A Pakatan Harapan assemblyman voiced his support for the Kedah state government to demand payments from Penang for obtaining raw water from Sungai Muda that flowed from the state.

State opposition member Phahrolrazi Mohd Zawawi (Harapan-Alor Mengkudu) said the demand was reasonable as Kedah had to bear the cost of maintaining the river.

“It is reasonable for Penang to pay a fee to Kedah. We need to...