Oh, poop: Tawau food processing plants shut after rat droppings found

Oh, poop: Tawau food processing plants shut after rat droppings found

KOTA KINABALU: Four food processing factories in Sabah’s east coast Tawau district have been ordered to cease operations immediately after they were found to have breached health codes. During inspections under the Food Safety Assurance Programme by Tawau Health Department personnel on Thursday (Oct 3), the factories were found to be not only unhygienic but … Read more

Girl, 4, found drowned in Tawau river

Girl, 4, found drowned in Tawau river

KOTA KINABALU: Rescuers have found the remains of a four-year-old girl some 14 hours after she was washed away by strong currents while crossing a river with her father in Sabah’s Tawau district on Saturday (Sept 21). The body of Putri Jimar was found some 800m from where she was reported missing at Kampung Ranggu, … Read more

Misunderstanding leads to fatal slashing in Tawau

Misunderstanding leads to fatal slashing in Tawau

KOTA KINABALU: A misunderstanding between two families ended in tragedy when one man was fatally slashed in a village in Tawau on Saturday (Aug 31). The incident only came to light after the victim’s elder brother reported the murder at the Inanam police station, some 450km away from the scene, at 11.30am on Sunday (Sept … Read more

Report lodged over ‘toxic pollution’ from Tawau gold mine

Report lodged over ‘toxic pollution’ from Tawau gold mine

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