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MALAYSIANS know Singapore as a no-nonsense island state with strict controls on everything, from chewing gum to drugs.

HULU LANGAT: The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) is expanding its Fire Brigade programme to include students from private institutions of higher learning (IHL) to empower the citizen life-saver community.

LONDON: Mikel Arteta has urged Arsenal to “raise the bar” as the Premier League leaders prepare for a defining moment in the title race against north London rivals Tottenham.

KOTA KINABALU: Efforts to eradicate the phenomenon of poverty in Sabah could be realised through the empowerment of people's education as well as the development of knowledgeable and highly skilled human capital in the state.

Kota Kinabalu: A cable theft involving a 77-metre underground copper cable was detected in Taman Farmosa, here, early Saturday.

SIPITANG: Adun Sindumin Datuk Dr Yusof Yacob mencadangkan supaya Kerajaan Negeri mewujudkan pusat sehenti untuk mengendalikan peluang pekerjaan berasaskan industri.

Kuala Lumpur: Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Ewon Benedick will lead a delegation from his Ministry to attend the 11th Asia Pacific Cooperative Ministers’ Conference scheduled from April 28-30 in Jordan.

Kota Kinabalu: The State Farmers’ Organisation (PPN) Sabah’s Board of Directors (AJP) wants the Federal Government to stop the practice of appointing the Farmers’ Organisation Board (LPP) officers as general managers in PPN and Regional Farmers’ Organisations (PPK).   Instead, the LPP officers should be absorbed into the Farmer’s Organisation (PP).

LABUAN: The Labuan tourism landscape is set for a rejuvenation to align with the government's agenda of boosting the island's tourism sector.

Kota Kinabalu: Nabawan Assemblyman Datuk Abdul Ghani Mohd Yassin suggested that the State Government emulate the implementation of the Federal Government’s Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR) by giving at least one-off cash assistance to the people in need, especially those in the poor and hardcore poor categories in Sabah.