KOTA KINABALU (Nov 3): The BIMP-EAGA Business Council (Sabah) has renewed its call for greater fiscal autonomy for Sabah, stressing that decades of conditional federal funding have left the state s infrastructure systems vulnerable and ineffective particularly in essential services such as water supply. In Sabah, the main agency responsible for managing water supply is [...]
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