As more ‘whistleblower’ videos surface, Masidi slams them as character assassination

KOTA KINABALU: Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun says the latest videos implicating him and other Sabah assemblymen in an alleged mining scandal are specifically intended as character assassination. “I am shocked how some people can go all out to malign others with lies and character assassination,” the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) secretary-general said on Tuesday (Dec 3)...

Sabah prioritises ‘monkeys over coal’

KOTA KINABALU: It was Sabah’s choice to prioritise "monkeys over coal," that led to the state having some of the largest permanent forest reserves in the country, says Finance Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun (pic). The former Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister said 47%, or 3,575,034.573ha, of Sabah, is preserved as permanent forest reserves. About 63% of...