KOTA KINABALU: Parti Amanah Nasional (Amanah) is hoping to contest in the upcoming Sabah election like any other party, says Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu (pic). The Amanah president said being part of Pakatan Harapan, the party stood a chance to vie for seats as much as other component parties in the coalition. The state government … Read more
KOTA KINABALU: A police report has been lodged over alleged toxic waste pollution at the controversial gold mine in Sabah’s east coast Tawau district. Acting Tawau police chief Supt Champin Piuh confirmed that the report was lodged on Monday (March 4) morning by an employee of the company which owns the land at Bukit Mintri … Read more
SIBU: Commercial crime, which involves huge losses, is a cause for concern in Sarawak. “A form of crime that is quite worrying of late is commercial crime or fraud involving thousands and even millions of ringgit in losses. “The police, through the Sarawak Commercial Crime Investigation Department, is responsible for investigating commercial crime cases such … Read more
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
KOTA KINABALU: Police had to fire 12 shots at a crocodile to force it to release the remains of a 48-year-old man who was reported missing at a Kinabatangan river. Indonesian Roberto Martinus was reported missing and feared mauled by a crocodile on Wednesday (Feb 7) morning when he went fishing at the river at … Read more
KOTA KINABALU: Two men were nabbed after they were suspected of stealing metal scraps from an abandoned cargo vessel at Pulau Daat in Labuan. The two suspects were on a wooden boat when maritime officials noticed them at around 9.30pm, Thursday (Jan 11). Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) director for Labuan, Izwanhadi Idros said maritime … Read more
KOTA KINABALU: The Sandakan Municipal Council has yet to submit a proposal to increase assessment rates for this year to the Sabah government, says state Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Joachim Gunsalam. “Sandakan council has not sent in their (proposal) yet. So what decision can we make?” he said when contacted Tuesday … Read more
KOTA KINABALU: The low supply issue of subsidised diesel faced over the past few days in Sabah should be resolved by now, says Datuk Armizan Ali. The Domestic Trade and Costs of Living Minister said there was no issue of quota reduction for the subsidised diesel and the report the ministry got from the ground … Read more
KOTA KINABALU: A search and rescue (SAR) operation has been mounted at a coastal area in Sandakan district after a 16-year-old went missing in the waters and feared drowned on Friday (Dec 29). As of 8.30pm, victim Mohd Amiruddin Juhardin has yet to be found and the search will be continued on Saturday (Dec 30), … Read more
KOTA KINABALU: Is culling crocodiles the only solution left for Sabah amid higher number sightings and attacks, the public was asked in a recent poll The state Wildlife Department said that they had no other options as farms are no longer taking them in as they were full, while translocation of the reptiles invites resistance … Read more
