State Education Dept building ready after a long delay
KOTA KINABALU: After a delay of almost three years, Wisma Jabatan Pendidikan Negeri Sabah was finally completed and handed over to the Education Ministry yesterday.State education director Datuk Jame...
View ArticleEasier for skills training graduates to find jobs
KOTA KINABALU: Vocational or skills training graduates holding Malaysian Skills Certificate (SKM) or Malaysian Skills Diploma (DKM) are finding it easier to find jobs than those who possess Sijil...
View ArticleKunak abduction proves steps ineffective – MP
KOTA KINABALU: The steps taken by the government to prevent abduction in the east coast of Sabah have clearly been ineffective, Tuaran member of parliament Datuk Wilfred Madius Tangau, said.“I wish to...
View ArticleHunt for escaped kidnap ‘victim’
KUNAK: The police are looking for one of the kidnapped victims identified as Mazlan, who was abducted with his employer from a fish farm at Kampung Air Sapang, Kunak on Monday.According to the...
View ArticleKunak kidnapping believed to be ‘inside’ job
KUNAK: The latest kidnapping incident of a local fish breeding operator and his worker at Kampung Air Sapang, Kunak is believed to be masterminded by an ‘insider’.Director General of Eastern Sabah...
View ArticleFive foreigners held over Kunak kidnapping
KOTA KINABALU: Five foreigners, believed to be workers of a fish farm, have been detained by police following the kidnapping of a Malaysian fish farm operator at Kampung Air Sapang in Kunak at 12.40am...
View Article438 graduates receive scrolls during Cosmopoint’s 19th convocation
Saran who graduated with a Diploma in E-Secretaryship thanked the entire management for always looking out for the students.Noraisan who graduated with a Diploma in Pharmacy is now looking forward to...
View ArticleMilitant shot dead hid inside hole in the ground, court told
KOTA KINABALU: A Sulu militant shot dead by security forces at Kampung Tanjung Batu, Lahad Datu last year had been hiding inside a hole in the ground, the High Court here was told yesterday.Sergeant...
View ArticleAbduction in Kunak the work of ‘inside man’ — ESSCom D-G
KUNAK: Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCom) director-general Datuk Mohammad Mentek believed the abduction of a fish breeder and a worker at a fish in cages breeding centre in Kampung Sapang Air here...
View ArticleTeo calls for seized Bibles to be returned
KOTA KINABALU: The ball is now in the Selangor government’s court to ensure the seized Bibles are released as the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) is under the Selangor state government,...
View ArticleGovt sensitive to people’s hardship – Teo
KOTA KINABALU: The State Government is sensitive and concerned about the people and the hardships they face, said Minister of Special Tasks Datuk Teo Chee Kang.Teo said the State Government provides...
View ArticleLaw enforcers should be allowed to cross border – Teo
KOTA KINABALU: The Malaysian government should establish a closer working relationship with the Philippine government and, if possible, draft an agreement or understanding to allow enforcement...
View ArticleIndonesian detained for alleged rape of daughter
TAWAU: A 47-year-old Indonesian man was detained on Tuesday for allegedly raping his own daughter.Tawau police chief, ACP Awang Besar Dullah, said the suspect was detained at a workers’ quarters at...
View ArticleKidnappings hit tourist arrivals from China – Pang
KOTA KINABALU: Tourist arrivals from China have dwindled in the last few months allegedly due to the kidnapping incidents in Sabah’s East Coast.According to Assistant Minister of Tourism, Culture and...
View ArticleTwo pump boats, jongkong detained in Semporna
LAHAD DATU: The integrated operation coordinated by the Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCom) apprehended two pump boats and a ‘jongkong’ from the Southern Philippines that are believed to be...
View ArticleESSCom should try something creative, innovative – DAP
KOTA KINABALU: The very recent abduction of a caged-fish farmer at Kg Sapang Air, Kunak is a test of the country’s security apparatus, in particular, the capability of ESSCom.DAP Sabah secretary, Dr....
View ArticleFree public seminar on cancer June 20
KOTA KINABALU: Kinabalu Breast Cancer Support Association or popularly known as Kinabalu Pink Ribbon (KPR) together with Beacon International Specialist Centre is organizing a free public seminar on...
View ArticleLabuan police save five Filipinas from sex slavery
LABUAN: Five Filipino women, aged 18 to 30 years, have been saved by the police from sex slavery, said Labuan police chief, Superintendent Adzhar Othman, yesterday.Adzhar disclosed that based on a...
View ArticleKidnappings: Deal with illegals – LDP Youth
KOTA KIANABLU: Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Youth chief Tsang Hieng Yee said Sabah seemed to be facing difficulties in dealing with the recent recurring kidnapping cases despite the many new efforts...
View ArticleUse correct BM in dealing with public – CM
KOTA KINABALU: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Haji Aman yesterday said the public sector should not underestimate issues related to the use of Bahasa Melayu.The private sector should also...
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