Sarawak student appeals to Abang Jo over Sabah varsity’s water woes

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A viral open letter by a Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) student to Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg has renewed attention to the university’s ongoing water supply woes.  Muhammad Rasul Rozmiezan, 21, a second-year sociology student from Kuching, Sarawak, said he wrote the letter to voice the concerns of Sarawakian students and push the issue to national attention.  Read more at http:// rb.gy/f16tst   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A viral open letter by a University Malaysia Sabah student to Sarawak Premier Tanshri Abang

00:08Johari Tun-Openg has renewed attention to the university's ongoing water supply woes.

00:14Muhammad Rasul Rozmiyezan, a second-year sociology student from Kuching, Sarawak, said he wrote

00:20the letter to voice the concerns of Sarawakian students and push the issue to national attention.

00:26Rasul said students have gone without consistent water for days, with some resorting to cleaning

00:32themselves in faculty toilets, the mosque, or chancellor hall.

00:37The 21-year-old student adds the tube well system was murky and unsafe.

00:43The letter has drawn mixed reactions online.

00:46While many praised Rasul's courage, others called it embarrassing that Sabah needed Sarawak's

00:51help, calling it a failure of basic infrastructure.

00:55Sabah Works Minister Datuk Shehelme Yahya said the government is working with the Water

00:59Department and University Malaysia Sabah to resolve the issue.

01:04Both parties have held several meetings and agreed on measures to improve water volume and

01:08coordination.

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