Kg Sembulan Tengah residents wary despite relaxation of eviction notice

KOTA KINABALU: Emotions ran high during a dialogue between hundreds of Kampung Sembulan Tengah residents and state government officials after a two-week eviction notice was issued residents of the water village located in the heart of the city. Residents voiced concerns over the gentrification of the former fishing village, fearing that urban development plans could displace...

DBKK issues 16 compound notices against developers for operating beyond permitted hours

KOTA KINABALU: A total of 16 compound notices have been issued by the Kota Kinabalu City Hall (DBKK) to developers for repeatedly ignoring warnings to cease construction work beyond permitted hours. Kota Kinabalu Mayor Datuk Seri Dr Sabin Samitah said the compound notices were issued after inspections at several construction sites found that developers had also...