Polis Tawau tahan empat lelaki, rampas dadah dan buah sawit
TAWAU: Polis menahan empat lelaki dalam beberapa kes jenayah berasingan di daerah ini, termasuk ugutan jenayah, cubaan mencuri buah kelapa sawit dan memiliki dadah.Ketua Polis Daerah Tawau, Superintendan Wilynton Enchana Watt berkata, seorang lelaki tempatan berusia 32 tahun ditahan pada 7 September kerana disyaki mengugut seorang wanita berusia 20 tahun susulan pertikaian di tempat kerja.Beliau berkata suspek ditahan di Taman Perindustrian Leeka dan kes disiasat mengikut Seksyen 506 Kanun Keseksaan.Dalam kes berasingan, seorang lelaki warga asing berusia...
Pembangunan infrastruktur terus jadi keutamaan kerajaan negeri – Joachim
KOTA KINABALU: Pembangunan infrastruktur sentiasa menjadi antara keutamaan Kerajaan Negeri Sabah dalam memastikan kemudahan berkualiti serta kesejahteraan rakyat terus terpelihara.Timbalan Ketua Menteri I Datuk Seri Panglima Dr. Joachim Gunsalam berkata, infrastruktur berkualiti bukan sahaja menyediakan kemudahan kepada rakyat, malah membuka peluang ekonomi, memperkukuh hubungan antara kawasan bandar dan luar bandar, meningkatkan kecekapan penyampaian perkhidmatan serta menyokong pertumbuhan pelaburan mampan.Beliau berkata usaha membangunkan infrastruktur di Sabah bagaimanapun berdepan cabaran, termasuk keluasan negeri, taburan penduduk yang berselerak serta keadaan...
Victor gesa JPS segera baiki pam pengairan sawah rosak
TAMBUNAN: Jabatan Pengairan dan Saliran (JPS) digesa mengambil tindakan segera membaiki pam air yang rosak sejak enam tahun lalu sehingga menjejaskan lebih 600 pesawah di Kampung Kiawayan dan kawasan berhampiran.Penyelaras Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (PGRS) Tambunan, Dato’ Victor P. Paut berkata, kerosakan pam berkenaan menyebabkan bekalan air tidak dapat disalurkan ke kawasan sawah, sekali gus menjejaskan tanaman padi terutama ketika cuaca panas dan kering ketika ini.Beliau berkata, masalah itu turut membabitkan kawasan sawah di Kampung Masak dan...
Restoration of KK Community Hall is closely coordinated – Jafry
KOTA KINABALU: The State Government has assured the public that the restoration of the Kota Kinabalu Community Hall has not been neglected.Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Jafry Ariffin said the Sabah Heritage Council and Sabah Museum Department has been working closely with Kota Kinabalu City Hall (DBKK), the authority responsible for the building, to ensure that the restoration is undertaken properly and in accordance with heritage conservation requirements.“As the Community Hall is a protected heritage site,...
Sabah to raise 40 per cent revenue claim at MA63 meeting – Hajiji
By WU VUIDE
KUNAK: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said Sabah will continue to pursue its claims and outstanding issues at the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) meeting chaired by the Prime Minister this Friday.The issues include Sabah’s entitlement to 40 per cent of net revenue, he said after a working visit to the Kunak Lipids Sdn Bhd Phytonutrient Extraction Plant.Hajiji said the Sabah Government was grateful to the Prime Minister, as nine matters...
Forestry Annual Report highlights the department’s 2025 achievements
SANDAKAN: The Sabah Forestry Department (SFD) has released its 306-page 2025 Annual Report, presented by Chief Conservator of Forests Datuk Zulkifli Suara at the Forestry Headquarters yesterday.The comprehensive document details a year of significant milestones, including the official recognition of Pin Supu Forest Reserve in Kinabatangan as Malaysia's first terrestrial IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Area—a prestigious global accolade from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) for excellence in conservation management.The State has...
Man found dead in house in Kota Belud
KOTA BELUD: The police will conduct further investigations following the discovery of a man who was found dead in a room of an unnumbered house in Kampung Tanjung Pasir, here, yesterday.Kota Belud District Police Chief, Superintendent Khairul Shah Peri said his department received a report regarding the discovery at about 4.20 pm.He said a team of personnel and officers were immediately deployed to the location of the incident to conduct further investigations."The victim, who was also a...
Sandakan: A town reclaiming its momentum
By JAMES LEONG
SANDAKAN: Sandakan is not yet a finished success story, but for the first time in years, it feels like a town advancing rather than retreating. Once a vibrant harbour city dubbed "Little Hong Kong," it endured decades of gradual decay—vacant shoplots, aging infrastructure, and persistent neglect.That tide is turning. Since assuming office in February 2025, Majlis Perbandaran Sandakan (MPS) President Datuk Walter Kenson has instilled a tangible sense of direction, shifting...
Teenager drowns in Tawau river
TAWAU: A 19-year-old local male died after reportedly drowning in Sungai Tagal, Kampung Kijang, Merotai here on Monday.The incident occurred about 9.30 a.m. when the victim, together with 12 friends, had gone to the river for a swim. According to initial reports, the victim was bathing in the river with six of his friends, while the remaining friends were nearby preparing food.The situation turned perilous when the river current suddenly became swift and treacherous. While the victim...
Blue Dolphin swimmers shine at 16th Preppies Under-12 Swimming Championship
LABUAN: The future of swimming in Labuan looks bright as 15 young swimmers from Blue Dolphin Swim Club delivered an outstanding performance at the 16th Preppies Under-12 Swimming Championship, competing against more than 300 swimmers from 14 swim clubs across Sabah, Labuan and Miri.The young Dolphins rose to the occasion, finishing among the top four clubs in the overall medal standings, with an impressive haul of 12 gold, 13 silver and six bronze medals, including three meet...
