Sabah gets first batch of Covid-19 vaccine
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah has taken delivery of its first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for use in the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, which was launched on Wednesday (Feb 24). A special aircraft carrying the vaccine landed at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport here at 12.40pm today (Feb 25). Flight TH314, operated by Raya Airways, was flown by Kapten Muhamad Noazli Muhamad Najib, […]
Sabah govt declares African swine fever outbreak, to cull pigs in hit areas
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government through the state Veterinary Services Department (DVS) has declared an outbreak of the African swine fever (ASF) in Pitas following the discovery of the virus in pigs in the district. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan, who is also state Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, said following this declaration, the […]
Sarawak bans pigs, pork products from Sabah
KUCHING: Sarawak has banned the importation of pigs, pork and pork products from Sabah with immediate effect following news that eight out of 13 pigs sampled from Pitas, Sabah tested positive for African Swine Fever (ASF). Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Modernisation of Agriculture, Native Land and Regional Development Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah […]
Organisation confirms Sabah blast caused by fireball from outer space
BY NOR LIYANA ZULKIFLI KUALA LUMPUR: The loud explosion heard by many in Sabah on Sunday was due to a phenomenon of a fireball entering the earth’s airspace. This was confirmed by the International Meteor Organisation (IMO) in a report released on its website recently under event code 632-2021. National Planetarium deputy director (Observation) Zamri Shah Mastor said the […]
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 […]
Daily oil palm ops will continue in Sabah amid Covid SOPs
KUALA LUMPUR: The oil palm plantation industry in Sabah is allowed to continue their daily operations within their respective lockdown boundaries in mitigating the spread of Covid-19. In a joint statement today, the Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) and Malaysian Estate Owners’ Association (MEOA) said Sabah and its people would face significant losses and social-economic […]
22 districts turn into Covid-19 red zones in Sabah
KOTA KINABALU: The Covid-19 situation in Sabah has become increasingly worrying as 22 of the state’s 27 districts are now in the red zones, says Sabah Housing and Local Government Minister, Datuk Masidi Manjun. In a statement yesterday, he said besides the 22, two other districts, namely Beluran and Kuala Penyu, were categorised as orange […]
Hajiji to fulfill pledges despite challenges
KOTA KINABALU: Today marks the 100th day for Datuk Hajiji Noor leading the administration of the Sabah state government as the 16th chief minister. Despite having to meet various testing challenges within 100 days due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, Hajiji, who was sworn in on Sept 29 last year, reiterated the pledges […]
Sabah mulls other funding initiatives for Pan Borneo Highway
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin said the Sabah Public Works Department (JKR) is projecting the entire 35 packages under phase 1 of the Pan Borneo Highway to be completed in 2040 if the government did not consider other funding initiatives for allocations. Bung Moktar who is also the state […]
Hope Place extends help to frontliners in Sabah
KUCHING: Persatuan Kebajikan Harapan Kuching (PKHK) or Hope Place is extending its help to medical frontliners in Sabah by contributing personal protective equipment (PPE) worth RM6,000. “Hope Place received a request of help from Sabah earlier this month, asking for assistance in contributing PPE. “Hope Place is concerned and worried with the continuous surge of […]
