By Jalani June
LABUAN, March 2 (Bernama) -- As the current dry spell has worsened water woes in Labuan, more than 1,000 students of Universiti Malaysia Sabah Labuan International Campus (UMSKAL) on Tuesday staged a protest, urging the authorities to find a quick solution to their misery.
The picket was the first in the history of the international offshore island of Labuan which has been affected by a shortage of water supply since the middle of last year.
Armed with placards and posters, they gathered at the university campus about 14km from Labuan town as early as 9am, and demanded for water as the police were on standby.
During the noisy picket, lectures were temporarily halted.
Speaking to Bernama, UMSKAL student representatives council vice-president Heryanto Hasanudin said they had submitted a memorandum to the university's student affairs department before the picket.
According to the memorandum, the students want Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Khalid Nordin to visit UMSKAL and check the situation first-hand; a consistent and clean water supply and temporary closure of the university until the water woes are solved.
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