10 December 2025 KUALA LUMPUR: The Paris Court of Appeal has annulled in its entirety the purported final award from arbitrator Gonzalo Stampa granted on 28 February 2022, and ordered the so-called Sulu claimants to pay €200,000 (RM957,140) in costs to Malaysia. In a statement today, the Sulu Secretariat Special War Room said the court, in its ruling yesterday, affirmed that Stampa had no jurisdiction to issue the "purported final award" as there was no valid arbitration agre

10 December 2025 KOTA KINABALU: The State Government has directed all Chief Executive Officers (CEOs), Group General Managers (GGMs) and General Managers (GMs) of government-linked companies (GLCs) and statutory bodies in Sabah to submit written performance reports every three months directly to the Chief Minister beginning next year. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Hajiji Noor said the directive is aimed at ensuring the State Government receives timely and accurate updat

10 December 2025 SANDAKAN: The inaugural Rasa Sandakan Food Trail has concluded with resounding success, drawing impressive participation and elevating the city’s reputation as a rising gastronomic destination. Buoyed by the enthusiastic response, the Sandakan Tourism Association has already begun preparations for the second edition of the event. Organised by the Sandakan Tourism Association (STAN) with strong support from the Sabah Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environmen

10 December 2025 KOTA KINABALU: Malaysia has taken a significant step towards strengthening marine conservation with the development of the National Plan of Action (NPOA) for the Conservation and Management of Marine Mammals 2026–2035 — the nation’s first coordinated strategy dedicated to safeguarding whales, dolphins, porpoises, and dugongs across its waters. Hosted by the Department of Fisheries Malaysia and the Marine Research Foundation (MRF), with support from Yayasan Si

10 December 2025 KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Law Society (SLS) convened its Annual General MEETING yesterday , marking the conclusion of the previous term and the commencement of a new one. All office bearers were returned unopposed, reflecting the members’ collective confidence in the Society’s work and institutional direction. In a statement issued by SLS president Datuk Mohamed Nazim Maduarin, the Society recorded its appreciation to the membership for the trust reposed and

10 December 2025 SANDAKAN: Ninety years after their last expedition to Borneo in 1935, the legacy of pioneering Hollywood adventurers Martin and Osa Johnson continues to shape Sandakan’s heritage narrative. The couple, who first visited Sandakan in 1920, left behind an extraordinary archive of black-and-white photographs and film reels documenting life in Borneo during a bygone era. According to Lai King Hang, Founder and Chairman of the Sandakan Heritage Trail, the Johnsons’

10 December 2025 KUALA LUMPUR: Supporting the Malaysian government’s agenda to promote new energy technologies, industry leader Solarvest Holdings Berhad (“Solarvest”) has become one of the first clean energy companies to publish a comprehensive white paper on its AI-driven Battery Energy Storage System (“BESS”). The white paper explains how this technology assists businesses and households in optimising electricity costs, ensuring reliability, and accelerating the move towar

(Right) TS Wong, Co-founder of Zetrix and (Left) Dato’ Lion Peh, Managing Director of Bullish Aim Sdn Bhd, exchanging the agreement, witnessed by (Middle) the Regent of Johor. 10 December 2025 JOHOR BAHRU: Bullish Aim Sdn. Bhd., chaired and owned by His Royal Highness Tunku Ismail Ibni Sultan Ibrahim, the Regent of Johor, announced the official launch of RMJDT, a Ringgit-backed stablecoin issued on Zetrix, the core Layer-1 blockchain underpinning Malaysia's national Malaysia