Malaysian river pollution halts waterworks, Singapore assures supply unaffected
Operations at the Singaporean Public Utilities Board’s Johor River Waterworks have been temporarily suspended after a water pollution incident affecting the Malaysian river. “Water supply in Singapore remains unaffected as PUB has stepped up production at local plants to meet demand,” said Singapore’s national water agency on Saturday morning. “PUB is monitoring the raw water quality in the Johor River closely. Operations will resume when water quality checks show that the Johor River quality is...