Malaysia, China to tackle water shortage, disruption issues

Kuala Lumpur

MALAYSIA has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China on water resource cooperation which though indeterminate, has the potential to translate to more work for Chinese companies in the future given frequent water supply shortages and disruption. Bilateral relations are also at a near peak if not peak.

On Monday, Malaysia's Natural Resources Minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar signed the MOU with his Chinese counterpart Chen Lei in a brief ceremony in Kuala Lumpur.

At a media briefing, Mr Wan Junaidi said that Malaysia does not have a shortage of rain - the average annual rainfall in the peninsular is some 2,500 mm and double that in East Malaysia - but experiences water distribution problems as it lacks sufficient infra…