Drowning cause of Chinese tourist’s death – police
KOTA BELUD: Drowning was the cause of death of a 26-year-old tourist from China who died while vacationing on Mantanani Island in January, district police chief DSP Mohan A/L Nadasen said.Police...
View ArticleGovt urged to install screening machines at airports
KOTA KINABALU: Moyog assemblyman Terrence Siambun has proposed that the government installed screening machines at all entry points to the state, especially at airports.The proposal was made following...
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Orangutan killers jailed
Dr Rosa Sipangkui, wildlife veterinarian of Sabah Wildlife Department, and her team performing the post-mortem on the male orangutan.LAHAD DATU: In a landmark court decision, the Sessions Court on...
View ArticleFilipino shot in bid to attack police
KINABATANGAN: A 40-year-old Filipino was injured after police shot at him for trying to attack them at 5.30pm on Wednesday.District police chief DSP Martin Lugu said the suspect, identified as Alan...
View ArticleSUPP-LDP solutions lie with their state not ROS – Jeffrey
KOTA KINABALU: The solution to the problems faced by Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) and Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lies with the reversion of control of political parties and societies to the...
View ArticleFormer reps protest against ‘rewarding’ pro-BN reps
KOTA KINABALU: Former Kadamaian and Matunggong assemblymen Datuk Herbert T Lagadan and Serapin Magana have protested against a proposal for their pro-BN (Barisan Nasional) independent successors to be...
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Toddler drowns as rescue goes wrong
SK Ladang Sapong is among the schools in Keningau being temporarily shut down due to floods.KOTA KINABALU: An effort to evacuate flood victims in Keningau went wrong as a two-year-old toddler drowned...
View ArticleOver 3,000 flood victims moved to 25 relief centres
KOTA KINABALU: More than 3,000 flood victims have been placed in 25 relief centres in Tenom and Beaufort after their villages were flooded following non-stop rain since Thursday.According to a...
View ArticleFour couples tie knot in Tawau on ‘double happiness’ day
TAWAU: Four couples tied the knot during a mass wedding ceremony at the Tawau Chinese Chamber of Commerce (TCCC) on Valentine’s Day cum Chap Goh Mei celebration yesterday morning.They were Mr Lim Swee...
View ArticleOnly full withdrawal and apology can defuse lawsuits, SAPP tells DAP
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) president Datuk Yong Teck Lee said the accusations by DAP and its leader Junz Wong against SAPP and him (Yong) were so viciously defamatory that only a...
View ArticleSESB monitors flood-hit areas
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) has activated its flood operations rooms in Beaufort, Keningau, Tenom and Sipitang, starting February 13 following the floods in the districts.Its senior...
View ArticleActivate flood mitigation programs – Jeffrey
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government has been urged to urgently set up a Cabinet Flood Mitigation Committee to consider and come up with flood mitigation programs to solve the overflowing of the Pagalan...
View ArticleMore to be prosecuted for abuse of protected wildlife – director
KOTA KINABALU: Many more individuals would be prosecuted for causing hurt and for killing totally protected wildlife species.Sabah Wildlife Department director Datuk Dr Laurentius Nayan Ambu told the...
View ArticleDevelopers urged to take part in MyHome program
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Ministry of Local Government and Housing has welcomed the statement by the Prime Minister that the Private Affordable Ownership Housing Scheme (MyHome) which provides a subsidy...
View ArticleFive held over drugs, air gun in Keningau
KOTA KINABALU: Keningau police roped in five people, including a woman, and seized 59.6 grammes of syabu and an air gun from them, yesterday.District Police chief DSP Robert Salisip @ David said that...
View ArticleCM visits flood hit areas
SOOK: The State Government will do its level best to provide the necessary assistance to victims of flood-stricken areas in Sabah.Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Hj Aman said the State Disaster...
View Article772 flood victims evacuated in Beaufort
KOTA KINABALU: A total of 772 people were evacuated in Beaufort due to the flood in the district.They were placed at SMK III Beaufort by family members and the Fire and Rescue Services Department.The...
View ArticleRM2.2 mln grants to 18 Sabah NGOs
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Council of Social Services has allocated RM2.2 million in grants to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) for their services and to conduct their welfare activities.Community...
View ArticleHeart Society seeks land to build half-way home
KOTA KINABALU: The Society for the Sabah Heart Fund (SOSHF) hopes to send 35 hole-in-the-heart patients to undergo corrective heart surgery this year.Its honorary secretary, Eva Susau said after...
View ArticleH1N1: Four discharged, 3 still in hospital
KOTA KINABALU: If there is no detection of new cases of H7N9 by February 18, seven days after the first Influenza A case was found in Sabah, the state health authorities will declare the virus as...
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