KOTA KINABALU: Two elected Sabah representatives facing corruption charges want their day in court to clear their names through the legal process after what they termed "intense humiliation" in the public eye. Sindumin assemblyman Datuk Dr Yusof Yacob and his Tanjung Batu colleague Andi Muhammad Suryady Bandy said they would continue serving in their constituencies while...
KOTA KINABALU: A Malaysian identity card allegedly issued to a Pakistani national, as claimed in viral social media posts, was unlawfully obtained and has been confiscated, says the National Registration Department (NRD). Clarifying the matter in a statement on Thursday (June 26), Sabah NRD said the same claims were circulated in 2019 and had resurfaced recently. The...
PUTRAJAYA: The National Registration Department (JPN) has confirmed that the allegation involving Pakistani nationals obtaining blue identity cards in Sabah is an issue that has resurfaced after first going viral in 2019. In a statement Wednesday (June 25), the department said action had been taken against one Mohd Izaz Abit after he was found to have...
KOTA KINABALU: For 15-year-old Alexa Grace Zulkeplee, every ringgit counts. A Form Three student at SMK Kanibongan in Pitas, she receives a modest monthly allowance of RM40 from her father, who operates a small farm. "On school days, I usually spend just RM1 for food. That gets me through until lunch, which is provided at the...
KOTA KINABALU: The Sarawak Premier getting pulled into the water crisis at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) is an embarrassing reflection of the Sabah government’s failure to address basic infrastructure issues, says Sabah Umno. Its strategic communications director Datu Rosman Datu Ahir Zaman said it was a “tamparan besar” (major blow) to the credibility of the Gabungan...
KOTA KINABALU: Recent viral claims suggesting that the Electrical Certification System (ECoS) imposes excessive fees for generator registration are not accurate, says National Consumer Foundation Malaysia (Sabah Chapter) chairman David Chan. "These allegations have caused unnecessary panic among the public, but after an internal review and direct clarification with ECoS, we can confirm that the claims...
KOTA KINABALU: A spontaneous idea by an educationist from a remote Sabah college has gained international acclaim. Dr Mohd Sirhajwan Idek, a teacher at Keningau Vocational College (KVC), realised while reading research articles for his academic growth that students could also produce scholarly work. After sharing his idea with colleagues, they started a mission to enhance students'...
KOTA KINABALU: A total of 647 flood evacuees from 204 families in Sabah are still being sheltered at four relief centres as of Wednesday (May 7) morning. The state disaster management committee secretariat, in a statement, said 325 people from 103 families are housed at two temporary relief centres in the Sook district, 208 at Sekolah...
KOTA KINABALU: The number of flood evacuees in Sabah remained unchanged at 695, comprising 217 families, as of 8am Tuesday. The Sabah Disaster Management Committee Secretariat, in a statement on Tuesday (May 6), said that 325 individuals from 103 families are currently sheltering at two temporary evacuation centres in the Sook district. The temporary evacuation centres are...
KOTA KINABALU: The cultural and lion dance community in Sabah is mourning the loss of 24-year-old Hambali Latip from the Leong Sin Sports Association Sandakan, who died on Thursday (May 1) after a training accident left him in a coma for five months. Hambali, who joined the association in 2019 and served as the tail performer...
