Stop pointing fingers at ESSCom – Shafie
Shafie launches the Semporna District Semarak Programme.SEMPORNA: The Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCom) should not be singled out for blame over the recent spate of kidnappings in the Eastern...
View ArticleBorneo Arts Festival to hold recognition awards
Performing art group from Kudat showcasing the Rungus dance with some innovations.LABUAN: The second Borneo Arts Festival (BAF) 2014 kicked off on Friday with several performing arts taking part at...
View ArticlePBS Youth asks more from KL after signing MoU with UPKO, PBRS
KENINGAU: Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) Youth Exco chief Datuk Jake Jikulin Nointin has asked the Federal government to also provide scholarship quota to Sabahans besides the 20 per cent oil royalty and...
View ArticleDon’t rent houses, land to illegals – Masidi
KOTA KINABALU: Sabahans have a role to play in ensuring the security of the state by not renting houses or land to illegal immigrants, said Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Panglima...
View ArticleBrunei group wins Borneo Gambus contest
Bashir (standing seventh right) and Mahathir (standing sixth left) with the winners of the Borneo Gambus competition.LABUAN: Irama Bahtera from Brunei captured the first place in the Borneo Gambus...
View ArticleRubbish from rivers pollute city – Masidi
KOTA KINABALU: Rubbish from the three main rivers in Kota Kinabalu city is the main cause of pollution, said Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Masidi Manjun.“Popular belief...
View ArticleNo serious cases reported in Sabah childcare centres
KOTA KINABALU: Community Development and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Jainab Ahmad Ayid urged childcare providers in Sabah to continue to maintain high quality services.She said most parents,...
View ArticleGovt providing skills training to special needs people – Musa
SANDAKAN : The government is fully committed to the task of producing more skilled people with special needs through the implementation of various training programmes.Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima...
View ArticleTurtles making comeback in Kuala Penyu
Some of the newly hatched baby Green turtles to be released soon.KUALA PENYU: A gallant new program initiated by the Kuala Penyu District Office and the Sabah Wildlife Department is all set to help...
View ArticleMinistry to counsel mother of Sabah teen
KOTA KINABALU: The Community Development and Consumer Affairs Ministry will meet the mother of a 15-year-old physically-challenged Sabahan teenager who was found covered in his own faeces and urine in...
View ArticleGas problem forces SESB to ration power supply
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) has been informed by Petronas that the transmission of gas supply to two of the Independent Power Plants (IPP) in Kimanis would be stopped until the...
View Article40 illegals detained in oil palm plantation
KINABATANGAN: Forty illegal immigrants were detained during an operation in an oil palm plantation near here yesterday.Kinabatangan police chief Superintendent A. Sahak Rahmat said 34 illegal...
View ArticleVillagers compounded for trespassing own ancestral land
KOTA KINABALU: A group of villagers from Kampung Sayap in Kota Belud have cried foul over the claim by Sabah Parks that they have trespassed into the park’s land.They have also expressed regret over...
View ArticleIllegal immigrants are ESSCom’s biggest challenge
KOTA KINABALU: The illegal immigrant issues in the state continue to be the Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCom)’s biggest challenge in ensuring the success of its security measures.Describing...
View ArticleWorld War II bomb found in Tawau
The unearthed bomb discovered by the workers. The bomb being prepared for detonation at the site. Lim showing the unearthed WWII bomb at the construction site.TAWAU: A bomb, believed to be a remnant...
View ArticleNot necessary to set up united front – Umno Sabah Youth
KOTA KINABALU: Umno Sabah Youth feels the setting up of the Gabungan Pergerakan Pemuda Sabah by its counterparts in three Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties is unnecessary.Its assistant secretary,...
View ArticleCompany managers fined heavily over forged documents
KOTA KINABALU: Four company managers, including a mother and son, received hefty fines for separate charges of fraudulently using as genuine, two forged GiatMara Malaysia acknowledgment certificates,...
View ArticlePolice chief: 86 victims detected in Labuan since 2009
LABUAN: A total of 86 human trafficking victims were recorded in the Federal Territory of Labuan between 2009 and up till June this year, said Labuan police chief Superintendent Adzhar Othman.He told...
View ArticleResolve power rationing soonest – KKCCCI
KOTA KINABALU: Kota Kinabalu Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KKCCCI) president Datuk Michael Lui Yen Sang has urged Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) to resolve the electricity rationing issue...
View Article106 motorists summonsed – RTD
KOTA KINABALU: The Road Transport Department (RTD) issued 106 summonses to motorists for numerous road offences during an operation along Jalan Sulaman, near the University Malaysia Sabah (UMS) here on...
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