Malaysia – When compared to yesterday, the number of flood refugees seeking shelter in relief centers (PPS) in Pahang, Johor, Melaka, Negri Sembilan, and Sabah increased this morning. According to the State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat in Pahang, 2,188 flood casualties were recorded at 51 PPS across eight districts. The second wave of floods has claimed the lives of 1,421 …

Malaysia – Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law), is optimistic that the people of Sabah and Sarawak would accept his proposed Bill to modify the Federal Constitution in relation to the Malaysia Agreement 1963. (MA63). After the first reading on November 3, he added, the proposed Bill would be read for …

Malaysia – The Sabah government has picked renowned Malaysian athlete Datuk Lee Chong Wei to promote the state as a tourist destination. Datuk Jafry Arifin, Sabah Tourism, Culture, and Environment Minister, stated the former world badminton champion accepted the position from October 2021 to December 2022. According to the state minister, he was chosen for this role due to his …

The Immigration Department in Sabah and Sarawak issued a total of 37 and 1,137 falsified security stickers in 2019 and 2017, respectively, the Auditor-General (A-G) revealed in the second series of its 2019 report which was recently published. Following the delay since March caused by the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions, the report was eventually presented in Parliament. The A-G said that …

Sabah will get more resources to assist its healthcare system, which was strained by the Covid-19 outbreak, according to Khairy Jamaluddin. The health minister said that the extra supplies are part of the federal government’s plan to assist the state in dealing with the high number of Covid 19 cases and catching up to the national immunization rate. He added …

A senior Sabah leader said that the state must take action to enact its own public health legislation in the future. Deputy chief minister Datuk Seri Jeffrey Kitingan said that as public health falls under both the state and the federal jurisdiction, discussions must be made with Putrajaya first before Sabah can enact its own health laws. In a statement, …

Former state Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment Datuk Christina Liew has called for the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah government to take serious action against the alleged incident involving a deputy chief minister being served turtle eggs. He said that as the current Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister, it is crucial for Datuk Jafry Arifin who oversees the wildlife authorities to …

Aside from maintaining diplomatic ties and security, the federal government must also ensure that the Bornean States or the East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak are funded enough to run its respective states. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Jeffrey Kitingan stated that the Federal Constitution has various stipulations about the financial obligations of the federal government towards Sabah …

KOTA KINABALU: PKR President Anwar Ibrahim met with Christina Liew, head of Sabah’s party, for talks less than a week after former Chief Minister and Warisan President Shafie Apdal called for a change in the leadership of the opposition. In the national opposition leadership, which he described as disunited and directionless, Shafie Apdal had called for a shift across the …

MALAYSIA, KUALA LUMPUR-  Many opposition MPs interrupted the Dewan Rakyat proceedings today to challenge whether, upon arriving from Sabah to attend Parliament, Jeffrey Kitingan (STAR-Keningau) had undergone the required 14-day quarantine. Fahmi Fadzil (PH-Lembah Pantai) stood up to ask Azalina Othman Said, deputy speaker, whether Jeffrey, who is also Sabah’s deputy chief minister, should still be under quarantine. Mohd Azis …