Signature drive against Kaiduan Dam
PENAMPANG: Moyog assemblyman Terence Siambun has accepted the suggestion of the Huguan Siou or paramount leader of the Kadazandusun Murut community, Tan Sri Pairin Kitingan, to register grievances...
View ArticlePolice nab two suspects in Pom Pom Island murder and kidnap case
KOTA KINABALU: The police have arrested two men believed to be linked to the kidnapping of a Taiwanese woman and the murder of a man, believed to be her husband, in Pom Pom Island, Semporna last...
View ArticleFive sen up or 16.9 pct increase in electricity tariff for Sabah and Labuan...
KOTA KINABALU: Effective Jan 1, 2014, electricity tariff in Sabah and Labuan FT will be increased by five sen/kWh from 29.52 sen/kWh to 34.52sen/kWh.“This is a 16.9 per cent increase from the current...
View ArticleMyKad can now be processed within a day in Sandakan
SANDAKAN: The National Registration Department (NRD) here has installed a new printing machine that allows identification cards (MyKad) to be processed within a day.State National Registration...
View ArticleRider killed as motorbike hits car
Police, helped by members of the public, carrying the victim’s body to a police truck.KOTA KINABALU: A motorcyclist was killed when his machine hit a car at the Dambai roundabout, Tuaran Road here on...
View ArticlePower tariff hike to hit businesses hard – FSI
KOTA KINABALU: The Federation of Sabah Industries (FSI) deeply regrets the impending rise in electricity tariff for Sabah and Labuan effective January 1, 2014.Its honorary secretary, Yap Cheen Boon,...
View ArticleMixed reactions to power tariff hike
KOTA KINABALU: The price increase in electricity is inevitable as long as people continue to depend on unsustainable fuel for the generation of power.Borneo Rhino Alliance executive director, Datuk Dr...
View ArticleEuropean Union Film Festival returns to KK
KOTA KINABALU: The European Union Film Festival (EUFF) returns to share the very best of European cinema and cultural diversity with Malaysian audiences.Now in its 14th year in Malaysia, the EUFF will...
View ArticleHarris should have responded personally to Razaleigh – Bumburing
KOTA KINABALU: Former Chief Minister Tan Sri Harris Salleh had the opportunity to personally respond to Angkatan Amanah Merdeka Malaysia (AMANAH) President Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah on the latter’s...
View ArticleSabah-Labuan Bridge almost ready to be built
LABUAN: A new bridge linking Sabah with Labuan Island is timely to cater for the continuous growth of the oil and gas industry and its related businesses, said architect of Labuan Bridge, Sim Sie...
View ArticleProbe on TB at hypermall rumour
The text message that was widely circulated via Whatsapp and other social networks.KOTA KINABALU: Several people have received a message ‘advising’ them to avoid one of the city’s most prominent...
View ArticleCity Hall adopts SOP to curb substance abuse, AIDS
Abidin (centre) launching the standard operating procedure at the Community Hall yesterday.KOTA KINABALU: City Hall has adopted a standard operating procedure (SOP) for preventing drug and alcohol...
View ArticleNot right time to raisepower tariff – SUCCC
GanKOTA KINABALU: Increasing electricity tariff will not only affect the industrial sector and businesses, but also have a far-reaching impact on the people’s lives.Sabah United Chinese Chamber of...
View ArticleMan in suicide bid drama nabbed
The spot (circled) at the tower crane from where the man attempted to jump to his death.The man detained by rescue personnel after attempting to jump from a 50-foot tower crane and threatening rescue...
View ArticleChina firm to build Labuan Bridge
The bridge plan designed by Innotech Design Architect Sdn Bhd shows the bridge linking Labuan at Tanjung Aru with the mainland of Sabah at Menumbok.Kakung (third left) and Hong (second left) with...
View ArticleQuick action saves van from fire
Fire and Rescue personnel inspecting the van after black smoke poured out of the engine.KOTA KINABALU: Quick action by two pest-control employees prevented their van from going up in smoke along Jalan...
View ArticleRep unhappy with road upgrading delay
KOTA KINABALU: Inanam assemblyman Dr Roland Chia Ming Shen has expressed his unhappiness with the delay in the road upgrading works along Jalan Tuaran heading towards Menggatal Town.Chia in a statement...
View ArticleMore funds needed to equip Sabah poor with skills
Billy presenting a certificate to one of the participants of the body therapy course.KENINGAU: Director of Human Resource Development Department (HRD), Billy Yumbod has requested that community...
View ArticleCall for task force to tackle perennial flooding
Flooding at Wijaya Park.Bandar sierra flooding Flooding at Bandar Sierra.KOTA KINABALU: Inanam assemblyman, Dr Roland Chia, is urging the Barisan Nasional (BN) government to immediately set up a task...
View ArticleEU, Sabah launch RM16 mln forest management
Mannan (left) exchanging documents with Vandebon.KOTA KINABALU: The European Union (EU) and Sabah Forestry Department yesterday launched a RM16 million programme to work together on tackling climate...
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