Tomorrow's Cities: Singapore's plans for a smart nation

Re:Tomorrow's Cities: Singapore's plans for a smart nation by scurvy on Saturday April 22, 2017 @07:26PM (#14175476)

Ironically, isn't potable drinking water supply an issue for Singapore? It's mainly brought over from Malaysia, right? Read a few articles on the subject in the Straights many years ago.

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Re:Tomorrow's Cities: Singapore's plans for a smart nation by awongh on Sunday April 23, 2017 @01:31AM (#14176698)

I hadn't heard that. Do you have a link?

afaik the water from malaysia isn't potable, it's treated in singapore.....

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Re:Tomorrow's Cities: Singapore's plans for a smart nation by scurvy on Sunday April 23, 2017 @01:58PM (#14179364)

Here's one from 2011: http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/04/07/singapore.water....

I guess now they do more desalinization and recycle sewage water for drinking.

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