Govt retiree loses RM2,500 to ‘chatty’ woman pickpocket

KOTA KINABALU: All she wanted was to have lunch but instead lost RM2,500 in cash and other belongings to a woman pickpocket in Sabah’s northern Kota Marudu district. This was what befell a 59-year-old government retiree as she flipped through the menu to see the food selection at a restaurant in the town district. Footage of the...

Fire destroys school dormitory in Kota Belud

KOTA KINABALU: A school dormitory in Kota Belud on Friday (Dec 1) has been destroyed in a fire but no casualties were reported. The Fire and Rescue Department said they received an emergency call at 6.15pm alerting them to the incident at the Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Kuala Abai hostel. "A team was sent to the location and...