KOTA KINABALU: Sabah will consider appointing its own independent assessor to calculate the 40% net revenue owed by the Federal Government if no agreement is reached by July, says Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun.
KOTA KINABALU: An otherwise calm Sabah state assembly sitting on Tuesday (Nov 28) saw a war of words breaking out between Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin (BN-Lamag) and Datuk Masiung Banah (GRS-Kuamut).
Published on: Wednesday, December 23, 2020
By: Bernama
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Officials cut illegal water connections in Manggatal, Kota Kinabalu on Oct 10, 2019. (Photo: Daily Express)
Kota Kinabalu: The Sabah state government and the related agencies have suffered losses of over RM450 million following water and electricity supply thefts since 2010, the State Legislative Assembly was told today.
Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin (BN-Lamag) said of the total, RM342 million was losses due to water supply illegal connections while the rest involved electricity supply theft.
According to the Sabah Works Minister electricity theft was largely due to illegal connections especially at squatter areas resulting in RM90 million in losses, while 3,408 cases of meter tampering resulted in RM24.7 million in losses.
Sabah suffers RM450 million in losses due to water, electricity thefts 23 Dec 2020 / 13:49 H. Pix for representational purpose only.
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah state government and the related agencies have suffered losses of over RM450 million following water and electricity supply thefts since 2010, the State Legislative Assembly was told today.
Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin (BN-Lamag) said of the total, RM342 million was losses due to water supply illegal connections while the rest involved electricity supply theft.
According to the Sabah Works Minister electricity theft was largely due to illegal connections especially at squatter areas resulting in RM90 million in losses, while 3,408 cases of meter tampering resulted in RM24.7 million in losses.