KOTA KINABALU: An alleged road attack with multiple vehicles targeting a single car was reported in the city early on Tuesday (Sept 23). Kota Kinabalu OCPD Asst Comm Kasim Muda said the complainant and two colleagues were in a car on telecommunications company rounds at the time of the 3.55am incident. According to ACP Kasim, the 28-year-old...
KOTA KINABALU: The restoration works for the 275kV Kolopis-Segaliud transmission line, whose tower was toppled in a landslide last week, have been successfully completed with a second 'Emergency Restoration System' (ERS) tower erected. The completion of the second tower link at the landslip area for the West Coast to East Coast power grid is expected to...
KOTA KINABALU: Kota Belud district students preparing to further their tertiary education had their burdens slightly eased with some monetary assistance received from their assemblyman Datuk Ewon Benedick. The Kadamaian assemblyman presented RM500 for each eligible recipient going for their bachelor’s degree and RM300 for those taking up diplomas. A total of RM67,400 was given to 160...
KOTA KINABALU: A familiarisation trip filled with cultural discoveries, coupled with immersive nature experiences, was part of a tourism campaign to uncover more of Sabah’s hidden gems. Themed “Mansau-Ansau North Borneo Trail: Culture, Adventure & Nature”, this five-day tour from last Friday (July 4) to Tuesday, saw nine media personnel and social influencers from Peninsula Malaysia,...
KOTA KINABALU: The High Court has fixed Aug 7 for an online case management (e-review) to determine the next course of action in the judicial review application over Sabah’s constitutional entitlement to 40% of revenue derived from the state. The date was set by High Court judge Justice Datuk Celestina Stuel Galid on Monday (July 7),...
KOTA KINABALU: A town planning officer has claimed trial at the Special Corruption Court here on Wednesday (June 11) to a charge of submitting a false claim amounting to RM19,100. Nazri Hamburg, 46, an officer with the Sabah Town and Country Planning Department, pleaded not guilty when the charge under Section 18 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption...
KOTA KINABALU: A spontaneous idea by an educationist from a remote Sabah college has gained international acclaim. Dr Mohd Sirhajwan Idek, a teacher at Keningau Vocational College (KVC), realised while reading research articles for his academic growth that students could also produce scholarly work. After sharing his idea with colleagues, they started a mission to enhance students'...
KOTA KINABALU: Twenty-one foreign nationals have been arrested by Immigration Department enforcement officials at two entertainment outlets in the city here and neighbouring Penampang district here. Sabah Immigration director Sh Sitti Saleha Habib Yussof said the simultaneous raids under Ops Gegar were carried out at midnight Sunday (March 16) after three weeks of surveillance. In a statement...
KOTA KINABALU: A 45-year-old woman, known for running in tribute to her ailing father, died in a tragic road accident early on Tuesday (Jan 28) morning. Scarlette Sue, an avid runner, was jogging near KM7.2 by ITCC Shopping Mall towards Donggongon town when a car struck her from behind at around 6am. Penampang police chief Supt Sammy...
In the world of environmental mysteries, the sudden appearance of hundreds of dead fish in waterways can stir public curiosity and concern. Recently, Kota Kinabalu witnessed such an occurrence, leading to widespread speculation about its cause. Could it be true that fishmongers are behind this aquatic enigma? VERDICT: TRUE Sabah Fisheries Department director Azhar Kasim said investigations revealed that the...
