As a child growing up in Sandakan, Sabah, Raphael Peter Lee recalls being poor and eating very simple dishes, like rice and eggs. His grandparents weren’t around so Lee says that unlike many chefs, this also meant he didn’t have very strong culinary influences driving his childhood memories. “My grandparents all passed away before I grew...
PETALING JAYA: A yellow alert warning for continuous rain has been issued for parts of Sabah, including the west coast and its capital Kota Kinabalu. The warning issued by the Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) is for Wednesday (Oct 23) to Friday (Oct 25). The advisory was issued at 9.45am on Monday (Oct 21). The areas affected are the Inland...
KOTA KINABALU: Emotions ran high during a dialogue between hundreds of Kampung Sembulan Tengah residents and state government officials after a two-week eviction notice was issued residents of the water village located in the heart of the city. Residents voiced concerns over the gentrification of the former fishing village, fearing that urban development plans could displace...
The best way to mark an overseas trip would be to snap pictures with the country’s most iconic landmarks, like Singapore’s Merlion, or Japan’s Mount Fuji. But we bet you would never guess that the current hottest photo destination for tourists in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia is... a Maybank branch. A search on Chinese social media app Xiao Hong Shu sees the bank listed...
KOTA KINABALU: Passengers arriving on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Kota Kinabalu found themselves unexpectedly “trapped" on the skybridge when the glass door leading into the terminal remained closed. “We touched down at KKIA (Kota Kinabalu International Airport) at 6.07pm on Wednesday (July 31). As passengers continued to disembark the aircraft, the skybridge quickly filled...
KOTA KINABALU: Some 51 squatter houses were demolished in the state capital, where six illegals were also apprehended during an integrated operation led by the police on Tuesday. Kota Kinabalu OCPD Asst Comm Kasim Muda in a statement here on Tuesday (July 23), said the operation started at 3.30pm at a settlement in this district and...
KOTA KINABALU: Firemen removed a fallen tree that hit a lorry and a car along Jalan Tuaran Bypass here. A call came in at 5.34pm on Monday (July 15) alerting them of the incident, said a Fire and Rescue Department spokesman. He said no one was hurt in the incident. "A team of 10 firemen from Lintas was...
KOTA KINABALU: Police are on the hunt for two men in connection with a fight in a pub here two weeks ago that led to the death of an Indonesian man. Kota Kinabalu OCPD Asst Comm Kasim Muda said they had identified the two men as Herman and Yusof and were tracking them down. He said the...
KOTA KINABALU: Firemen had to use special equipment to rescue a man who had passed out in his vehicle at a shopping mall carpark on Thursday (June 27) afternoon. The Fire and Rescue Department was alerted to the situation at 12.35pm. Sabah Fire and Rescue Department operations centre assistant chief Riki Mohan Singh Ramday said a four-person...
KOTA KINABALU: Plastic bags will no longer be offered to shoppers in the city by August, says mayor Datuk Seri Dr Sabin Samitah. Encouraging city folk to bring their own bags when they go shopping is part of the fifth phase of Kota Kinabalu City Hall’s (DBKK) “Bawa Beg Bah” (3B) campaign, he added. The ongoing campaign...
