KOTA KINABALU: Police have arrested a man in connection with the brutal assault and robbery of a woman in a back alley in the city here last week. The incident of a man using a stick to beat a woman during the robbery was captured on video and went viral on social media on Monday (Feb...
KOTA KINABALU: Six houses at a village along Jalan Penampang-Tambunan were completely destroyed during a blaze on Friday (Jan 19). However, no casualties were reported. The Fire and Rescue Department received a report at 5.30pm about the incident at Kampung Timpoluon Babagon and a team from the Penampang and Kota Kinabalu fire stations were sent to the...
KOTA KINABALU: Police are waiting for a post-mortem report on a 61-year-old woman who was found dead at the Likas Bay beach here to establish cause of death. Though they did not find any evidence of foul play, police said they could not speculate. Kota Kinabalu acting police chief Supt Kalsom Idris said the autopsy report was...
KOTA KINABALU: Popular local singer Francis Landong was among the 1,209 people honoured in conjunction with the 70th birthday celebrations of Sabah Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Juhar Mahiruddin. The 63-year-old veteran Kadazandusun singer from Tambunan was awarded the state’s second highest honour – Panglima Gemilang Darjah Kinabalu (PGDK) – which carries the title Datuk. Landong was among...
KOTA KINABALU: An unemployed woman has pleaded guilty to trying to abort her baby in July. The act, which is an offence under Section 315 of the Penal Code, provides a jail sentence of up to 10 years or a fine, or both, upon conviction. However, the 22-year-old would only know her fate on Nov 2, after...
PENAMPANG: The fifth day of the King and Queen's Kembara Kenali Borneo marks the end of the Sabah leg of the tour. Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah are scheduled to have breakfast with the people and visit the Kadazandusun Cultural Association (KDCA) here...
KOTA KINABALU: The Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) will be given a facelift with a RM8.4mil allocation from Malaysia Airports Sdn Bhd (MASB), while Tawau airport will receive RM11mil for the same purpose. Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Christina Liew revealed that she was informed of this by the MASB management during a courtesy...
