19 December 2025 KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Forestry Department, in collaboration with the European Union-funded EU-Malaysia Cooperation Facility, successfully organised two Training of Industry Workshops on the Updated Sabah Timber Legality Assurance System (TLAS+). The first workshop took place on 17 December for stakeholders from the Sandakan and Tawau regions, followed by a second session on 18 December involving participants from Kota Kinabalu, Keningau, and Kudat. These w

19 December 2025 KOTA KINABALU: The three-day Christmas Carnival held at the Padang attracted strong public attendance and provided a significant boost to local small traders, with more than 100 vendors participating in the event. The carnival featured a wide range of food and non-food stalls, with most vendors coming from Kota Kinabalu and surrounding areas. According to Ramzih Ruzin President of the Kota Kinabalu District Hawkers and Small Traders Association, attendance wa

18 December 2025 TENOM: The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Industry (MAFFI) will introduce various initiatives to increase public participation in agriculture, particularly in the Melalap State Legislative Assembly (DUN) constituency, as part of efforts to strengthen food security. Minister Datuk Jamawi Jaafar said the slogan “Berbudi Pada Tanah” (To Give Back to the Land) has been adopted to encourage the public to engage in farming, gardening, livestock rearing

18 December 2025 KOTA KINABALU: Government-linked companies (GLCs) that fail to perform for five consecutive years will be placed under strict review and may be ordered to shut down, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Hajiji Noor warned today. He said any GLC that records no profit for five straight years will be scrutinised by the State Government Companies and Statutory Bodies Monitoring and Consultant Committee (JPP-KKNS). “The State Government will not hesitate to issue a

18 December 2025 KOTA KINABALU: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji Haji Noor has instructed the 18 newly appointed Political Secretaries to ensure information on the State Government's initiatives and policies reaches the grassroots. "The duties of a political secretary are very important in our administration system. I want all political secretaries to help the government and their respective ministers, particularly in disseminating government policies." "Importa

18 December 2025 KADAMAIAN: A total of 148 churches throughout Kadamaian have received donations amounting to RM148,000 from the Deputy Chief Minister III and Sabah Minister of Industrial Development, Entrepreneur and Transport, Datuk Ewon Benedick. Ewon, who is also the Kadamaian State Assemblyman (ADUN), said the contributions were intended to assist each church in making preparations to celebrate Christmas or the New Year 2026. Each church received RM1,000. “As the Kadamai

17 December 2025 KOTA KINABALU: The State Government has plans to upgrade the public jetty in Sebatik, the deputy Chief minister III and Minister of Industry, Entrepreneurship, and Transport, Datuk Ewon Benedick stated in answer to Sebatik Assemblyman. The project is included in the 13th Malaysia Plan, with the aim of providing residents with a safer and more comfortable port facility. During the First Meeting of the First Session of the Seventeenth State Legislative Assembly

The Chief Minister, Datuk Seri Panglima Hajiji Noor, and Datuk Abdul Ghani Mohd Yassin witness the presentation of a mock cheque for income and dividend payments to two LKTNS settlers/participants during the event 17 December 2025 KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Land Development Board (Lembaga Kemajuan Tanah Negeri Sabah, LKTNS) has distributed income and dividends amounting to RM21.3 million to representatives of settlers and participants from the East Coast and West Coast regions