Remand for eight cops in Tawau murder extended seven days
TAWAU: The remand period of eight policemen including four senior officers, held in connection with the murder of an e-hailing driver in an oil palm plantation here last Jan 13, has been extended for another seven days from tomorrow. Magistrate Dzul Elmy Yunus allowed the extension in a remand proceeding at the Tawau District police […]
Wild elephant kills elderly woman in Tawau
TAWAU: A wild elephant is believed to have trampled an elderly woman to death near the Dumpas area, in Jalan Merota-Kalabakan, near here this morning. The incident is believed to have occurred at 7.30 am while the victim Samsiah Arshad, 67, and her husband Tahir Salleh, were headed to Kongsi 4 of the Cenderamata oil […]
Pala’u beggar issue in Tawau needs immediate solution
TAWAU: The issue of street beggars involving ethnic Pala’u group, who are sea nomads without any citizenship, needs a long-term solution to curb the matter before it gets out of hand. Checks by Bernama found that these groups usually beg around the city, especially at the intersection of Jalan […]
Vaccines, medical equipment bound for Tawau
KUCHING: The C-130H aircraft from the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Number 14 Squadron on Sunday (Aug 29) delivered vaccines and medical equipment from Sarawak, including Kuching, Sibu and Bintulu, to Tawau, Sabah. According to Malaysia’s 9th Infantry Brigade in a statement, the supplies arrived in Tawau at 4.45pm. “The vaccines and medical equipment were […]
Results to be ready soon
TAWAU HELICOPTER CRASH TAWAU: Findings of the investigation of the Agusta Westland AW139 helicopter crash here Thursday night is expected to be ready soon. Sabah Air Operations Force (PGU) commander ACP Ahmad Lokman Abdul Hadi said the Air Accident Investigation Bureau (BSKU) started the investigation at 4.30pm yesterday. “The findings will be made public and […]
Three Americans ordered to leave Sabah immediately
TAWAU: Three Americans have been ordered to leave Sabah immediately after they were found to have entered and resided in Malaysia without a valid pass or permit, said Sabah Immigration Director Datuk Dr Muhamad Sade Mohamad Amin. He said the three Americans – a 38-year-old man, his son and daughter aged 14 and 16 years […]
