Sabah Umno calls for higher road maintenance standards over viral kettle video


A road maintenance worker in Papar using a kitchen kettle to pour hot tar onto a pothole, as seen in a viral video that has sparked criticism over road repair standards in Sabah.

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Umno has urged the state government to tighten the reins on road maintenance concessionaires following a viral video of workers pouring tar into a pothole using a kitchen kettle.

Its election director, Jeffery Nor Mohamed questioned if this was an isolated incident or indicative of a larger pattern of substandard road maintenance across the state.

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