Customs Department strongly denies diesel being smuggled out from the country
KOTA KINABALU: The State Customs Department has strongly denied that attempts to smuggle out diesel had contributed to the shortage…
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Five discharged from being court-assigned counsels
KOTA KINABALU: The High Court here yesterday discharged five court-assigned counsels from representing five of the 30 accused persons who…
Father, son arrested for alleged possession of two air rifles
KENINGAU: The police have arrested a father and son suspected of possessing two air rifles in a house in Tambunan.…
Alternative charge saves drug accused from death sentence
KOTA KINABALU: A 51-year-old man escaped the gallows and was instead sentenced to eight years in jail with no whipping…
Telekom Malaysia signs another collectibe agreement with Sabah union
KOTA KINABALU: Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) has signed another collective agreement (CA) with the Sabah Union of Telecom Employees (SUTE),…
Sarawak to get three new hospitals this year
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry has received approval to build 11 hospitals, including three in Sarawak, this year. Its deputy…
Methadone replacement therapy reduces drug addiction cases
THE methadone replacement therapy has managed to reduce the number of drug addiction cases, including for heroin, from 21,981 in…
Govt striving to get 6,000 PhD holders by 2023
THE government is targeting to increase the number of doctor of philosophy (PhD) holders to 6,000 by 2023, in line…