KOTA KINABALU: A man with 33 drug and criminal offences on his record was among two suspected burglars arrested in connection with a sundry shop break-in at Sabah's east coast Tawau district. Tawau OCPD Asst Comm Jasmin Hussin said the two suspects, aged 39 and 19, were caught in separate operations in the district on Tuesday...
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Tourism Board (STB) is conducting a thorough study on the behaviour and spending patterns of South Korean visitors to the state to find ways of addressing the reported monopoly by foreign-owned tourism companies. STB chief executive officer Julinus Jeffrey Jimit said the study's findings would be used to formulate effective promotion strategies...
KOTA KINABALU: The speed limit on a short stretch of the 12km Lintas road leading to Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) has been capped at 60kph to reduce accidents, says Sabah Works Minister Datuk Shahelmey Yahya. He said the designated speed limit on most of the Lintas stretch is 80kph. “However, upon approaching the elevated U-turn, the...
KOTA KINABALU: Thalassemia patients in Sabah will benefit from the 250 units of desferal infusion pump received from Yayasan PETRONAS on Monday. The medical device contribution is part of Yayasan PETRONAS’ Uplifting Lives programme carried out in collaboration with Yayasan Kebajikan Sabah (YKS) and Sabah Health Department to help ease the burden of thalassemia patients in...
KOTA KINABALU: Police have obtained a further seven-day remand order for 13 vocational school students in connection with investigations into the murder of their dormitory mate in Lahad Datu on March 22. Magistrate Nur Asyraf Zolhani granted the application by police after the suspects were brought to the Lahad Datu courthouse at 9.20am on Friday (March...
KOTA KINABALU: Four years ago, university student Veveonah Mosibin made headlines for her “treetop Internet” YouTube video, receiving both backlash as well as praise for highlighting the connectivity problem faced by many Sabahans. The 22-year-old Marine Science student is in the limelight again but for a much happier reason. She is starring in several locally produced movies...
KOTA KINABALU: Two more people linked to what has been described as Sabah's biggest drug cartel have been charged with being members of an organised criminal group. Norsyafilah Pawawoi, 28, and Zulkahar Dusing, 29, both said to be members of the so-called Geng Upik, were charged under Section 130V(1) of the Penal Code in the Sessions...
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...
KUALA LUMPUR: Continuous rainfall is expected to occur in several areas in Pahang and Johor from Wednesday (Jan 17) until Jan 20. The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia), in a statement Tuesday (Jan 16), said the alert-level continuous rain warning was issued for Kuantan, Pekan and Rompin in Pahang, as well as Kluang, Mersing, Kulai, Kota Tinggi...
KOTA KINABALU: A politician's son who allegedly hoodwinked a top police officer into giving him almost RM50,000 has been charged with cheating at a Special Corruption Court here. Aries Ryan Philip Among, 30, was accused of pretending to be Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki, among others, to get the policeman to...
