Sandakan's 'saline on tap' spikes demand for bottled water

KOTA KINABALU: Supermarkets are beginning to limit the sale of bottled drinking water to customers in Sandakan amid high demand as consumers complain they have been getting "saline solution" from their taps since late October.

Local stores have often run out of bottled water stocks since then, according to local residents who believe people are buying in bulk in case supplies really get exhausted.