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Crisnanalina to register at UMS Friday, receiving welfare assistance, says Mustapha

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Crisnanalina to register at UMS Friday, receiving welfare assistance, says Mustapha

KOTA KINABALU: Crisnanalina Jumis, who faced a bleak higher education future when her family could not afford an RM3,000 university registration fee, will begin her studies on Friday (Oct 11). Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) is making arrangements to bring the 20-year-old former SMK Pitas student here from her village in Sabah’s poverty-stricken northern Pitas district. … Read more

Sabah minister fuming over snail’s pace of land acquisition for health clinics

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Sabah minister fuming over snail’s pace of land acquisition for health clinics

KOTA KINABALU: A Sabah minister has taken the Federal Land Commissioner’s office in the state to task over an apparent lack of urgency in acquiring land for critical infrastructure needs like rural clinics. Sabah Community Development and People’s Well-being Minister Datuk said 23 health clinic projects in the state had experienced problems over the years … Read more