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LABUAN (Borneo Post): A 41-year-old man who had risked his life to rescue seven people from a burning house, died a couple of hours later on Wednesday, the Borneo Post reported. Gillian Donald collapsed on the ground after he rescued a family of seven people who included three children, during a house fire at Merinding […]

PETALING JAYA: Sabah finance minister Masidi Manjun insisted that the state has submitted a letter of claim for 40% of its net revenue to the federal government, disputing a claim by entrepreneur development and cooperatives minister Ewon Benedick who alleged that no letter had been received.

KUCHING (Borneo Post) – Sarawak’s total export value of timber and timber products dropped to MYR3.1 billion in 2023 from MYR3.9 billion in 2022, said Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, the Borneo Post reported. The Second Minister for Natural Resources and Urban Development said the export value of logs stood at MYR559 […]

KOTA KINABALU (Borneo Post) — Sabah’s Penampang district is currently grappling with a mild measles outbreak that commenced last month, as reported by the state Health Department. A total of 45 cases were recorded during the initial period, with an additional seven cases identified up to the 2nd epidemiology week of the year, bringing the […]

KOTA KINABALU (Borneo Post): Two people were found unconscious and dead inside a carbon dioxide gas cylinder storage room at an abandoned condominium project site in Likas Jaya on Wednesday, The Borneo Post reported.  Kota Kinabalu fire and rescue station chief Ordine Gilu said a team was dispatched to the location upon receiving a distress […]

SIBU, Jan 17 — The Ministry of Health (MoH) has given assurance that it would do its best to obtain the funds needed to stop ceiling condensation over three wards at Sibu...

KUCHING (THE BORNEO POST) – The newly opened Theatre Hotel Kuching, located on Ban Hock Road, stands as Sarawak’s pioneering smart unmanned hotel, with owner Datuk Roman Sia emphasising a fully online booking process to minimise in-person interactions at the front counter. Conceived during the challenging times of the COVID-19 pandemic, this innovative establishment reflects […]

MIRI, Jan 17 — The Pan Borneo Highway flyover at Suai opened to road users today. In a Facebook post, the Sarawak Public Works Department (JKR) said the flyover opened at...

Kota Kinabalu: Chief minister Hajiji Noor says there is no pressing need to move the Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) away from Sabah’s capital city.

KUCHING, Jan 16 — Sarawak recorded a total of 2,026 teenage pregnancy cases last year, a 32 per cent increase from the 1,536 cases in 2022, revealed Datuk Seri Fatimah...