PM's daughter has water woes

PM's daughter has water woes

KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Although authorities say the water supply situation in the Malaysian capital is improving, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's daughter complained yesterday that her tap had been dry for two days.

"I returned from a much needed retreat to a house with no water," Marina Mahathir wrote in her regular column in the Star newspaper. "For two whole days. Without any warning. Not pleasant."

She criticized officials for promising that the water situation would be rectified in December. "Pardon me if I am not exactly thrilled."

Nearly 2 million residents of Kuala Lumpur and suburbs have not had a regular water supply for three months. Many neighborhoods are dependent on water trucks that arrive a few times each week.

Marina Mahathir, 41, is often boldly critical of policies of her father's government and Malaysian society in her column.