More than 10 roads submerged
KOTA KINABALU: More than 10 roads leading to several districts and villages were rendered impassable due to continuous heavy rains since 4pm on Tuesday (Feb 11) until late Wednesday (Feb 12), with the...
View ArticleLargest female Croc collared in Borneo
Zalim captured in the vicinity of Danau Girang.Setting up the satellite unit on the nuchal plate of the crocodile.Luke Evans fitting the satellite unit on the female crocodile.Zalim heading towards the...
View Article‘GST is a step towards restructuring of economy’
KOTA BELUD: The implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is an initiative by the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to restructure the national economy to benefit the people and...
View ArticleResettlement of villages takes into account residents’ income sources
Mohammad Mentek (second right) and Au look on as census officers take down information from Kampung Good View residents. — Bernama photoSANDAKAN: The resettlement programme of residents at the water...
View ArticleMore than 4,000 flood victims in relief centres
KOTA KINABALU: A total of 4,512 flood victims have been evacuated to 22 relief centres in Beaufort and Tenom.There are 2,549 victims from 500 families housed at 17 centres in Tenom while Beaufort’s...
View ArticleEight-year-old boy drowns in flood-hit Beaufort
BEAUFORT: Continuous heavy rain at several districts in Sabah since Tuesday resulted in another death when an eight-year-old boy drowned after falling into a monsoon drain in the flood-hit Beaufort on...
View ArticleEsscom begins census in four Sandakan water villages
SANDAKAN: The Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) has begun a four-day census in four water villages here, and has covered 1,700 houses on the first day on Saturday.These houses are located in two...
View ArticleKDM Malaysia mulls joining Barisan Nasional
KOTA KINABALU: A non-governmental organisation, the Kadazan Dusun Murut Malaysia (KDM Malaysia), may be taking on a new role this year, if everything goes well.Realising that the organisation needs to...
View ArticlePBS praises Taib’s leadership for Sarawak’s strong sense of autonomy
LABUAN: Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) secretary general Datuk Johnny Mositun said here yesterday that political stability and uninterrupted economic development were key factors in Sarawak’s enviable...
View ArticleSalleh raps opposition’s claim Malaysia will go bankrupt
KOTA BELUD: Sabah Umno deputy chief Datuk Seri Salleh Tun Said Keruak has rapped the opposition for trying to gain political mileage by claiming that Malaysia is heading for bankruptcy.He said Pakatan...
View ArticleMotorcyclist dies after colliding with car
KOTA KINABALU: A 25-year-old motorcyclist succumbed to his injuries after colliding with a Proton Saga at Jalan Sepanggar near Taman Jayadiri on Saturday.The victim was identified as Sazali Nasib from...
View ArticleChildren return home to help parents clean flooded house
The flood situation in Beaufort.KOTA KINABALU: Eighty-year-old Chung Hyen On and his wife have been seeking refuge at their neighbour’s house on a hilltop since last Thursday after their wooden house...
View ArticleVillagers, contractors advised to cooperate to ensure projects not delayed
Shafie (left) and Abdul Rahman being briefed about the water treatment plant.KOTA BELUD: Cooperation between contractors and villagers involved in land issues is very important to ensure that...
View ArticleFlood victims should be given similar assistance – Jeffrey
Jeffrey (centre) handing over assistance to flood victims from five villages.KENINGAU: Bingkor assemblyman Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan has called on the government to assist the flood victims affected by...
View Article70% of school building not safe for use – rep
Condition of the roof of SK Simunul in Bugaya, Semporna.TAWAU: The Semporna district Education Department has been asked to conduct an inspection at SK Simunul to ascertain the extent of problem of the...
View ArticlePetronas, Yayasan Sabah reach out to Imbak Canyon community
Form Six students of SMK Penangah and villagers at the ICCA exhibition booth.TONGOD: Petronas and Yayasan Sabah reached out to the communities around Imbak Canyon Conservation Area (ICCA) in Tongod in...
View ArticleAtm launched aerial bombing on intruders’ hideout in kg tanduo, says witness
KOTA KINABALU: The High Court here was told yesterday that the Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) launched an aerial bombing on the hideout of armed intruders in Kampung Tanduo, Lahad Datu, on March 5 last...
View ArticleBe vigilant against irresponsible quarters – Teo
KUDAT: Minister of Special Tasks Datuk Teo Chee Kang has urged the people to be wary of irresponsible quarters who stir up racial or religious issues to gain political mileage.Teo, who is also the...
View ArticleLDP president conveys desire for amicable settlement
KOTA KINABALU: Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) president Datuk Teo Chee Kang has conveyed to Datuk Liew Vui Keong, through third parties, his desire for an amicable settlement of the judicial review by...
View ArticleTwo schools isolated by flood
KOTA KINABALU: Two schools in Keningau have been disconnected from the nearby town following serious flooding in the district.State education director Datuk Jame Alip said Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK)...
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