Thumbs up to ministry’s initiative
BY NUR FARIHAN RAZALI MUKAH: The Ministry of Transport (MoT) will introduce an initiative that aims to ease the financial burden of students of Public Institutes of Higher Education (IPTA), especially from Sarawak and Sabah, to buy return flight tickets. According to Transport Minister Anthony Loke, this initiative is expected to be launched in August […]
Domestic electricity surcharge exemption not exceeding 1,500 kWh maintained in Sabah, Labuan
KUALA LUMPUR: The surcharge exemption for domestic users in Sabah and Labuan, with a monthly electricity usage of 1,500 kilowatt-hours (kWh) and below, will be maintained from July 1 to Dec 31. The Energy Commission (ST), in a statement, said that this was following the government’s decision yesterday to implement electricity tariff adjustment under the […]
Sabah welcomes first direct flight from China since pandemic
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah welcomed 140 tourists from Guangzhou, China today, marking the first direct flight from China to the state since the Covid-19 pandemic. Sabah Tourism Board (STB), in a statement today, said the AirAsia flight arrived at Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) at 5.30 am. According to the statement, the passengers were […]
Same players, same messy game in Sabah
It is a fine game to play – the game of politics – and it is well worth waiting for a good hand before really plunging. – Winston Churchill, Britain’s war-time PM No, it wasn’t me who described the current political upheaval in Sabah as a “game”. It was Sabah Umno chairman Datuk Seri Bung […]
Fate of four Sabah MPs in limbo
As we have seen, members do switch political parties when they feel that their values are no longer welcome in the party they ran in. – Paul Martin, ex-Canadian PM The key question to ask is: Were the four Sabah MPs from Bersatu ignorant of the anti-hopping law which came into force on Oct 5 […]
Kunak residents feel tremor of weak earthquake
KUNAK: A weak earthquake with a magnitude of 3.2 on the Richter scale that was detected about 13 kilometres southwest of this district late yesterday caused some panic when tremors were felt here. Asmah Ali, 30, of Kampung Bagiang, said it happened at about 11.10pm and lasted for only a few seconds, but it terrified […]
Possible reasons behind croc-human conflict in Sabah
KOTA KINABALU: Loss of habitat and lack of large preys on which large crocodiles feed are probably among the reasons why crocodile attacks might have increased in Sabah. Prof Benoit Goossens, a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Special Survival Commission said while killing a few crocodiles in an area could […]
35 per cent seats from Sabah, Sarawak can ensure no single entity can bulldoze any amendment to the Federal Constitution
KUCHING: The endorsement of the Special Council on the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MKMA63) to restore 35 per cent parliamentary seats from East Malaysia ratio – must be based on the population instead of the status of a state. Senior Fellow at the Nusantara Academy for Strategic Research Dr Azmi Hassan said an elected representative is […]
35pct seats to Sarawak, Sabah fulfils MA63 requirement
KUCHING: The allocation of 35 percent of seats in the Parliament would fulfil the requirement as enshrined in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) said Tupong assemblyman Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman. In welcoming the endorsement of the Special Council on the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MKMA63) for the restoration of the ratio of the seats, he said it […]
Ragad receives courtesy call
KUCHING: Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Ragad Kurdi Taib, the wife of Sarawak Head of State received a courtesy call from Sabah Head of State’s wife, Toh Puan Norlidah R.M. Jasni at her residence in Demak Jaya here today. The cordial courtesy call was in conjunction with Norlidah’s official three-day visit to Sarawak until Friday. Also […]
