Skeletal remains found in Lahad Datu housing estate drain
KOTA KINABALU: Residents of a housing estate in Lahad Datu were shocked to find human skeletal remains in their drain.
Up to 4,000 runners to converge on Kuching for Interhash 2028
KUCHING: Up to 4,000 runners will converge here for Interhash 2028 after the state capital won the bid to host one of the world's largest and most prestigious international hashing events.
Consumer group urges increase in diesel subsidy quota for East Malaysia
KOTA KINABALU: Yayasan Pengguna Negara Malaysia calls for the Federal Government to raise the BUDI diesel subsidy quota from 200 to 300 litres per month in Sabah and Sarawak.
Proper plans needed for admissions of six-year-olds into Year 1, says Likas rep
KOTA KINABALU: The Education Ministry must put in place a structured and planned implementation to ensure the success of six-year-old children entering Primary One next year, says Likas assemblyman Tham Yun Fook.
Let system run before review
KUCHING: The 200-litre quota for subsidised diesel at RM2.10 per litre under the Budi Madani Diesel (Budi Diesel) programme may be reviewed if usage data justifies it, says Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
MMEA busts RM65.7mil cigarette smuggling operation off Semporna
TAWAU: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has crippled what is believed to be a major cross-border cigarette smuggling operation after intercepting more than 3,000 cartons of illicit cigarettes off Semporna.
MCMC, police bust telecommunications equipment theft syndicate
KUCHING: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and Sarawak police have busted a syndicate linked to stolen telecommunications equipment during Ops Lusuh, an integrated operation conducted from June 18 to 19 in Kuching, Padawan and Kota Samarahan.
Search continues for missing boy swept away in Papar river
KOTA KINABALU: The search for an eight-year-old boy believed to have drowned after being swept away by river currents in Papar entered its second day on Wednesday (June 24).
Security guard gets eight months jail, RM50,000 fine for offensive comment against King
KUCHING: The Sessions Court sentenced a security guard to eight months' jail and fined him RM50,000 in default two months' jail for posting an offensive comment against His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia.
Zara inquest: Expert explains why handwriting is hard to copy
KOTA KINABALU: The Coroner's Court here was told that copying another person's handwriting over many pages would be difficult, as differences in writing habits would usually appear.
