Retiree forced to cancel holiday plans as Sabah's water woes dry up life savings

Some of the tanks Sanis had to purchase so he could store more water at his house.

KOTA KINABALU: Sanis Baidis had always wanted to go on a vacation with his wife ever since he went into retirement in 2008.

They could have gone on that getaway straightaway when he retired from a construction job that year but Sanis put off the plans to do some private work and run a small business as he intended to have a bit more cash to supplement their travels.