
RM4.06 Billion Rural Water Initiative Set to Transform Sabah's Remote Communities
Sabah will receive RM4.06 billion for rural water supply infrastructure, marking a shift toward state-managed implementation of federal rural development projects.
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Sabah will receive RM4.06 billion for rural water supply infrastructure, marking a shift toward state-managed implementation of federal rural development projects.

Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has unveiled a RM4.06 billion federal allocation for rural water supply projects across Sabah, targeting remote areas plagued by infrastructure deficits and poverty.

Melaka has secured RM9.801 million in federal funding for biodiversity conservation and environmental projects under the 2026 Ecological Fiscal Transfer scheme, with the Natural Resources Minister presenting the allocation to the state government.

DAP's Lim Guan Eng has pressed Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to urgently resolve Penang's RM2.8 billion funding deficit accumulated across 2023-2025, intensifying scrutiny of federal allocation disparities.

JOHOR BAHRU — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has revealed that while Johor contributed RM14 billion in federal revenue between 2023 and 2025, the federal government returned even more — a total of RM16 billion — to the state through development projects and operational allocations.