PM wants report on ongoing water supply problem at UMS

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim wants to know why there is an ongoing water supply problem at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) despite the government approving RM3mil last year to overcome the problem.  Read more at http://tinyurl.com/3dayctzr  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 I read in the social media that the Minister of Higher Education was welcomed at the University of Sabah

00:09 because they haven't showered yet, there's no water.

00:16 Last year, when I visited there, I received three million.

00:21 I'm not sure, maybe he took time to implement it.

00:26 But I want to get a report from the Ministry of Education,

00:36 and maybe the bodyguard can help,

00:39 to ask what happened since I graduated

00:43 and the actions taken by the Ministry and the University to implement.

00:49 This is a small matter for some people.

00:54 But if the students face water supply issues,

00:59 it should be a concern for us.

01:03 So, the things I'm worried about,

01:10 between the big managers and the implementation below,

01:17 there will be a gap and disconnect.

01:22 Our responsibility is to ensure that the development is meaningful to them.

01:28 Independence is the independence of the people.

01:31 The independence of the country is the independence of the people.

01:35 Economic growth is not the growth of the upper class.

01:39 It's not a part of the plan.

01:41 But I don't want them to be arrogant.

01:46 So, there will be an implementation,

01:51 but I think we can overcome these things.

01:56 I don't remember when, but last year I went there.

02:00 I heard the concerns and I asked for a confirmation from the Chancellor.

02:05 He said yes, and I passed.

02:09 So, I don't understand if there is...

02:13 Maybe the project took time.

02:15 I don't want to make a legal decision,

02:19 like when I was a lecturer, I had to make a decision.

02:22 So, I don't want to make a legal decision.

02:24 I just want to ask for a detailed report.

02:27 What happened since the Finance Minister passed the resolution

02:31 to solve the water issue at the university.

02:37 Before that, I remember I went to the military camp,

02:40 which also faced the same problem.

02:43 And we also asked for a report.

02:46 So, maybe all the graduates last year,

02:51 whether it was me or other ministers,

02:56 we want to see the implementation.

02:59 That's why I said we need a proper situation.

03:02 The ease of doing business sounds good,

03:05 but the implementation is like a one-stop agency.

03:08 It stops there.

03:12 That's why I told Tg. Zafrul not to use that term anymore.

03:17 There's no one-stop agency in Malaysia.

03:20 There's an agency to facilitate or accelerate the process.

03:25 Okay.

03:26 Thank you.

03:27 [END]

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