Assistant minister loses Sabah STAR post in shock party election result

KOTA KINABALU: Datuk Flovia Ng has been toppled as Sabah STAR women's wing (Wiranita) chief at the party elections. The Sabah Community Development People's Well-being Assistant Minister and Tulid assemblyman only managed to muster 81 votes against 167 votes garnered by her rival Kerry Chee Kheng Moi in a shock result late Saturday (June 22). Sabah STAR...

Sabah government supports legal action over “Double Six” crash compensation

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government will support plans by the families of three Sabah ministers killed in the "Double Six" air crash 48 years ago to pursue legal action for compensation. Deputy Chief Minister I Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan agreed that it was their right to do so. “We sympathise with them. They have the state...

‘Why the aggressive push on Padu registration?’

KOTA KINABALU: Leaders from Sabah and Sarawak have persisted in voicing their concerns over data security and privacy of the Central Database Hub (Padu). Among them is Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan, who joined the chorus of people who had reservations about it. He said he was “deeply concerned” by the Federal Government’s...

Sabah should manage its own rice imports, says Jeffrey Kitingan

KOTA KINABALU: Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan has called on Sabah to manage its own rice imports following the price hike on imported white rice. The Deputy Chief Minister said the state’s unique geographical and social landscape warrants a more tailored approach to managing the essential commodity. “The time has come for Sabah to break free from...