Eyes on Sandakan shops for profiteering attempts over salty tap water problem

Azdy checking the prices of bottled drinking water at a shop in Sandakan.

KOTA KINABALU: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry is monitoring stores in Sandakan for profiteering by selling bottled drinking water at higher prices.

This followed the rising demand for bottled drinking water due to salty water supply in the Sabah east coast district.