21 December 2025 KOTA KINABALU: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) Sabah Branch has raised concerns over the revised Bayaran Insentif Wilayah (BIW) framework under the Public Service Remuneration System (SSPA), warning that reductions—particularly those affecting newly appointed medical officers—could deepen healthcare inequity and undermine workforce sustainability in Sabah. In a press statement dated Dec 21, MMA Sabah Chairman Dr Brandon Patrick Senagang said the assoc

21 December 2025 KOTA BELUD: The alumni of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Narinang is urged to play a more active role in the industrial and entrepreneurial sectors in Sabah, particularly in the Kadamaian area. Minister of Industrial Development, Entrepreneurship and Transport (MINDET), Datuk Ewon Benedick who is also Deputy Chief Minister III said he hoped the school’s alumni would seize available opportunities and become strategic partners in the government’s efforts to

21 December 2025 KOTA KINABALU: The President of the Malaysia–China Chamber of Commerce (MCCC) Sabah, Datuk Dexter Lau, has called on all parties not to politicise racial issues, stressing that the priority at this juncture is to foster mutual understanding among Sabah’s diverse communities and to work together in building the state. Responding to remarks by GRS Deputy Secretary-General and Minister of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living, Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali, who explained t

21 December 2025 TENOM: The Sabah State Government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor, continues to demonstrate its care and commitment to all churches under the Sabah Council of Churches by allocating funds to non-Islamic religious bodies. The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Industry, who is also the State Assemblyman (ADUN) for N42 Melalap, Datuk Jamawi Jaafar, said that the annual Christmas celebration is not merely a religious obser

Joniston (centre) officiating at the launch of the Inanam Christmas Carnival. On his left is Pastor Bios. 21 December 2025 KOTA KINABALU: Sabah must continue to uphold its long-standing culture of mutual respect and serve as a model of religious and racial tolerance, said Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister Datuk Joniston Bangkuai. He said incidents of violence arising from racial and religious intolerance in other parts of the world should serve as a reminder of the nee

20 December 2025 TAMBUNAN: The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Industry (MAFFI) will continue to develop food crop cultivation and livestock farming through the implementation of high-impact programmes aimed at increasing people’s income and strengthening the state’s food security. Its Minister, Datuk Jamawi Jaafar, said that continuous efforts through the Department of Agriculture and related agencies were expected to improve the overall standard of living of the

20 December 2025 KOTA KINABALU: The wife of the Chief Minister and President of the Mutual Understanding Charity Organisation of Wives of Elected Representatives of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (MUTIARA GRS), Datin Seri Panglima Datuk Hajah Juliah Salag, attended the MUTIARA GRS Christmas Day 2025 celebration at the MUTIARA GRS House here on Saturday. During the event, Juliah also mingled with guests and presented Christmas gifts to 60 students and children from schools and orga

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