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PETALING JAYA: The special annual allocations for assemblymen are fairly distributed to both government and opposition elected representatives in Sabah, chief minister Hajiji Noor said.

KUALA TERENGGANU: The contract farming programme by the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) is one of the strategies to liberate farmers from the profiteering of middlemen, the Terengganu assembly was told today.

Millions of salaried workers will soon qualify for overtime pay under a final rule released by the U.S. Department of Labor on Tuesday.

PETALING JAYA: Sabah’s representatives from both sides of the political divide may be rejected in the next state election if they do not demonstrate seriousness in demanding 40% of the federal government’s annual net revenue, analysts say.

Kota Kinabalu: The library continues to play a significant role in fostering reading interest among the people in Sabah, said Science, Technology, and Innovation Minister Datuk Mohd Arifin Mohd Arif.

Kota Kinabalu: Nobody who used poison to catch prawns in Sabah rivers have been brought to court in recent years, said Assistant Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food Industry Minister Peto Galim.

PETALING JAYA: A majority of Sabah PKR leaders want deputy higher education minister Mustapha Sakmud to lead the state chapter amid speculation that current chief Sangkar Rasam may be replaced, says a party source.

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained six people, including the son of a menteri besar, to assist in a probe into falsified documents to make RM600,000 in false claims.

THE Water Department recently dealt with 80 illegal connections fashioned to three distribution mains in the northern region of the State Capital.

Columbia University notified students and faculty Wednesday morning that the hybrid model for classes, meant to ensure student safety, will extend to final exams.