Water leaks will cost us RM15bil over 10 years, says Santiago
Then-SPAN chairman Charles Santiago quantifies the long-term cost of Malaysia’s non-revenue water problem — among the highest in ASEAN. Calls for a 10-year capital-replacement programme.
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Perak floods continuing — Papan and Hilir Perak districts affected
Continuous rainfall has displaced more than 1,700 residents across Manjung and Larut, Matang & Selama. Affected areas now include Papan and Hilir Perak. Voda Water Watch is tracking the situation in real time.
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‘Put clear targets in place, don’t let consumers bear losses’
Malaysia’s national NRW now at 34.3% — the 31% target for 2025 will not be met. Six billion litres of treated water lost daily, or RM2 billion per year in revenue.
Santiago urges successor at SPAN to maintain momentum
As Abdul Kadir Din takes over as SPAN chairman, outgoing chair Charles Santiago calls on the new leadership to continue decarbonisation, anti-corruption and NRW reduction work.
Malaysia’s water sector grapples with RM2b annual losses amid drought, underfunding
BIMB Securities report: states losing over 60% of treated water (Perlis 61.5%, Kelantan 53.7%, Kedah 51.1%). RM40 billion needed over 20 years for infrastructure upgrades.
Over 1,700 evacuated due to floods in Perak — 23 relief centres activated
1,776 residents displaced across Manjung and Larut, Matang & Selama districts following sustained downpour. Papan and Hilir Perak areas now reporting flood-water rising.
Perak braces for Northeast Monsoon — key flood-prone areas identified
State authorities publish the 2025 monsoon-season flood-risk map. Papan, Hilir Perak, Manjung and Kerian districts among those flagged for early-warning prepositioning.
Floods in Pahang, Perak worsen
Cross-state monsoon flooding intensifies. State response coordinated through NADMA; JPS InfoBanjir alert levels raised at multiple stations.
Air Selangor deploys 182 water tankers for three-day scheduled water cut
June 5–7 maintenance at Sungai Selangor Phase 1 treatment plant. Seven districts affected: KL, Gombak, Hulu Selangor, Klang, Kuala Selangor, Petaling, Shah Alam.
Seven Klang Valley districts disrupted by odour-pollution event
Four water-treatment plants temporarily shut following upstream pollution detection. Petaling, Klang, Shah Alam, Gombak, KL, Hulu Selangor and Kuala Selangor affected.
SPAN defends water tariff adjustment
Then-chairman Charles Santiago: revised tariffs essential to keep operators solvent and to fund the NRW-reduction roadmap. Lifeline-block consumption preserved.
Non-revenue water a serious problem that must be solved — SPAN
SPAN issues call to action on the NRW crisis. Treatment capacity is keeping pace with demand; what is being lost in the network is now the gating issue.
Charles Santiago reappointed as SPAN chairman (2023–2025 term)
Two-year term anchored the post-Pakatan SPAN reform programme on decarbonisation, governance, anti-corruption and the Perlis NRW pilot.
Flash floods displace residents amid relentless rain in Ipoh
Kampung Tasek, Kampung Seri Kinta and Arena Kepayang Putra inundated after ten hours of continuous rainfall.
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