KOTA KINABALU: Graft busters are watching like a hawk the implementation of the federal government's RM91mil allocation for school toilets refurbishment projects in Sabah, amid public concerns that shoddy jobs are being carried out. Officers from the state's Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) office, led by its director Datuk S. Karunanithy, have been checking out public...
KOTA KINABALU: Schools and any educational institutions should be spared from being involved in any political agendas, movements or activities including efforts to promote support for Palestine in the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Parti Kerjasama Anak Negeri president Datuk Henrynus Amin (pic) said discussions of such nature would disrupt learning in class and potentially create a...
KOTA KINABALU: Police have arrested a tour guide for an alleged sexual harassment of two mainland Chinese tourists during a snorkelling and fishing trip in the Semporna district. Semporna district police chief Supt Mohd Farhan Lee said the two victims – aged 18 and 22 – lodged a police report over the incident that occurred in...
KOTA KINABALU: Sarawak businessman Datuk Seri Thomas Hah Tiing Siu, who was linked to a controversial land deal on an island in Sabah's northern Kudat district, has backed out of the deal. Hah said the decision took into account the controversy stirred by certain groups over his company's plan to invest in an agro-development project in...
TUARAN: The rehabilitation programme through parole and community services has been very effective, with only one out of 800 prisoners who followed the programme returning to prison, says Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. He said the 0.125 percentage was considered very low, compared to the 18.6 per cent of those who did not follow...
KOTA KINABALU: A Sabah Convention Bureau will be launched by the end of the year to promote the state as a preferred destination for MICE (meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions) events, says Datuk Christina Liew. The state Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister said the bureau will be placed under her ministry. "We welcome any form of collaborative...
KOTA KINABALU: Two mini-estates for padi cultivation are being fast-tracked by the Farmers' Association Board in Sabah in an effort to increase rice production. Its deputy director-general Amir Matamin said the 150ha mini-estates will be implemented in the east coast Terusan Sapi area in Beluran district and Kampung Kabatasan in northern Pitas. He said the project was...
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah welcomes foreign investors to explore collaboration opportunities in the state. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said Sabah is rich with natural resources and other industries that can be tapped into with government-linked companies or the private sector in the state. “We hope to get more foreign investments and attract interests from investors to...
KOTA KINABALU: A 968-ha land deal at Pulau Balambangan in Sabah’s northern Kudat district was done in accordance with the law, says Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. The Chief Minister said there was no abuse of power involved in the approval of the land deal after allegations were made public in a social media post on the...
KOTA KINABALU: The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry has urged people to stop sharing a video alleging that "plastic rice" was sold at a supermarket in Sandakan. In giving his assurance that a full probe was under way, its Deputy Minister Chan Foong Hin said the authorities will not tolerate attempts to create public anger over...
