Durie Rainer Fong

Dec 11, 2024 | thestar.com.my | Durie Rainer Fong

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah DAP is set to meet with other state Pakatan Harapan component parties to discuss its position in the state government amidst an alleged corruption scandal involving several assemblymen. The DAP central executive committee (CEC) granted a full mandate to the state chapter on Tuesday (Dec 10) to reconsider its role in the state administration and decide on the next course of action.

Dec 10, 2024 | thestar.com.my | Durie Rainer Fong

AS dawn breaks over the rolling hills in Penampang, Cosmas Boging starts to unload crates of fresh vegetables and fruits to catch the early crowd at the Donggongon tamu (traditional market) in this semi-rural Sabah district. It’s Wednesday morning and Cosmas has been sleeping in his beat up four-wheel drive vehicle after driving through the night from his village in the interior Tambunan district, some 70km away from Penampang.

Dec 10, 2024 | thestar.com.my | Durie Rainer Fong

KOTA KINABALU: Firemen have rescued a teenager trapped on a ledge on the sixth floor of an apartment building at Jalan Sulaman near here. The incident took place at about 10pm on Monday (Dec 9). A Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said a team of 10 firemen rushed to the area following a distress call at 10.15pm.

Dec 7, 2024 | thestar.com.my | Durie Rainer Fong

KOTA KINABALU: Six infrastructure projects, which have been completed through a total federal allocation of RM65.5mil, have been “handed over” to Sabah. They comprised three flood mitigation projects, one river mouth rehabilitation project, one coastal erosion prevention project and a pump house upgrade project.

Dec 7, 2024 | thestar.com.my | Durie Rainer Fong

KOTA KINABALU: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof has handed over six infrastructure projects completed through a total federal allocation of RM65.5mil to Sabah. Fadillah, who is also the Energy Transition and Water Transformation Minister (Petra), made the symbolic handover to Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan, who represented the Chief Minister, in a ceremony here on Saturday (Dec 7).