Covid-19 vaccination — a once-in-a-lifetime experience
By Jailani Hasan LABUAN: I had mixed feelings upon learning that I would be one of the 10 media representatives on this duty-free island to be vaccinated against Covid-19 along with the healthcare frontliners. Many questions raced through my mind. I kept asking myself, despite the assurances already given by the authorities, whether the vaccine […]
Source of earth shattering-sound in Sabah, Labuan and Brunei remains a mystery
KOTA KINABALU: The source of the earth-shattering sound and tremors that lasted some 10 seconds at about 11 am on Sunday that shook Sipitang and Beaufort in Sabah as well as Labuan and Brunei remain a mystery. The police denied carrying out any bomb detonation or disposal activities in the area while Petronas explained that […]
Floating restaurant destroyed by tidal wave
LABUAN: A rare tidal wave phenomenon has hit the water and coastal villages here, destroying the popular floating seafood restaurant of Anjung Ketam Nagalang. Its 62-year-old owner Ali Buah said three-metre high waves crashed against the restaurant building and its wooden walkway on Tuesday night, causing damage estimated at RM100,000. “That was 8 pm and […]
SCIB secures RM271.1 million projects
KUCHING: Sarawak Consolidated Industries Berhad (SCIB) – an integrated civil construction company, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, SCIB Industrialised Building System Sdn Bhd and SCIB International (Labuan) Ltd, accepted two engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) contracts with estimated total contract value of RM271.1 million today. The EPCC contracts include construction of new school with 12 […]
No entry for Malaysians, non-Malaysians from Sabah, Labuan except Sarawakians
KUCHING: In light of the increase in Covid-19 cases in Sabah, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has announced that all Malaysians and non-Malaysians–except Sarawakians–in Sabah and Labuan would not be allowed to enter Sarawak starting Oct 4 to 18 (14 days). “Sarawakians who are in Sabah and Labuan are allowed to return, but they […]
Four children including infant polio stricken
KOTA TINGGI: A three-month-old baby is among four children diagnosed with polio virus in Sabah and the Federal Territory of Labuan last week. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said the other three children were aged three, eight and 11 years. Of the four children, one of them is a local, he said, but declined […]
Labuan sea transport services go cashless
LABUAN: Cash payment for sea transport services from Labuan to destinations in Sabah and Sarawak will soon be a thing of the past once the online payment system takes off on February 1. The online system via an application or card system namely ‘LabuanPay’ will be fully enforced for the five ferryboats currently on fixed […]
A 9 foot long croc captured at Tanjung Kabong beach, Labuan
LABUAN: A nine-foot-long crocodile which was sighted on the beach of Tanjung Kubong near Labuan’s historical site of ‘Gedung Ubat’ yesterday (Dec 25) has been captured and handed over to the Labuan Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan). Perhilitan believed the crocodile had wandered off from its habitat of Kina Benuwa Mangrove Park before […]
