This is an article from http://www.MalaysiaKini.com. The DPM stated that Singapore almost declare war with Malaysia over water and gas.
Muhyiddin denies selling land to Singapore
Aug 20, 09 7:49am
Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin had denied the allegation that he had purportedly sold a piece of land to Singapore when he was the Johor menteri besar.
He said he was purposely being slandered so that the people would hate him and the BN government.
"I wish to clarify that (during my tenure as Johor MB) I had never sold even an inch of land to Singapore and that this (allegation) is a mere slander," he said at a ceramah at Tanjong Putus in conjunction with the by-election for the Permatang Pasir state seat last night.
The deputy prime minister said they made the allegation because they did not know the actual history that a water treatment plant had existed in the Sungai Lingu area in Bandar Tenggara, Johor.
"I have to reply because the opposition was spreading lies... what actually transpired was when I was the menteri besar, I received a call from Dr Mahathir (Mohamad) one day," he said.
'Singapore ready to go to war'
Muhyiddin said Mahathir had summoned him to attend a meeting with visiting Singapore prime minister then, Lee Kuan Yew over gas pipeline and water supply issues in Kuala Lumpur.
He said during the meeting between Mahathir, the then finance minister Daim Zainuddin, Lee and him, Lee had pressed for adequate water supply to the republic from Johor.
"Lee said Singapore was ready to go to war if Malaysia did not want to supply enough water and expressed his regret over the stalled water supply project from Sungai Linggiu.
"I said we did not have the money and Lee said Singapore was willing to bear the cost and when completed, the assets will be owned by Malaysia, so Singapore had merely footed the bill," said Muhyiddin.
Two years ago, Malaysiakini has reported a 'secret reservoir' in Johor controlled by Singapore and used to supply water to the republic.