Actual number of flood victims higher than reported – SAPP
KOTA KINABALU: The number of flood victims in Beaufort is higher than that reported by the media as many did not report themselves to the relief centres that were set up by the government.This is...
View ArticleStudents urged not to let poverty affect their ambitions
TAWAU: Students in the rural areas were advised not to use poverty as an excuse not to pursue their ambitions.Tawau Umno deputy chief Datuk Hj Nizam Abu Bakar Titingan said such students should be...
View ArticleFlood victims need mineral water, rice, canned food
KOTA KINABALU: Persatuan Alumni Maktab Rendah Sains Mara (MRSM) handed over cash and food assistance to the flood victims in Beaufort on Sunday.The association hoped its assistance would contribute...
View ArticleMissing heart-broken man found
SANDAKAN: The heart-broken man who split with his girlfriend here and thereafter reported missing by his family member on February 12 was found safe yesterday.Tan Weng Liang, 30, who ran into the...
View ArticleBlogger’s trial: Witness confirms receiving advisory fax
KOTA KINABALU: The trial of a Malaccan blogger, charged with publishing online a statement intended to cause public fear, commenced at the Magistrate’s Court here yesterday.First witness, Inspector...
View ArticleSabah eyeing to beat Selangor in attracting investment
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is looking forward to beat Selangor in bringing investment to the country, Industrial Development Minister Datuk Raymond Tan Shu Kiah said.He said at his ministry’s Chinese New...
View ArticleIt’s KDM Malaysia’s rights, say leaders
KOTA KINABALU: KDM Malaysia has every right to become a political party, said Sabah Barisan Nasional (BN) and opposition leaders.Sabah Umno assistant secretary Datuk Seri Panglima Masidi Manjun said...
View ArticleAppoint Sabahan to top customs post – PBS
KOTA KINABALU: A top Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) leader has called on the federal government to fill a key vacancy in the Customs Department with a Sabahan.The post of deputy director-general (Customs...
View ArticleGovt urged to resolve worsening flood situation in Beaufort
KOTA KINABALU: The government must immediately come up with an effective long-term solution to resolve the perennial and worsening flood situation in Beaufort.According to SAPP Women chief Melanie...
View ArticleDCM: Sabah committed to develop services sector industry
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Deputy Chief Minister, Datuk Raymond Tan Shu Kiah, said the state government is committed to further develop its services sector as a main income generator.He said the services...
View ArticleVAT69 commando maintains stand of following instructions
KOTA KINABALU: A VAT69 Commando yesterday maintained his stand that the VAT69 team had followed their superior’s instructions during the flushing out operations which involved six intruders being shot...
View ArticleBeaufort floods: OKU among victims
BEAUFORT: Disabled people (OKU) are among the thousands of flood victims evacuated to flood relief centres in Beaufort since last Thursday.Mohd Helme Justin 21, from Kampung Luagan who suffers from...
View ArticleTwo terraced houses in Inanam razed
The two single-storey terraced houses that were destroyed in the fire.KOTA KINABALU: Two families were made homeless when fire destroyed two single-storey terraced houses at Taman Inanam Laut, here...
View ArticleNGO donates rice to flood victims
PENAMPANG: Kelab Pewaris Kerajaan Barisan Nasional Malaysia (KPKBNM) Penampang Branch has answered Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman’s call to all in Sabah to assist flood victims in Beaufort, Tenom...
View ArticleSabah companies unaware of RM1 bln fund – MIDA
KOTA KINABALU: No Sabah companies have applied for the RM1 billion Domestic Investment Strategic Fund (DISF) launched by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in July 2012.Malaysian Investment...
View ArticleFloodwater falls below danger level in Beaufort
KOTA KINABALU: Water levels at flood-hit areas in Beaufort have fallen below the danger level at 8.17 meters, the National Safety Council reported yesterday.As of 4pm yesterday, a total of 1,871...
View ArticleImplement flood mitigation for Beaufort – Lajim
KOTA KINABALU: Klias assemblyman Datuk Seri Panglima Lajim Ukin has urged the government to come up with immediate flood mitigation measures for Beaufort so that the people there can live with less...
View ArticleInfo confidential, cop tells blogger’s trial
KOTA KINABALU: The trial of blogger Yusuf Al Siddique Suratman, 29, for publishing a statement online intended to cause fear was told yesterday that information in the said statement was never meant...
View ArticleBriton returns to Sabah to honour late father
Joanna, Knowles Jr and Masidi admiring the array of Knowles’ photographs on display.KOTA KINABALU: Christopher Knowles was only a child when his father, Robert Knowles (O.B.E.), moved their family of...
View ArticleEx-director makes police report over flood losses
The office space in Aron’s home that was under knee-deep floodwater.His bedroom was also inundated.Floodwater in the guestroom where all the furniture was damged.AronKENINGAU: A former director of the...
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