Sabah Water Dept pushing hard to meet UMS’ demands, says Shahelmey


KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Water Department is pushing hard to provide sufficient water to Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) where frustrated students protested during a visit by the Higher Education Minister on Monday.

Deputy Chief Minister III Datuk Shahelmey Yahya said records showed that there was an increase in demand for water at UMS campus here in December.

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