KUCHING: The Sarawak government is proposing to introduce a free water programme next year, estimated to benefit 600,000 household accounts. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said, under the programme, households in both urban and rural areas would enjoy free water for the first RM5 of their monthly water bill. “This will involve an allocation of RM40 million,” he said when tabling the Supply (2020) Bill at the Sarawak Legislative Assembly sitting, here, today. Other than that, Abang Johari said the state government also planned to introduce a free school bus service next year to provide students within Kuching city with a convenient travelling mode to and from school. “This will be our pilot initiative and will be introduced to other densely populated cities in Sarawak, when the need arises,” he said.

Source: New Strait Times November 04, 2019 08:26 UTC