Penang to reduce water subsidies to pave way for price hike

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Money spent on subsidies can be used to fund new water supply projects, says Penang CM.

 

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Which will be spent on projects which will bring more natural disaster, on top of the ones that had occured, to the island. Developer Action Party.

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