Esscom’s next census at two Sandakan villages
Musa (second left) presenting Raya packets to orphans with Mohd. Yusof (fourth left), Suhaili (third left) and Mohammad (left) during the EsscomHari Raya celebration at Lahad Datu Marine Police Base...
View ArticleVillagers object to Ulu Kionsom quarry plan
Serious landslide recently caused by soil erosion on Valentine Bingkasan’s land.Pan (right) stressing a point on the villagers’ objection to the proposed operation of the quarry. Also seen are Simon...
View ArticleNo more land grab in Sabah – Osman
OsmanKOTA KINABALU: State Land and Survey Department director Datuk Osman Jamal yesterday denied that incidence of land grabbing still occurs in Sabah.“It is true that there were two companies involved...
View ArticleFaster deportation of illegals – director
The five illegal immigrants found sharing a single room at Taman Far East during the operation conducted by the Immigration Department.The 12 women and five men who were caught in a double-storey...
View ArticleMixed reactions to fuel price hike
MizmahNoorhamRohanaLAHAD DATU: The 20-cent hike in the price of RON95 petrol and diesel announced by Prime Minister on Monday received mixed reactions from the people in this district.“It would...
View ArticleUrology Carnival benefits 30 men with prostate problem
Wong (sitting) doing an urological operation on a patient, watched by (from left) Rohan, Lai and Vijayan (standing, right).SANDAKAN: Some 30 elderly men, who suffer from a condition known as Benign...
View ArticleUMS initiates program to assist underprivileged students
KOTA KINABALU: Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) recently adopted a new programme to help underprivileged students continue their studies at its campus.The public university has introduced a new intake...
View ArticleUPKO vice div chief says has change of heart, not joining PBS
PENAMPANG: Padis Majingkin has asserted that he is still a member of United Pasokmomogun KadazanDusun Murut Organization (UPKO) Kota Marudu.The UPKO Kota Marudu vice divisional chief however admitted...
View ArticleTalisman Malaysia staff scale Mt Kinabalu for charity
KOTA KINABALU: In a bid to raise funds for charity as part of the corporate social responsibility (CSR) effort, a team of nine Talisman Malaysia personnel started to scale Mount Kinabalu from yesterday...
View ArticleSheltered basketball court project for Tuaran school
Wong performing the ground-breaking ceremony for the RM360,000 sheltered basketball court project at SJK (C) Chen Sin yesterday.TUARAN: It was 46-years ago when Datuk Susan Wong Siew Guen was among...
View ArticleFuel price hike to help the poor, needy – Sairin
KENINGAU: The increase in fuel prices by 20 sen, as announced by the government recently, is to help the poor, needy people and for development purposes, said Assistant Agriculture and Food Industry...
View ArticleMore women enrollees at UMS not surprising – Jainab
Jainab presenting a memento to a participant at the event yesterday.KOTA KINABALU: More men are enrolling at skills training centres than at higher learning institutes like Universiti Malaysia Sabah...
View ArticleLiew appoints new LDP team after mass sackings
KOTA KINABALU: Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) president Datuk VK Liew has appointed the party’s new office bearers following his mass dismissal of 27 of its supreme council members on August...
View ArticleLDP party members told to act within party constitution
KOTA KINABALU: Liberal Democratic Party secretary-general Loretto S.Padua Jr has warned party members to act within the party’s constitution or face the consequences of their action.The newly appointed...
View ArticleJuvenile offenders advised to acquire skills
KOTA KINABALU: Juvenile offenders were yesterday advised and encouraged to acquire skills and knowledge in order to become important assets of the country.Sabah Welfare Department director Itong Terang...
View ArticleFour fishermen rescued from stranded vessel
KOTA KINABALU: Four fishermen were stranded after their fishing vessel got stuck along the Sepanggar Bay here yesterday.Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) public relations officer Awil...
View ArticleDon’t make ‘foolish’ comments on fuel price hike – Christina
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Parti Keadilan Rakyat deputy chief Christina Liew said it was not the time to make ‘foolish’ comments on the recent fuel price hike.Instead, the Api-Api assemblywoman said the...
View ArticleWitness claims seeing a person ‘fly’ out of lorry
Mohd IbrarKOTA KINABALU: The culpable homicide trial of Pakistani trader Amir Ali Khan Nawaty, 40, yesterday heard that a witness was standing about 10 meters from the spot where a girl fell off a...
View ArticleCompany office smeared with red paint
The premises smeared with red paint by unknown individuals early yesterday morning.KOTA KINABALU: The office of a private company in Damai, Luyang was yesterday morning smeared with red...
View ArticleO&G firm to invest RM3.28 bln in Sabah
Toh Puan Norlidah RM Jasni (centre), Ron Aston (seventh left), Talisman Mount Kinabalu expedition team, invited guests and representatives from five NGOs during the Hari Raya Aidilfitri open house in...
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