KOTA KINABALU, July 31 — Istana Seri Kinabalu has strongly denied viral social media allegations claiming that a member of the family of Sabah Governor Tun Musa Aman is linked to the recent death of a Form One student at a school in Papar.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has made it mandatory for contract medical officers appointed to permanent positions to select at least one placement option in Sabah or Sarawak through the e-Placement 2.0 system, to address the uneven distribution of healthcare personnel between Peninsular Malaysia and the Borneo states.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek said the ministry is giving top priority to the case of Form One student Zara Qairina Mahathir, who died after being found unconscious in a drain near a school hostel in Papar, Sabah.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — The death of Form One student Zara Qairina Mahathir has drawn serious concern from MPs, who raised alarms over school safety and bullying issues.

PUTRAJAYA, July 30 — Telemedicine and e-health services are set to be introduced in selected rural areas of Sabah and Sarawak by the end of this year, said Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 18 — The death of a Form One female student who allegedly fell from a third-floor dormitory at SMKA Tun Datu Mustafa Limauan in Sabah is now under police investigation, said Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 — Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong says close people-to-people ties are key to long-term friendship between Australia and Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 — Malaysia and Indonesia have agreed to open more than 10 new border entry points along the Kalimantan-Sabah-Sarawak border, following Indonesia’s plan to relocate its capital to East Kalimantan, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested four individuals, including two company owners, for allegedly submitting documents with false information related to the procurement of permit to work (PTW) printing services worth RM5 million.

SEPANGGAR, June 10 — The Sabah Customs Department seized three types of smuggled goods, with an estimated value of RM16.66 million, in operations carried out at the Sepanggar Port last month.

SANDAKAN, May 23 — Two former bank officers have been remanded for seven days to assist in investigations into the alleged approval of RM11.3 million in loans using falsified documents between 2022 and last year.

PUTRAJAYA, May 13 — The prosecution has objected to former Sabah infrastructure development minister Datuk Peter Anthony's application for a review of the Court of Appeal's earlier decision, which upheld his three-year jail sentence and RM50,000 fine for falsifying documents related to a maintenance and service contract at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS).

TAWAU, May 11 — The Madani Government has successfully implemented 144 development projects in Sabah to date, involving a total allocation of RM14 billion, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KOTA KINABALU, May 7 — The number of flood evacuees in Sabah dropped sharply to 252 individuals from 75 families this evening, down from 647 from 204 families earlier this morning.

KOTA KINABALU, May 3 — The number of flood victims in Sabah surged to 1,243 individuals from 375 families as of 4pm today, compared to 392 people from 126 families at 8am.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — The number of flood evacuees taking shelter at relief centres in Johor and Sabah remains unchanged this morning.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 — The number of flood evacuees at temporary relief centres (PPS) in Johor decreased this evening, while the figure in Sabah remained unchanged.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 — The flood situation in Johor and Sabah did not show any change this morning, with the number of victims taking shelter in temporary relief centres (PPS) remaining the same as last night.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — The total number of flood victims housed at temporary relief centres (PPS) in Johor and Sabah remains unchanged at 192 as of this evening.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 — A total of 211 flood victims are still at temporary relief centres (PPS) in Sabah and Johor as of 8am today.