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Sabah raises tertiary scholarship fund to RM101mil

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah has upped the allocation of scholarships for students pursuing tertiary studies in various fields to RM101mil this year, says Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. The Chief Minister said this is an increase of 84% over last year’s allocation of RM55mil. “The State Government Excellence Scholarship award will benefit 4,638 SPM and STPM (holders) and those...

Sabah working hard to get students interested in STEM subjects, says Hajiji

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is not taking the drop in interest among students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) lightly, says Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. The Chief Minister said the state government has set a target of achieving 60% of its students pursuing the science stream and the remaining 40% in literature as the participation rate...

Sabah’s wealth to be shared irrespective of race and religion, says Hajiji

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah's development agenda is for its wealth to be shared for the benefit of all communities regardless of race and religion, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said. "We are trying hard to advance Sabah in terms of development and sharing its wealth to all Sabahans regardless of race and religion," he said at...

Enhance use of UAVs to strengthen Esscom’s role in maintaining security, says Hajiji

KOTA KINABALU: It is time for Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) to enhance the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) as part of their assets to maintain security at the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (Esszone). Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor (pic) who is Esszone committee chairman said adoption of newer technologies like UAV drones would...