20 Januari 2026 KOTA KINABALU: Dua nelayan warga asing ditahan Agensi Penguatkuasaan Maritim Malaysia (Maritim Malaysia) selepas dipercayai menjalankan aktiviti penangkapan ikan menggunakan kaedah lampu di dasar laut. Bot berkenaan berjaya ditahan dalam rondaan penguatkuasaan kira-kira 0.5 batu nautika timur di perairan Tanjung Melanim, baru-baru ini. Kaedah penangkapan ikan yang digunakan bot itu bukan saja menyalahi undang-undang tetapi juga dibimbangi merosakkan ekosistem

20 January 2026 KINABATANGAN: The early voting process for the Parliamentary by-election (PRK) for P.187 Kinabatangan and the State Legislative Assembly by-election (PRK) for N.58 Lamag, Sabah was conducted smoothly today, with a voter turnout of 93 per cent. According to the Election Commission of Malaysia (SPR), early voting began at 8am. and concluded at 5pm at the sole early voting centre located at the Kinabatangan District Police Headquarters. A total of 189 police per

20 January 2026 KINABATANGAN: The Chairman of the Sabah State Farmers’ Organisation (PPNS), Datuk Mohd Nazri Abdullah, has called on all members of farmers’ organisations in the Kinabatangan parliamentary constituency and the Lamag State Legislative Assembly (DUN) seat to give their full support to the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidates in the by-elections scheduled for 24 January. He said strong support was crucial to ensure the continuity of development initiatives in the agr

20 January 2026 SANDAKAN: The Sandakan Tourism Association (STAN) has urged Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) to step up efforts to improve operational standards and facilities at Sandakan Airport, stressing the importance of creating a strong first impression for arriving passengers and visitors. STAN President Teo Chee Kim was responding to a recent statement by Malaysia Airports Managing Director Datuk Izani Ghani, who said that the organisation’s priority ahead of

From left, SWD Deputy Director (Conservation Management Division) Abdul Karim bin Dakog, SWD Director Mohd Soffian bin Abu Bakar, CM Director Tom Hughes and CM Laboratory Coordinator Mei Ho Lee at the MOU signing ceremony at SWD headquarters. 20 January 2026 KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Wildlife Department (SWD) and Conservation Medicine (CM) have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to continue their long-standing collaboration on wildlife health and zoonotic disease surveil