Sabah considers offering water and electricity to squatters via prepaid method to dissuade theft


KOTA KINABALU: A system to allow for squatters to buy water via a prepaid method is being mulled by the Sabah government amid millions of ringgit lost in water thefts at such settlements across the state.

Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin said he has asked the Sabah Water Department to work out a prepaid system for people in squatter colonies to buy water without having to steal it through illegal connections.

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