27 February 2026 KOTA KINABALU:  Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are more than just businesses; they are families, dreams, and the culmination of years of hard work and sacrifice, said the Minister of Industry, Entrepreneurship and Transport (MINDET) Datuk Ewon Benedick during the SME Sabah Chinese New Year Gala Dinner held at Port View Palace Hall, yesterday. He said, behind every restaurant, workshop, retail shop, logistics firm, service provider, and factory lies an en

26 Februari 2026 PETAGAS: Sabah’s input must be considered before announcing decisions that concern the state, said Deputy Chief Minister III Datuk Ewon Benedick. He was commenting on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s announcement, during a joint press conference with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi in Kuala Lumpur, on Feb 8 supporting India’s decision to open a new consulate in Kota Kinabalu. “I want to say that whatever announcement concerning Sabah, Sabah’s o

21 Februari 2026 KOTA BELUD: Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Kadamaian, Datuk Ewon Benedick, meluangkan masa menziarahi mangsa kebakaran di Kampung Melangkap Kapa, pagi tadi. Beliau yang juga Timbalan Ketua Menteri III merangkap Menteri Pembangunan Perindustrian, Keusahawanan dan Pengangkutan turut menyampaikan sumbangan ringkas kepada semua keluarga terjejas melalui Jawatankuasa Kemajuan dan Keselamatan Kampung (JKKK). “Pusat Khidmat ADUN Kadamaian juga akan menyalurkan ke

21 February 2026 PENAMPANG: The study of Sabah’s ethnic languages at university level should be supported through the provision of the Sabah State Government Scholarship (BKNS) to students who choose to pursue these courses. Deputy Chief Minister III, Datuk Ewon Benedick , said such support should be introduced as an incentive to encourage students to select this field of study and subsequently become teachers of the subject in schools. At present, the Kadazandusun language i

21 Februari 2026 PENAMPANG: Pengajian bahasa etnik Sabah di universiti perlu disokong melalui pemberian Biasiswa Kerajaan Negeri Sabah (BKNS) kepada para pelajar yang memilih pengajian ini. Timbalan Ketua Menteri III, Datuk Ewon Benedick menyatakan sokongan tersebut perlu diperkenalkan sebagai galakan kepada para pelajar untuk memilih bidang pengajian tersebut dan seterusnya menjadi tenaga pengajar subjek tersebut di sekolah. Pada masa ini, subjek bahasa Kadazandusun sudah me

20 February 2026 KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Ministry of Industrial Development, Entrepreneurship and Transport (MINDET) will collaborate with the National Entrepreneurship Institute (INSKEN) to implement two Masterclass Programmes and three Bangkit Programmes across Sabah throughout 2026. Deputy Chief Minister III and Minister of Industry, Entrepreneurship and Transport, Datuk Ewon Benedick said the programmes, to be held in Kota Kinabalu and Kundasang, will cover a range of se

20 Februari 2026 KOTA KINABALU: Kementerian Pembangunan Perindustrian, Keusahawanan dan Pengangkutan Sabah (MINDET) akan menjalin kerjasama dengan Institut Keusahawanan Negara (INSKEN) bagi melaksanakan dua Program Masterclass dan tiga Program Bangkit di Sabah sepanjang tahun 2026. Timbalan Ketua Menteri III yang juga Menteri Pembangunan Perindustrian, Keusahawanan dan Pengangkutan, Datuk Ewon Benedick berkata, program itu yang akan diadakan di Kota Kinabalu dan Kundasang mer

18 February 2026 KOTA KINABALU: Thirty hawkers and small traders were accorded with canopies at the Sabah Trade Centre (STC) Ramadan Bazaar in Likas. Deputy Chief Minister III and Minister of Industrial Development, Entrepreneurship and Transport Sabah, Datuk Ewon Benedick, was on hand to hand over canopies to the recipients. He said the contribution represents his ministry’s ongoing support for small-scale traders across the state. “I hope the STC Ramadan Bazaar brings abund