Malaysia Borneo Cultural Fest coming up in KL
KOTA KINABALU: A major event to feature the cultural heritages of Sabah and Sarawak is scheduled to give the national capital a taste of Borneo’s merry month of May for the first time this year.The...
View ArticleSupport for change of ‘Menggatal’ to ‘Manggatal’
KOTA KINABALU: ‘Manggatal’ is the correct spelling for the district now spelled as ‘Menggatal’, says Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun.“I believe it is just an issue of...
View ArticleAmbulance driver privileged to serve in ops daulat
SANDAKAN: At 3pm on March 1 last year, Tungku Health Clinic ambulance driver John Pitawali, 44, was given a top priority task.When told the place was Kg Tanduo in Lahad Datu, he felt a shiver down his...
View ArticleSettle claim to Sabah urgently – MP
KOTA KINABALU: The State and Federal Governments have been urged to settle the claim over Sabah by the Philippines government without any more further delay to ensure that the sovereignty and security...
View ArticleMojigoh appeals for fair flood aid distribution
KOTA KINABALU: Yet another call is made to the government authorities to be fair in the distribution of assistance to flood victims in Sabah.“I believe that since we are all Malaysians, we deserve to...
View ArticleIt should be called Kapazan – PKR leader
KOTA KINABALU: PKR Penampang deputy chief Kenny Chua Teck Ho had supported the call by Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun to change the name ‘Menggatal’ to ‘Manggatal’.“As he...
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Fake RM100 and RM50 notes in circulation
(Top) A real bank note with watermark. (Bottom) A fake/counterfeit bank note without a watermark.KOTA KINABALU: Many fake or counterfeit bank notes in RM100 and RM50 denominations were allegedly in...
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Produce food responsibly to become preferred choice – Yahya
wetlands-1wetlands-2wetlands-3KOTA KINABALU: Smart usage of land, with emphasis on environmental approaches to maintain the natural ecosystem, is the only way forward for the rice planting sector in...
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RM100 mln annual savings if aliens pay full fees – Cuepacs
Azih (third right) at the press conference yesterday.SANDAKAN: The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) welcomes the recent announcement made by Health Minister...
View ArticleOnly 267 teachers transferred to Sabah, not 1,000 – dept
KOTA KINABALU: The State Education Department said that only 267 new teachers have been transferred to Sabah and not 1,000 as claimed in the social media.Its deputy director, Hajah Maimunah binti Haji...
View ArticleEnforcement unit to curb poaching
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Wildlife Department is adamant in its bid to set up its own enforcement unit to curb illegal poaching in the state.To be dubbed the Wildlife Enforcement Unit, its personnel...
View ArticleFour held for ‘shoplifting’ at gutted hypermarket
SANDAKAN: Police have arrested four men for stealing handbags from the burnt-down Servay Hypermarket here.District police chief Assistant Commissioner Rowell Marong said the men were carrying a sack...
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Menggatal plywood factory destroyed in fire
Fire and Rescue Services personnel controlling the fire which destroyed a plywood factory and a workers’ quarters at Kampung Dambai, Menggatal yesterday.KOTA KINABALU: A plywood factory suffered...
View ArticleSpecial panel to handle name change – Mayor
KOTA KINABALU: The Kota Kinabalu City Hall (DBKK) has a special body to consider and accept any proposal from the public to change the name of a street, city or village.Mayor Datuk Abidin Madingkir...
View ArticleCity Hall to host National Landscape Day
KOTA KINABALU: The Kota Kinabalu City Hall (DBKK) will be hosting a three-day National Landscape Day celebration from March 1 to 3 at the Likas Bay Public Park.Mayor Datuk Abidin Madingkir said the...
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94 summonses issued in Sandakan operation
The road block set up during the integration operation at Mile 6 yesterdaySANDAKAN: Ninety-four summonses for various offences were issued during a joint operation by the police, National Anti-Drugs...
View ArticleFirst charter flight from China to S’kan in June
KOTA KINABALU: Sandakan will be receiving its first charter flight from China in June, this year.Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun said the charter flight would be using the...
View ArticleConsider PR status for long-serving medical professionals to overcome...
TAWAU: Sri Tanjong assemblyman Chan Foong Hin claims that many foreign medical professionals, who have been working and living in Sabah for over 10 years, are wondering why they are not getting...
View ArticleCCTV for 24 black spots – Mayor
KOTA KINABALU: The Kota Kinabalu City Hall (DBKK) has included Inanam and Luyang in its Black Spot Whitening Initiative this year, said Mayor Datuk Abidin Madingkir.He said various measures would be...
View ArticleFour politicians to testify in money laundering trial
KOTA KINABALU: Four politicians, a civil servant and three bankers will testify in the trial of Gemilang Mirza director Awang Binting Pengiran Mat Salleh on 11 counts of money laundering involving...
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