May 20, 2012
Tawau: Two new state community colleges will begin their respective intakes this year, said State Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun.
Masidi, who is also Sabah Education executive councillor, said the community college in Sandakan would start admitting students next month, while that in Beaufort, year-end or January, next year.
May 19, 2012
KUALA LUMPUR: Former DAP vice-chairman Tunku Abdul Aziz Tunku Ibrahim has made an impassioned call to the people to support the leadership of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
Give Najib the chance and time to see his transformation programmes currently being implemented, come into fruition, he said.
May 18, 2012
NEW YORK: ConocoPhilips, among the world’s biggest oil producer from the United States, has invested US$1.5bil (RM4.6bil) in Malaysia so far for oil production in offshore Sabah.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the company’s investment was to realise the 300,000 barrels per day production target in 2016.
May 18, 2012
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has allocated RM900mil to build and improve facilities in schools under the Special Stimulus Package.
Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said Friday it was important to have complete infrastructure and good facilities to create a good atmosphere for teachers and students.
18th May, 2012
KUANTAN: Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pictured) said Chinese extremists were seen as seeking to block the support of the community for the Barisan Nasional (BN).
18 May 2012
NEW YORK: At least two major American companies have expressed their interest to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to make additional investments in Malaysia, thus attesting their continued confidence in the government’s efforts to create a positive environment for investors.
18th May, 2012
KOTA KINABALU: The Yayasan Peneraju Pendidikan Bumiputera (YPPB) or Bumiputera Education Leaders Foundation has collected RM158 million from corporate companies and individuals to help students from poor families pursue higher education.
17th May, 2012
KOTA KINABALU: The availability of land and improved infrastructure as well as an abundance of cheap energy has made Sabah and Sarawak favourable for investment.
17th May, 2012
PUTRAJAYA: As the Bar Council’s concern seems to border on the politics of the country, it appears to have become a political party.
Thus, former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said it should let other organisations take over the professional side (of the Bar Council) to avoid confusion.
16th May, 2012
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah could potentially become Malaysia’s centre of oil palm biomass development under the National Biomass Strategy.
The availability of oil palm biomass – empty fruit bunches, palm fronds, trunks, palm kernel shells and mesocarp fibres – from the 1.4 million hectares of oil palm plantation and its relative under development are the foundation for the optimism, said Datuk Dr. Pang Teck Wai (pictured), the Chief Executive Officer of POIC Sabah Sdn Bhd here, yesterday.
16th May, 2012
KOTA KINABALU: The State government is studying the possibility of setting up another estate under the development programme for the hardcore poor people (PPRT) in the Upper Interior.
May 16, 2012
KOTA KINABALU: Barisan Nasional (BN) has always been and will continue fulfilling its election promises of eradicating poverty and improving the livelihood of the people in Sabah.
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Hj Aman said countless programmes had been implemented by the BN government to create employment and economic opportunities for the people, many of which were focused at helping the poor in various constituencies across the State.
May 16, 2012
LONDON: Malaysians living in this city had their moment with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak Monday evening, with many rushing to greet him and shake his hand after he had addressed them, mainly on their rights and responsibilities in a functioning democracy and the people’s choice through elections.
16th May, 2012
KUALA LUMPUR: Petronas Gas Bhd (PGB) has allocated about RM1 billion in capital expenditure for its liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal in Lahad Datu, Sabah.
“We are now undergoing the plant and enduring design for the Lahad Datu regasification terminal and we target to complete the facilities and supply the gas to the power plant in Lahad Datu in 2015,” chairman Datuk Anuar Ahmad told reporters after the company’s annual general meeting here yesterday.
16th May, 2012
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Bumiputra Chamber of Commerce (SBCC) is organising a trade visit to the Philippines next month with a view to holding further discussions with the proponents of a high-yielding hybrid rice variety.
