KOTA KINABALU, May 12 -- Despite Sabah raking in billions in timber revenue over the past two decades, a Sabah Umno leader said the state continues to grapple with basic infrastructure like unreliable water and electricity supply and damaged roads.

Sabah Umno information chief Datuk Suhaimi Nasir said that the state government announcement that it generated RM5.3 billion in timber royalties since 1999 was frustrating Sabahans, who wonder why the state has failed to resolve its long-standing infrastructural challenges affecting them daily.

"If the state has earned billions, why are we still facing unresolved water, electricity, and road issues?

"From Libaran to Likas, from Tawau to Tuaran, the people are asking the same thing: where has...