Unduk Ngadau finals not allowed at Hongkod Koisaan
KOTA KINABALU: The Unduk Ngadau competition will not be allowed to be held at Hongkod Koisaan, Kadazandusun Cultural Association (KDCA), said KDCA deputy president Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan. He said the KDCA has decided that no ‘Pesta Kaamatan’ (Kaamatan Festival) celebration to be held in the area this year due to the spread of Covid-19 virus […]
New dates for B20 Biodiesel Programme in Sabah, Sarawak
PUTRAJAYA: The implementation of the B20 biodiesel programme in Sabah and Sarawak’s transportation sector will be rescheduled to start from later dates in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and the movement control order (MCO), said Primary Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Dr Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali. He said the programme would be implemented in […]
Focus on transport connectivity, development in Sabah and Sarawak, Agong decrees
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah wants the government to continue with efforts and initiatives to bridge the development and economic gap between states, including Sabah and Sarawak. The efforts include enhancing people’s mobility by improving transport network connectivity, basic infrastructure and overall system. His Majesty said in order to enhance […]
A blast from the past
By Dr Navin C Naidu ‘5pc payment was S’wak’s idea, says Razaleigh’, screamed a story-line in Sabah-based Daily Express yesterday. Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, the founding chairman and chief executive of Petronas, reportedly said that the establishment of the national oil company was Sarawak’s idea, as well as the five per cent payment as income from […]
Public to fill up approval form to enter Sabah
KOTA KINABALU: Members of the public who wish to enter Sabah for essential services and official duty must obtain approval from the Chief Minister’s Department by filling up the special approval form online. Sabah Health director Datuk Dr Christina Rundi said the form was accessible via https://forms.gle/GfQBdvBDDZXp9JyH8. “Having relevant documents and the results of the Covid-19 […]
University student latest Covid-19 case in Sabah
KOTA KINABALU: The latest positive Covid-19 case reported in Sabah involved a student from a local university in the state, said Sabah Health director Dr Christina Rundi. She said this case was detected from Covid-19 tests conducted on students based on the standard operating procedure (SOP) for the Sabah Students Movement Management handled by Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). “The SOP […]
Sabah decides not to implement CMCO
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government is not implementing the conditional movement control order (CMCO) that will allow the reopening of certain economic activities and sectors this May 4 as announced by the federal government last Friday. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal said the state government would maintain with the enforcement of phase four of MCO […]
Sabah, Sarawak has priority to use rapid test kits
PUTRAJAYA: Sabah and Sarawak will be given priority when the Ministry of Health (MOH) receives the first batch of rapid test kits imported from South Korea on Friday, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said the MOH expects to receive a total of 50,000 kits, with some set to be placed for […]
Airlines must ensure passengers to Sabah, Sarawak undergo screening
PUTRAJAYA: Airline companies must ensure that every passenger goes through health screening at the airport, before boarding and after alighting from an aircraft, to curb the spread of Covid-19. “The important thing is passengers must be screened before and after they have reached their destinations in Sabah and Sarawak,” Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah […]
RMAF ferries medical, health supplies to Sabah, Sarawak
KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysian Air Force today despatched an Airbus A400M to bring much needed medical and health supplies to Sabah and Sarawak for use by frontliners combating the Covid-19 pandemic in the two states. RMAF in a statement here said the giant transport aircraft took off from the Subang airbase near here at 7 am with supplies […]
