UMS water woes resolved, says higher education ministry
The water supply issues that have long plagued Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) have been resolved, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.
Deputy higher education minister Mustapha Sakmud said the Sabah water department had increased the storage capacity of the campus’s tanks, with the main water tank seeing its capacity rise from two million litres per day to four million litres per day.
“These measures have led to a reduction in complaints from students,” he said.
“Additionally, MPs are now rarely sending water tanks to the campus and surrounding areas,” he said.
The water woes at the Sabah public university had received significant media attention since last year after students organised protests on campus against both the state and federal governments.
Last May, Mustapha blamed the…
