Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow has offered a more terrestrial response to his counterpart, Kedah Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor’s contention that his state has been incurring losses since the “time of creation” and is therefore taking the water dispute to court.

The DAP leader said since there are various laws and conventions governing the use of raw water resources involving more than one country or state, it would be up to the court to make a decision...