Abstract
The Langkawi Archipelago, in the Andaman Sea of the Indian Ocean, comprises a cluster of 99 islands just off the shores of the Northern Kedah State in Peninsular Malaysia. During low tide, the number of islands expands to 104. Many of these islands are rocky outcrops separated by narrow canals through which only sampans—little boats—can travel. Langkawi Island (approximately 185 square miles) is the largest of the islands. It is not much smaller than Singapore, but has a population of only 100,000 people, compared with Singapore's 5 million. The water demand has been growing in concert with a rise in population and an increase in per‐capita water consumption. G. Venkatesh talks with Chan Chiang Heng, advisor to the Engineering and Water Supply Division of the Taliworks Corporation of LGB Group in Malaysia.
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