Tag - Penampang

Missing Penampang teenage girl returns home

KOTA KINABALU: A 15-year-old girl, who was reported missing in Penampang, had apparently returned to her mother's house in Sandakan. Nor Sahira Sakinah Abdullah, who was staying with her aunt at Taman Regency in Penampang, was reported missing on Wednesday (Sept 11). Penampang district police chief Deputy Supt Sammy Newton said the aunt retracted her report at...

Teenage girl reported missing in Penampang

KOTA KINABALU: A 15-year-old girl has gone missing in Penampang, according to a police report filed by her aunt. Penampang OCPD Deputy Supt Sammy Newton said the report was lodged at 12.26pm on Tuesday (Sept 10) after the girl, Nor Sahira Sakinah Abdullah, failed to return home to her house in Taman Regency. He said the teenager,...

Two boys missing in Putatan, Sabah

PENAMPANG: Police here are searching for two boys, aged 15 and 13, who were reported missing on Thursday morning (Aug 8) The Penampang district police headquarters (IPD), in a statement, identified the missing boys as Rezlo Mic Fadden Romineo, 15, and Nicholas Chee Ping, 13. They were reported missing from Kampung Buit Hill, Putatan, near here. Penampang police...

Water supply in Putatan, Penampang expected to improve this week

KOTA KINABALU: Low water pressure experienced by thousands of consumers in the Penampang and Putatan areas is expected to improve this week, says Datuk Shahelmey Yahya. The Works Minister said the water supply disruption was caused by the recent flood that hit several districts on the west coast of Sabah. He added that floods caused the intake...

Floods: Noble effort ends in tragedy in Penampang

KOTA KINABALU: A married couple’s noble intention to send food to people stranded by the floods ended in tragedy when the wife drowned in Penampang near here. In the incident, the couple decided to walk through floodwaters to deliver food to Donggongon town at about 1.40am on Monday (July 1). It was learned that the victim, identified...

Six-year-old autistic girl missing in Penampang

KOTA KINABALU: A search has been mounted for a six-year-old autistic girl who went missing from her home in Penampang on Friday (March 1). According to the report that came in at 5.44pm, the victim's mother realised her daughter, Avelyn Alesha Jude, was not in the house in Kampung Sugud at 4pm. "She tried to search for...

Six houses destroyed in Penampang blaze, workshop razed in Sandakan

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...