BM/ENG NEWS

By JAMES LEONG SANDAKAN: The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) has seized 100 kilograms of pangolin scales, valued at RM1.3 million, which were believed to be destined for export abroad.The seizure was made during a routine inspection at the air cargo entrance of Sandakan Airport about 2.30 pm on July 6.Sabah Customs Director, Dr. Ahmad Taufik Sulaiman, stated that preliminary investigations revealed the pangolin scales were brought to the district from Kota Kinabalu via...

SANDAKAN: A house at Kampung Sim-Sim, Jambatan 18, collapsed Wednesday after being battered by strong winds. Fortunately, no fatalities or injuries were reported in the incident.The Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) Sandakan District received a distress call at 5.59 pm and immediately mobilised a response team to the scene.According to Sandakan APM Officer, Kapten (PA) Sulaiman Salama, the operation involved one officer and seven personnel, supported by an ambulance and a Light Rescue Vehicle. Their primary tasks...

LAHAD DATU: The State Immigration Department on Wednesday repatriated 260 undocumented Filipino migrants to their home country via a commercial ferry from Lahad Datu port to Bongao, Tawi-Tawi.The group—transferred from the Kota Kinabalu, Papar, and Sandakan depots—included 167 adult males, 40 adult females, 30 male children, and 23 female children, ranging in age from five days to 68 years. All minors were accompanied by parents or legal guardians.This sea transfer follows two earlier air repatriations this month:...

By WU VUIDE KUALA LUMPUR: Penampang Member of Parliament Datuk Ewon Benedick (pic) raised the status of proposed upgrades to several rural roads in Kadamaian.Among the roads highlighted were the Gaur–Mangkulat–Bukid–Pinolobuh Road, Dundau–Piasau Road, Lasau–Kebidahan Road and other rural roads in Kota Belud district.According to a written reply from the Rural and Regional Development Ministry (KKDW) at the Dewan Rakyat sitting, one new project and eight continuation projects under the Rural Road Programme (JALB)...

KOTA BELUD: Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) has taken a proactive step to strengthen community disaster preparedness.It provided emergency response supplies to residents of Kampung Melangkap Kapa to enhance their ability to respond to fire incidents.The initiative was carried out by the UMS Natural Disaster Living Laboratory (MaHBAM) in collaboration with the Kota Belud Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM).The programme involved handing over fire extinguishers to the Kampung Melangkap Kapa Disaster Task Force to enable early action before...

SANDAKAN: Traders have been urged to exercise corporate social responsibility and maintain fair prices for chicken and eggs following the government's removal of subsidies and price controls on the two essential food items.Bryan Chang, Special Officer at the Tanjong Papat Assemblyman Service Centre, acknowledged that traders are now free to determine prices based on market forces. However, he emphasised that many Sabahans continue to face mounting financial pressure amid the rising cost of living.He pointed out that...

By WU VUIDE KOTA KINABALU: The State Government is engaging the Ministry of Finance (MoF) Malaysia and relevant federal agencies to improve the implementation of the targeted diesel subsidy programme in Sabah, which took effect this month.Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said a follow-up meeting involving State Government agencies, MoF Malaysia and relevant federal agencies will be held on July 17.It will be chaired by the Sabah State Secretary Datuk Zainudin Aman."The expansion...

LAHAD DATU: The State Marine Police, in collaboration with the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) branch in Lahad Datu, seized a large quantity of oil palm kernels valued at over RM600,000 during a raid at a premises along Jalan POIC here on Tuesday.Several assets believed to have been used for the storage and handling of palm kernels without a valid licence were confiscated in the July 14 operation. A few workers at the premises fled upon spotting...

By MOHD IZHAM BIN HASHIM KOTA KINABALU: Sabah's oil and gas sector is entering a new phase of offshore development, regional collaboration and stricter environmental standards, supported by billions of dollars in ongoing investment commitments aimed at sustaining long-term growth, according to Dato' Wee Yiaw Hin, Senior Advisor at Green Esteel Pte Ltd.Speaking at the recent Sabah Pacific Impact Investing for Sustainable Development Summit 2026, Wee challenged the notion that the petroleum industry has...

TAWAU: A university student was killed and a civil servant injured in a head-on collision between a Mitsubishi Triton and a motorcycle along Jalan Tawau-Bombalai on the morning of July 14.The accident took place at about 7.30 am. The Triton, driven by a 32-year-old local woman, was enroute from Sungai Imam to the Felda Umas Health Clinic. The motorcyclist, a 24-year-old student from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Shah Alam on a practical attachment at the Tawau District...