API in Sabah drops
KOTA KINABALU: A drop in the air pollutant index (API) in major towns in Sabah as of 11am yesterday showed improvement in the haze situation, at least here in Sabah.The latest API reading available...
View ArticleCop recounts three meetings with Sulu prince in Tanduo
KOTA KINABALU: In the trial of a policeman for failing to submit information relating to terrorism acts yesterday, a senior police officer testified that he met the self-styled crown prince of the...
View ArticlePetagas flyover safe – PWD
KOTA KINABALU: The Petagas flyover is safe for use, state deputy Public Works Department (PWD) director Amrullah Kamal said.Responding to a public complaint, Amrullah said PWD had conducted an...
View ArticleSix charged with falsifying documents
KOTA KINABALU: Six men were charged with four counts of falsifying documents for the purpose of cheating at the Magistrate’s Court here yesterday.On the first count, Muhammad Rasidi Abdullah, 25,...
View ArticleLahad Datu abduction report could be fake – Police
KOTA KINABALU: Police are still highly skeptical of a report lodged by a 14-year-old girl who claimed that she was taken from her house in Kampung Tanagian, Lahad Datu, to a plantation where she was...
View ArticleLocal businesses urged to give priority to Sabah
KOTA KINABALU: Local businesses are urged to consider making Sabah their priority when setting up factories in order to develop the manufacturing sector in the State.Special Tasks Minister Datuk Teo...
View ArticleSpecial schools never neglected – director
KOTA KINABALU: Students placed in special schools under the Prisons Department too have the right to a better future through access to quality education, said state education director Jame Alip.As...
View ArticleWife missing for a week, husband seeks help
LunaKOTA KINABALU: A 47-year-old woman, Luna Jukin, has been reported missing for nearly a week.Luna was said to have gone out from her home at Kampung Rangalau Baru, Kiulu in Tamparuli around 10am on...
View ArticleMasidi moots folklore promotion in schools
Masidi greeting the South Korean performers.KOTA KINABALU: Folklore and traditional music and dance will be widely promoted in Sabah if the ‘powers that be’ in the educational and cultural fields have...
View ArticleMP urges speedy probe on Donggongon explosion
PENAMPANG: Penampang member of parliament Darell Leiking yesterday called on the police here to make a prompt investigation into the cause of a car explosion near a Public Bank Berhad branch in...
View ArticleCop says met Agbimuddin’s brother before intrusion
KOTA KINABALU: Senior Assistant Commissioner (SAC) Zulkifli Abd Aziz told the High Court here yesterday that his purpose of holding a number of meetings with self-styled crown prince of the Sulu...
View ArticleDevise allocation formula for Chinese schools – SUCCC
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah United Chinese Chamber Of Commerce (SUCCC) president Datuk Seri Panglima Gan Sau Wah has urged the State Government to work out a standardized formula to determine the amount of...
View ArticleDept shortlisted for Best Security Strategy award
Yahya, accompanied by Dr Mingu (left), visits the exhibits at Wisma Pertanian yesterday.KOTA KINABALU: Sabah’s Computer Services Department has been shortlisted under the ‘Best Security Strategy’ award...
View ArticleICT system security upgrade for all ministries, depts
KOTA KINABALU: The security of the Information Communication Technology (ICT) systems will be heightened at all government ministries, departments and agencies in Sabah.Agriculture and Food Industry...
View ArticleFarmers, breeders not affected by haze
KOTA KINABALU: The haze has not affected farming, fishing and livestock rearing activities in Sabah.Agriculture and Food Industry Minister Datuk Yahya Hussin said staff from the ministry’s relevant...
View ArticleSulu intruders fired first in Kg Tanduo – cop
KOTA KINABALU: A policeman told the High Court yesterday that it was the Sulu gunmen who fired first at a group of Malaysian commandos during their encounter at Kampung Tanduo in Lahad Datu.Mancha Anak...
View ArticleEsscom should remain in Lahad Datu – chamber
KOTA KINABALU: The Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) centre in Lahad Datu should not be shifted to Sandakan because it would affect the investments in Lahad Datu, said Lahad Datu Chinese Chamber...
View ArticleDuo cheat death in explosive attack on car
A bomb disposal robot checks the vehicle that was attacked with an explosive device on Tuesday night.Forensic police investigating at the scene of the explosive attack at the entrance to Penampang...
View ArticleSandakan municipal council earmarks 43 squatter areas for demolition
SANDAKAN: Forty-three squatter areas here have been earmarked by the Sabah Municipal Council (MPS) for demolition in its ongoing integrated operation which will end in August.MPS Squatter Unit chief...
View ArticleFive-month Sabah independence celebration beginning July 1
KOTA KINABALU: Various exciting activities have been lined up for the five-month Sabah’s 50th Year of Independence Within Malaysia celebration, starting this Monday.Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri...
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