New law to end water woes soon, says Wan Junaidi


PETALING JAYA: A new law to solve Malay­sia’s perennial water woes is in the pipeline.

The law governing water resources will include recommendations for states to gazette all their water catchment and water sources, said Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar.

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