Plugging water woes tops list


NIBONG TEBAL: Fixing years of water supply problems tops the list of priorities for Abidin Ismail, who has been chosen to defend Perikatan Nasional’s hold on the Sungai Bakap constituency in the upcoming by-election.

Growing up in Kampung Sungai Duri near the border of Penang and Kedah, the 56-year-old is all too familiar with household taps slowing to a trickle and even running dry during peak usage hours.

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