Joe Fernandez

Sabah denies situation at its ports critical

This is in response to Sabah shipping agents who expressed dissatisfaction, claiming delays and congestion.

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Illegals plundering Sabah mangrove swamps

The Sabah Forestry Department has discovered the bark is being stripped and carted away to neighbouring countries where there is a huge demand.

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'Sabah container facilities in dismal state'

Sabah shippers are unhappy over the lamentable state of ports in Tawau, Lahad Datu and Sandakan.

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Sabah law group cracks whip on errant lawyers

The Sabah Law Association is determined to "put its house in order", vows its head, the first shot being the amendments to the relevant laws.

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Consul calls for direct Indonesia-Sabah trade

There appears to be no logical reason why Sabah should not have direct trade links with neighbouring Indonesia except for a form of protectionism.

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'Wild Sabah' a magnificent photographic evocation

BOOK REVIEW ‘Wild Sabah', according to its publisher Beaufoy Books, is about the natural splendours of the state in North Borneo.

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Sabah bans fish feeding around marine park islands

The fish should not come to depend on humans to feed them, says
State Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Masidi Manjun.

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New MyKads: Best to rectify mistakes quickly

Sabah NRD says errors are easily rectified at collection time rather than coming back months or years later.

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Sabah Museum did object to heritage site project

The keeper of all things historical is agitated at the notion that it could ignore a monument identified so closely with the capital itself.

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Missionary in Sabah vetoes sex education

The young are not ready for the sex education advocated for schools, says visiting pro-life missionary.

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Sabah rejects 'eyesore' project in Kota Kinabalu

The authorities cite technical grounds in booting out the proposal for a 16-storey commercial building near the historic Signal Hill.

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Ex-Sabah state sec moots panel on constitution

Simon Sipaun suggests that a special committee study past amendments, the role of the judiciary and further amendments that are needed.

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Sabah varsity youths say 'no' to pre-marital sex

University reps statewide learn to reject premarital sex and that ‘a minute of pleasure can mean a lifetime of agony’.

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S'wak Rangers ignored in TV show on the Emergency

A retired warrior wants to know why their vital role was left out in a National Geographic documentary.

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Police after Filipino abductors of Sabah workers

Understandably the family of the kidnap victims is growing anxious as the days drag on and, in desperation, is turning to the PM for help.

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KK airport contractor blames Putrajaya for delay

Federal gov't not providing continuous funding for projects that have been facing other problems too since 2006, says Gusb.

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Mudball campaigns to clean up Sabah rivers

Many establishments have ganged up to fight pollution in its various forms with one major target being the state's waterways.

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Self-interest in Kuan Yew's 'anguish' over M'sia

COMMENT Lee wanted the breathing space that joining Malaysia gave him, to consolidate PAP's iron grip on the city-state.

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Sabah still assessing extent of coral bleaching

Experts say the phenomenon caused by rising water temperature and pollution will adversely affect the fishing industry.

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'1M'sia milk' soon for schools

Sabah looks the likely supplier under the revived national school milk programme with a new look.

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After two-year delay, work begins on general hospital

The long-delayed RM90 million renovation of the federal government acquired Sabah Medical Centre in Kota Kinabalu appears to have finally started.

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NRD set for dialogue on 'Islam' in MyKad

It has set yet another date to meet non-Muslims who have been saddled with MyKads classifying them as Muslims.

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Sabah security chiefs out to nab illegals

This comes in the wake of concerns that the opposition is making strong political capital out of the issue and also a wakup call to police.

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Sabah cabbies against legalising 'kereta sapu'

The gov'ts move to legalise pirate taxis is being criticised as a 'short term solution' to the real issue of poor public transport infrastructure.

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