Sabah, Malaysia

KOTA KINABALU: An intensive effort is underway to assess if Sabah's 'Lost World' has the ingredients to be listed as a World Heritage Site.

The Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority will open an office in Kota Kinabalu, its first in Sabah, early next year to develop the rubber industry and help the smallholders there.

By P.Vijian NEW DELHI, Dec 19 -- The government has assured it will soon step in to address the labour shortage woes in the palm oil plantations in Sabah.

Why not a single Minister from MCA, Gerakan, MIC, SUPP, Sabah and Sarawak dare to be as outspoken as Nazri to speak out against racism as well as BTN and Utusan Malaysia's racist outpourings which subverts the very basis of a multi-racial Malaysian nation? Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz is proving to be a ...

Awards 2009 was recently held in appreciation of outstanding tourism and hospitality industry players.

SHELL Malaysia has appointed Mohd Anuar Taib as its chairman with effect from Jan 1, 2010.

PACKET One Networks Sdn Bhd expects to launch its WiMAX service in East Malaysia as early as July next year.

By Melati Mohd Ariff KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 -- Helping underprivileged children to attain education has always been Torben Venning's passion.

Kota Kinabalu: Former Sabah Indian Congress President and boxer Datuk Udham Singh Maan passed away Wednesday at the Sabah Medical Centre after a long battle with kidney cancer.

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Development Corridor has received more than RM4 billion in investments from the private sector to date.

Malaysia Sun Friday 11th December, 2009 A Malaysian court's decision to reject opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's appeal on the ground that it was not filed in Bahasa Malaysia has been contested by two states which insist that they will receive court documents only in English.

The 20-point agreement, or the 20-point memorandum, is an agreement made between the state of Sabah with what would be the federal government of Malaysia prior to the formation of Malaysia in 16 September 1963.

YOU may be familiar with seeing Datuk Michelle Yeoh on the silver screen in many guises, from a Bond girl to a martial arts expert to a geisha.

He said bird watching has been a popular activity in the West where the turnover from this field alone reaches US$2 billion a year.

Kota Kinabalu: Top Malaysian retailer Metrojaya opened its eighth store in the country at the spanking new Suria Sabah shopping mall, Thursday, showcasing Sabah's appeal as a shopping destination.

KOTA KINABALU, Dec 3 -- As of November this year, the Sabah Public Works Department has completed 70 projects or 13.6 per cent of the 514 projects listed in its current development programmes.

MASwings Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines, aims to carry over one million passengers next year with the delivery of its 10 ATR72-500 aircraft completed.

KOTA KINABALU: Families started burying those drowned after a wooden cargo vessel capsized in waters off the northern Kudat district three days ago just as another body was fished from the waters Sunday.

KOTA KINABALU: The trial of a mobile phone shop owner charged with spreading a comment insulting the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah, on a website, opened in the Sessions Court here Monday with technical evidence.

KOTA KINABALU, Nov 29 -- MASwings will showcase its ATR72-500 aircraft at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition from Dec 1-5. The airline is also expected to sign the acceptance of its seventh ATR72-500 worth RM80 million during the exhibition.