Division on integrity created at Immigration Dept, RCI told
KOTA KINABALU: A division was created to check on the integrity of the Immigration Department’s staff and services, its director-general Datuk Alias Ahmad told the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on...
View Article‘DNA of accused found in swab taken from underage girl’
KOTA KINABALU: The Sessions Court hearing the case of a man charged with raping an underage girl whom he later married, was informed that his DNA was found in the vaginal swab taken from the girl.“The...
View ArticleUMS to expand palm oil research collaborations – Raymond
KOTA KINABALU: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Raymond Tan Shu Kiah hopes that the setting up of the Sustainable Palm Oil Research (SPOR) Unit at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) will be the best platform...
View ArticleHearing on proposed 15-storey Signal Hill condo case July 5
KOTA KINABALU: The High Court hearing on the proposed 15-storey building on Signal Hill against Kota Kinabalu City Hall, the Central Board, and the developer, has now been set for July 5, after having...
View ArticleConvenience store robbed of RM1,000
PENAMPANG: Two armed men robbed a 24-hour convenience store at Country Heights, here early Monday morning.The robbers, one armed with a knife, entered the store and scooped RM1,000 from the cash...
View ArticleDuo can’t tell their places of birth stated on ICs
KOTA KINABALU: Immigrants who have obtained Malaysian identity cards do not seem too concerned about the information stated in the documents.“So long as it (the identification document) is issued by...
View ArticleMan detained for over ‘explosive’ car exhaust pipe
LAHAD DATU: The district police here detained a 34-year-old man to assist in their investigation into a series of “explosions” on June 28, which turned out to be from a car’s exhaust pipe.District...
View ArticlePermai Polyclinics wins legal suit
KOTA KINABALU: Permai Polyclinics, a private medical practice group, was taken to court by Dr Premananthan Vasuthevan for alleged unlawful termination of a management agreement entered between the...
View ArticleElderly man dies in hospital four hours after accident
KOTA KINABALU: An elderly pedestrian was killed while a motorcyclist and the pillion rider both suffered serious injuries in a road accident along Kota Kinabalu-Papar Road, near Kampung Dumpil, Putatan...
View ArticleMPs should heed King’s advice on unity – NGO
KOTA KINABAL: All non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are grateful to all members of parliament from Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Rakyat for attending and taking their oath of office in Parliament...
View ArticleAccused’s DNA found in vaginal swab from victim – Chemist
KOTA KINABALU: A government chemist told the Sessions Court here yesterday at the trial of Riduan Masmud who is charged with raping a minor that the accused’s DNA was found in the vaginal swab taken...
View ArticleIndonesian paid RM500 for MyKad which turned out to be fake, RCI told
KOTA KINABALU: Indonesian Ishak Us’luan who obtained a MyKad for RM500 five years ago was informed yesterday that the identification document was a fake.Ishak who testified before the Royal Commission...
View ArticleRCI told many in remote villages do not have documents
KOTA KINABALU: Financial constraints, distance and no road access to their villages were among the reasons why many natives in the remote areas of Sabah do not register births and deaths.For Nancy...
View ArticleUMS to develop seaweed industry into export commodity
KOTA KINABALU: The seaweed industry in Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia are now plagued with a marketing challenge following the US (United States of America) decision to stop the use of seaweed in...
View ArticleMore business collaborations with Malaysia — Canada
KOTA KINABALU: Canadian High Commissioner to Malaysia Judith St George looks forward to seeing more business collaborations forged between Malaysia and Canada, particularly in the timber and oil and...
View ArticleEC: Re-registering voters can clean roll but messy
KOTA KINABALU: Re-registering eligible voters could be one way to clean up the electoral roll, Sabah Election Commission director Datuk Md Idrus Ismail said.Md Idrus told the Royal Commission of...
View ArticleFire alarm sends bank staff scuttling for safety
KOTA KINABALU: A fire alarm went off at the Standard Chartered Bank in Jalan Haji Saman here yesterday sending some 20 staff running out from the building.Only black smoke was seen coming out from the...
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Girl killed in road accident in Telipok
The victim’s body lying by the roadside at the scene of accident.KOTA KINABALU: A 14-year-old girl, believed to be a person with disability, was killed in a road accident while crossing the Tuaran...
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Turn Agnes Keith House into botanical garden – Nazri
Nazri (fourth right), Bangkuai (third right), Pang (third left) and Kitingan (second right).SANDAKAN: Federal Minister of Tourism and Culture Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz has suggested that the...
View ArticleDon’t rest on your laurels, Musa tells successful GLCs
KOTA KINABALU: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman has reminded high performing government-linked companies (GLCs) in the State not to be complacent but to continue pushing to further improve their...
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