year.
Very soon they will also have to follow our
way in processing NEWater - even as they plan
to invest in an underground diversion of the Perak River to supply
water to the state of Selangor.
Singapore continue to depend on Malaysia for 50 percent of
our water needs until the present Water Agreements run out in 2061
and 2062.
At present, even as the island is surrounded by
sea, only about 10 percent of our water supply is from
the sea - due to the high costs involved to convert sea
water into potable water; while it is planned for NEWater to
supply 30 percent of future needs.
It is safer for you to stay in your Bar, and drink what you are
familiar with.
woei uncle,
if you go malaysia and indonesia hotels, they will write there
that tap water is not drinkable, please boil before drinking. But
if you stay in Singapore hotels, you can drink it.
Even my bf in NS drink tap water, whereas went in went for joint
training with indo or malaysia, they have to boil the water or use
disinfection pills to kill germs.
This show that our water is better in quality and that command a
price. I drink tap water too, really, but with a filter in my tap,
why need to boil?
And also i collect rain water in drums at my house outside
garden and pouch for our gardening, washing clothes and house
cleaning.
By 2061, do you think we still use 10% of sea water??? I think
we will have the capacity to use 100% of sea water liao.
