ITCC Penampang buka rasmi The Wedding Hall
Oleh JOHN TAMBANAN
KOTA KINABALU: International Technology & Commercial Centre (ITCC) Penampang terus memperkasa kemudahannya dengan menyediakan Dewan Perkahwinan, The Wedding Hall, bagi memenuhi permintaan terhadap ruang upacara perkahwinan yang lebih selesa dan luas.Pengurus Besar ITCC Penampang, Benjamin Malakun, berkata idea mewujudkan dewan berkenaan tercetus susulan permohonan Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara (JPN) Penampang supaya kemudahan upacara perkahwinan sedia ada dapat ditambah baik.Katanya, hasil penelitian mendapati ruang sedia ada di dalam pejabat JPN adalah terhad dan...
Sandakan meriah dengan perarakan kereta pedati sempena perayaan Hindu
Oleh JAMES LEONG
SANDAKAN: Bandar Sandakan dijangka meriah pada 14 September ini apabila Kuil Sri Sithi Vinayagar (SSV) Aalayam menganjurkan sambutan tahunan Vinayagar Sathurthi yang akan kemuncak dengan perarakan kereta pedati besar Sri Ganapathi Ratha Purappaadu.Presiden Kuil SSV, K. Ganesan, berkata sambutan itu bukan sekadar acara keagamaan, malah mencerminkan keharmonian masyarakat berbilang kaum dan agama yang menjadi antara kekuatan Sandakan.“Perarakan kereta pedati tahunan ini merentasi batas agama dan menjadi lambang identiti kita sebagai masyarakat...
Over RM2m in diesel and assets seized, two arrested in Sandakan raid
SANDAKAN: The Sabah Region 4 Marine Police Force (PPM) successfully uncovered suspected embezzlement of subsidized diesel fuel during operations at a jetty in this district, yesterday.The operation at approximately 3.55pm was carried out following information from the public and PPM intelligence after detecting a tanker truck in a suspicious condition.Sabah PPM Region 4 Commander, Assistant Commissioner Ahmad Amri Abd Rahman said that further inspection found that diesel oil was being transferred from a cargo ship into the...
23 Sabah entrepreneurs receive RM230,000 in SME-UP grants
By WU VUIDE
KOTA KINABALU: Twenty-three Sabah entrepreneurs have received SME-UP grants totalling RM230,000 to improve product packaging and labelling and enhance their market competitiveness.Deputy Chief Minister III and Industrial Development, Entrepreneurship and Transportation Minister Datuk Ewon Benedick said each entrepreneur received RM10,000 under the government initiative aimed at improving product quality and expanding their businesses.“I hope the entrepreneurs who receive these grants will continue to succeed and become examples and inspiration to others,...
From RM100-a-day kiosk to RM500,000 popcorn business
KOTA KINABALU: Ng Sui Yee started her popcorn business with a small kiosk in Donggongon in 2022, earning about RM100 a day.Three years later, her business, Rich Maju Holdings, was making more than RM500,000 a year.Now, the One Moreee-branded popcorn business has received two new processing machines worth RM642,230 under the SME-UP Grant to increase its production capacity and productivity.Ng is one of four local entrepreneurs whose enterprises received machinery and equipment worth RM1.167 million from the...
The 4th Borneo Bird Run returns to Sepilok on Nov 8
SANDAKAN: After a seven-year hiatus, the Sandakan Borneo Bird Club is thrilled to revive the much-anticipated Borneo Bird Run, slated for 8 November 2026 at the iconic Rainforest Discovery Centre (RDC) in Sepilok.Now in its fourth edition, the event offers a perfect blend of challenge and fun. Adrenaline junkies can push their limits on the 12km adventure route, while families and casual participants can join the crowd-favourite 2km Fancy Dress Fun Run, where standout costumes will vie...
Secure refuges are key for Sunda pangolins living in agricultural landscapes
KOTA KINABALU: A new study on the Critically Endangered Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica) has revealed that although pangolins can use oil palm plantations, access to secure sleeping refuges may be an important factor limiting how they use agriculture-dominated landscapes.Published in Scientific Reports recently, the study followed eight adult wild Sunda pangolins using VHF radio telemetry in the Lower Kinabatangan landscape of Sabah. Researchers recorded more than 1,200 sleeping-site observations, representing over 600 individual sleeping sites across forest...
Today’s MA63 meeting must move Sabah’s 40% entitlement from principle to payment
By JAMES LEONG
SANDAKAN: The MA63 Implementation Action Council meeting in Kota Kinabalu today, 11 September, chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and expected to be attended by Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor and Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg, must be the meeting that moves Sabah’s 40% constitutional entitlement from principle to payment.It has been reported that the Sabah Government will make the 40% entitlement a key...
PPM BONGKAR AKTIVITI SELUDUP DIESEL BERSUBSIDI
Oleh FARDY BUNGGA
SANDAKAN: Pasukan Polis Marin (PPM) Wilayah 4 Sabah berjaya membongkar kegiatan disyaki penyelewengan minyak diesel bersubsidi dalam operasi di sebuah jeti di daerah ini, semalam.Operasi kira-kira jam 3.55 petang itu dijalankan susulan maklumat orang awam dan hasil risikan PPM selepas mengesan sebuah lori tangki dalam keadaan mencurigakan.Komander PPM Wilayah 4 Sabah, Asisten Komisioner Ahmad Amri Abd Rahman berkata, pemeriksaan lanjut mendapati berlaku aktiviti pemindahan minyak diesel daripada sebuah kapal kargo ke...
PM ke Sabah: Lebih 3 juta rakyat tunggu khabar baik isu 40 peratus
TAWAU: Lebih tiga juta rakyat Sabah menaruh harapan agar kehadiran Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim ke negeri ini esok membawa perkembangan positif berhubung tuntutan hak Sabah, khususnya pelaksanaan pemberian khas 40 peratus daripada hasil bersih Persekutuan yang diperoleh dari negeri ini.Aktivis sosial Sabah, Mohd Zaki Harry Susanto, berkata Mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Teknikal Pelaksanaan Perjanjian Malaysia 1963 (MA63) yang dipengerusikan Anwar di Sabah International Convention Centre (SICC) menjadi tumpuan kerana rakyat mahu melihat hala tuju lebih jelas mengenai...
