QuickCheck: Is a Sabah district council selling forms linked to a new PPR?

GIVEN how in-demand affordable housing is, it is very likely that any posts online claiming that a government body is selling forms for a People's Housing Project (PPR) would go viral rapidly. Recently, a claim made the rounds online that the Putatan District Council is selling forms online for the construction of a new PPR project? Is...

Police in Tawau investigate colleague molestation claims

KOTA KINABALU: Police are investigating allegations by two women that they were molested by a male colleague in Sabah's east coast district of Tawau. The women and the alleged perpetrator work in a federal department in the nearby Lahad Datu district. Tawau police chief Asst Comm Jasmin Hussin stated the incidents reportedly occurred after the women visited...

Toddler with ovarian cancer gets RM30,000 in public donations

PETALING JAYA: The future of a 19-month-old girl in Sabah looked grim after she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, but Malaysians have come together to raise RM30,000 for the toddler. Malay daily Sinar Harian reported that the baby began suffering from constipation and a bloated stomach in August, according to Daneen Auni Riksi's mother Fallarystia Sintom. "She...

Search GISB-linked buildings in Sabah and Sarawak, Bukit Aman urges relevant agencies

KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman has proposed that relevant agencies conduct searches at buildings linked to Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISB) and subsequently seal the premises in Sabah and Sarawak. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said the police had a meeting with agencies involved in the investigations into GISB to scrutinise the current...

Police investigating viral video of Malaysian flag being lowered in Australia

KUALA LUMPUR: Police have started investigations into a viral video of the Malaysian flag being taken down and replaced with the flags of Sabah and Sarawak. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said preliminary investigations under the Sedition Act 1948 and Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 found that the incident happened in Melbourne, Australia on...

Thunderstorms to hit 12 states, including KL, Labuan on Sept 23, warns MetMalaysia

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a warning for thunderstorms across 12 states at 5pm on Monday (Sept 23) The affected states are Perlis, Kedah, Penang, Perak, Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Johor, Sarawak, Sabah, as well as the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Labuan. The thunderstorm is expected to last...

Expedite probe of doctor’s death in Lahad Datu, MMA tells health authorities

KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry and Sabah Health Department have been urged to expedite their investigation of a specialist doctor's death in Lahad Datu. Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) president Datuk Dr Kalwinder Singh Khaira said the tragic loss underscores serious concerns about the mental health and wellbeing of doctors in the public healthcare system. ALSO READ: Dzulkefly wants...

Malaysia Day 2024: Reject religious extremism, urges PM

KOTA KINABALU: Malaysians must reject religious extremism and hatred in all forms, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pic). The Prime Minister called for compassion and love among the people, urging them to learn from the formation of Malaysia. He noted that those who fought for the country's freedom over 60 years ago did not have academic certificates...

Over 280 homeless after fire destroys 44 houses in Tongod

TONGOD: A fire destroyed 44 houses in Kampung Penangah here, leaving 282 people from 74 families homeless. The Sabah Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said an emergency call was received at 7.24pm on Sunday (Sept 15). However, firefighters only arrived at the remote location – more than 170km from the Kinabatangan fire station – at 11.30pm. The...

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...