SWB and Sesco must make sure permit has been issued before connecting water and power supply


SIBU: The Sibu Water Board (SWB) and Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation (Sesco) have been told not to connect water and electricity supply to newly built residential houses or shophouses before the issuance of an occupation permit (OP) by the Sibu Municipal Council (SMC).

Councillor Robert Lau Hui Yew, who is a member of SMC’s Building Control and Town Beautification Standing Committee, said so far the water board and Sesco had been working as independent bodies.

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