SABAH Top Stories
 
Civil and Syariah laws should be reviewed to prevent child marriage, Azizah2013-05-24
The Star: KOTA KINABALU: The civil and syariah laws in the country should be reviewed to allow for a stricter regulations on child marriage, Deputy Women, Family and Community DevelopmentMinister Datuk Azizah Mohd Dun. She said the...
Civil and Syariah laws should be reviewed to prevent child marriage - Azizah2013-05-24
New Straits/Business Times: KOTA KINABALU: The civil and syariah laws in the country should be reviewed to allow for a stricter regulations on child marriage, Deputy Women, Family and Community DevelopmentMinister Datuk Azizah Mohd Dun said today. She said the...
Sea lanes, barter trading to be reviewed, says Esscom D-G2013-05-24
The Star: KOTA KINABALU: A review of the designated sea lanes for passenger and commercial ships as well as the traditional barter trading is on the cards in efforts to further strengthen sea border security in the east coast. The move is being studied by Eastern Sabah...
'Pen' helps pinpoint magnetic field2013-05-24
New Straits/Business Times: KOTA KINABALU: A teacher of an interior school in Sabah has invented a pen that can help Physics students find the direction of the magnetic field without having to use their fingers, as is done in the traditional method. The...
Musa: Teachers, students benefit from bilingualism2013-05-24
New Straits/Business Times: TUARAN: Teachers should take the initiative to improve their command of English and Bahasa Malaysia so that they can better impart knowledge to their students. Chief MinisterDatuk SeriMusa Aman said if teachers could master more than two languages, it would...
ATHLETICS: Fathin serves notice of potential2013-05-24
New Straits/Business Times: NOT since N. Manimagalay won the second of her two Sea Games gold medals in 1999 has the country produced a women's 400m runner of note but that could change with the emergence of Sabah's Fathin Faqihah Yusuf at the Malaysian Schools Athletics Championships....
Pain is temporary, the pride lasts forever2013-05-24
New Straits/Business Times: WHEN I told friends that I've scaled Mount Kinabalu twice, many exclaimed that I must be fit and enjoy the outdoors very much. The truth is, I am neither. It was not until I was 30 that I managed to pull myself out of the overweight category and I have an...
The vast world of the beetle2013-05-24
New Straits/Business Times: Rasa Rasika Sittamparam spent a month at London’sNatural History Museum studying the marvels of the tiny insect BEING handed over a bunch of keys may seem like a huge responsibility, especially when these could unlock an entire collection of beetle...
Large migrant population a security risk to Sabah, RCI told2013-05-24
The Star: KOTA KINABALU: The presence of large migrant population in Sabah poses a certain security threat to the state and its people, Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk HamzaTaib told the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI). He said the Feb 9 Tanduo intrusion in Lahad...
MACC starts probe into payment in rape-marry case2013-05-24
The Star: KOTA KINABALU: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has started its investigation into a claim of possible corrupt practice involved in the case of a restaurant manager charged with raping an underage girl here. MACC director of...
End Immigration Investment Madness2013-05-24
Scoop: Friday, 24 May 2013, 10:41 am Press Release: New Zealand First PartyRt HonWinston PetersNew Zealand FirstLeader 24May 2013 End Immigration Investment Madness Rt Hon Winston Peters has called for an end to the...
Home-build lure for Asian migrants2013-05-23
Otago Daily Times: Asian business migrants looking at moving to New Zealand are being urged to invest in real estate to secure their residency. Migration seminars are being conducted in nations such as Singapore and Malaysia aimed at people willing to put upwards of $1.5 million...
Government will continue promoting the development of sport in Ukraine, M. Azarov (Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine)2013-05-23
noodls: (Source: Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine) Government will continue promoting the development ofsport inUkraineand implementationof large-scalesportingprojects.This was started byPrime Minister ofUkraineMykolaAzarov at a meetingwith members ofthe International...
MACC begins investigation on payment in under-age rape victim case2013-05-23
New Straits/Business Times: KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has started its investigation on a claim of possible corrupt practise involved in the case of a restaurant manager charged with raping an under-age...