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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has ordered a comprehensive investigation into the deaths of three police officers in Sabah, believed to have died from electrocution at a village in Beaufort.
Three police officers died in a suspected electrocution incident in Beaufort, Sabah on Wednesday afternoon. Emergency services responded to the scene, with investigations underway into the circumstances.
Sabah's Tawau district will see an end to chronic water shortages by late 2027 following the RM450.5 million Tawau Water Supply Scheme Phase III, which includes dam construction and expansion of treatment capacity to 161 million litres daily.
Sabah will table the outstanding RM900 million balance of its special grant at a Malaysia Agreement 1963 meeting this Monday, following an interim payment of RM600 million last year.
Sabah Water Department disconnected 43 illegal pipe connections during a coordinated enforcement operation in Sandakan's Kampung Mangkalinau. One arrest was made and two water pump units seized as authorities intensify efforts against non-revenue water losses.
Malaysia's Defence Ministry conducted a three-day awareness tour in Pulau Banggi, the country's largest island and northernmost point in Sabah, to enhance community understanding of defence matters and national security.
Malaysia's Communications Ministry reported resolving 941 of 987 internet coverage complaints in Sabah through January-May 2024, with 5G coverage reaching nearly 69% in populated areas under Digital Nasional Berhad and 64% through U Mobile.
Sabah's legislative assembly has endorsed amendments to the Sabah Ports Authority Enactment 1981, reflecting the state government's cabinet restructuring that redistributed port management duties to a new ministerial portfolio.
Sarawak has exceeded its Borneonisation target by filling 87.5 per cent of key federal civil service posts with local-born officers, while Sabah has achieved 69.7 per cent, according to parliamentary disclosure.
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission has launched a community internet safety campaign in Sook district, 148km from Kota Kinabalu, aimed at equipping rural residents with digital literacy skills and cyber-threat awareness.
Malaysia's Home Ministry disclosed that 3,640 citizenship applications in Sabah remain unresolved, while 10 have been approved. The ministry has implemented streamlined procedures targeting one-year processing timelines.
A 10-year-old girl who disappeared on July 13 has been found dead in Kota Kinabalu, with police confirming her death as murder. Two men are now in custody following the discovery.
A psychiatrist has told the Kota Kinabalu coroner's court that Noraidah Lamat, mother of Zara Qairina Mahathir, required emotional and psychological support as the inquest progressed.
The federal government has disbursed RM1.2 billion in land compensation for the Sabah Pan Borneo Highway Phase 1 project, with Sarawak receiving RM737 million, according to Deputy Minister Ahmad Maslan.
A convicted member of Sabah's notorious Geng Upik organised crime gang has been charged with nine counts of money laundering involving more than RM800,000, marking escalating enforcement against the criminal network.
Authorities in Sabah have arrested four people as part of an investigation into cyberbullying and criminal intimidation targeting a 16-year-old schoolgirl in Membakut. Police are examining the circumstances surrounding the harassment.
Two women have been arrested following a physical altercation at a Bandar Fajar restaurant in Tawau. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.
The RM500 million expansion of Kota Kinabalu International Airport remains stalled pending settlement of land-related disputes with Sabah state authorities, according to federal transport officials.
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Tawau police have arrested 10 teenage boys following a viral social media video documenting the alleged assault of four schoolmates, prompting fresh scrutiny of student safety and online accountability in Malaysia.
A decade-long forest restoration project in Sabah's Lower Kawag region is successfully rehabilitating degraded woodlands devastated by historical fires and logging. The Malaysian Palm Oil Green Conservation Foundation initiative has restored 225 hectares to date and created income for local communities.
Tawau police have detained 10 teenage boys in connection with the assault of a student travelling to Friday prayers in Merotai Besar last week.
A video showing a schoolboy being attacked by multiple assailants in Tawau has triggered a police investigation following the victim's report. The footage circulated widely on social media.
Sabah's Youth Development Minister Datuk Nizam Abu Bakar Titingan emphasises the need for intensified digital literacy programmes to protect residents from online threats, citing over 1,200 complaints related to scams and cyberbullying in the first half of 2024.
Malaysia's Health Ministry will require Product Registration Holders to report medicine supply disruptions from July 1, creating a public database to enhance transparency and safeguard the country's pharmaceutical supply chain amid geopolitical concerns.