Sabah dept head replaced immediately over sexual bribery allegation
KOTA KINABALU: A state government department head, who was arrested yesterday for allegedly asking for bribes in the form of sexual services from a woman, has been immediately replaced while awaiting further action by the authorities. Sabah state secretary Datuk Safar Untong, in a statement today, said the state government viewed such matters very seriously […]
95 percent of young agropreneur programme participants able to raise income
SANDAKAN: About 95 percent of participants of the Young Agropreneur Programme nationwide under the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries have managed to increase their income. Director of the ministry’s Young Agropreneur Unit, Mohammad Ezri Shamsuddin said the target of raising their income by over 50 per cent has been achieved since the programme was […]
MCMC to provide satellite broadband services at 839 locations
KUALA LUMPUR: The Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is inviting qualified and interested licensees to carry out installation work and provide satellite broadband services in 839 locations in the country. In a statement today, the locations are in Johor, Kelantan, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Selangor, Sabah and Sarawak. “The locations are mostly Orang Asli settlements […]
Rescued elephant calf put down after suffering serious injuries
KINABATANGAN: Her name was Nita and she was just 1 month old when she was found alone in a Tawau oil palm plantation 20 months ago. She was injured with wounds all over her body and suffering from an umbilical cord and foot infection. Her rescuers, the Sabah Wildlife Department (SWD) Wildlife Rescue Unit (WRU), […]
Sabah veteran politician and former federal minister Ghani Gilong dies
KOTA KINABALU: Former federal minister and Sabah veteran politician Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Gilong died today at the age of 88. According to his daughter Cheri Gilong Avriett, Abdul Ghani died of old age at 12.12 am at the Hospital Queen Elizabeth here. In sharing news of Abdul Ghani’s passing on Facebook, Cheri and his […]
Solo Borneo mart fulfils cravings of Borneons in peninsula
KUALA LUMPUR: Apart from missing their families back home, the Sabahans and Sarawakians residing in the peninsula also crave for their local food and products that are synonymous with the Borneo states. Due to the long distance, coupled with costly flight fare most of the people from the Land Below the Wind and the Land […]
Warisan will take legal action over Sebatik assemblyman issue
KOTA KINABALU: Parti Warisan Sabah (Warisan) will be taking legal steps to compel Sabah State Assembly Speaker Datuk Kadzim M Yahya to accept the resignation of Sebatik assemblyman Hassan A Gani Pg Amir, hence vacate the seat, said Warisan secretary-general Datuk Loretto S Padua. In a statement here today, Loretto said the party’s lawyers have […]
Sabah Speaker confirms Sebatik assemblyman an independent
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah State Assembly Speaker Datuk Kadzim M Yahya today confirmed that Sebatik assemblyman Hassan A Gani Pg Amir remains as an independent assemblyman who supports the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) government in the state. Kadzim said this was because his (Hassan’s) resignation letter that was submitted by Parti Warisan Sabah (Warisan) yesterday was […]
Sabah Speaker to explain Sebatik assemblyman resignation issue tomorrow
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah State Assembly Speaker Datuk Kadzim M Yahya will clarify tomorrow the issue over the alleged resignation of Hassan A Gani Pg Amir as the Sebatik state assemblyman. “I will hold a press conference tomorrow to give the official explanation on this matter,” he told Bernama when contacted here today. Kadzim said the […]
Govt activates rubber production incentive in Sabah, Sarawak
KUALA LUMPUR: The Rubber Production Incentive (IPG) for February 2021 has been activated in Sabah and Sarawak, said the Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB). It said the activation was due to the average farm-level rubber price in February 2021 for cup lump or scrap rubber being at RM2.60 per kilogramme (kg) in the peninsula, RM2.35 per […]
