7,202 youths benefited from 1Azam

27th March, 2012 KOTA KINABALU: Deputy Chief Minister-cum-Minister of Agriculture & Food Industry Datuk Seri Yahya Hussin told the State Assembly here that a total of 7,202 youths have benefited from the 1Azam programme which had started since 2010. Replying to the Sulabayan Assemblyman Datuk Haji Harman Haji Mohammad yesterday, he said an allocation of RM72,174,496.52 had been utilised up to now and the ministry expects another 7,000...

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MUSA: 355,807 HAVE RECEIVED BR1M

27th March, 2012 KOTA KINABALU: A total of 355,807 people or 86.1 per cent of the 413,287 applicants have received the 1Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M) amounting to RM177,903,500 to date, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Haji Aman. He said all the RM500 payment vouchers for the BR1M recipients have already been handed over to district offices for distribution. Musa, who is also the Finance Minister said this when replying to a question...

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0.2pc improvement in Sabah’s STPM

8th March, 2012  KOTA BELUD: Sabah achieved a slight improvement of 0.2 per cent or 88.71 per cent passes in the 2011 Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) compared to 88.51 per cent in 2010. The results saw 14 schools achieving 100 per cent pass. These are SMK Benoni Papar, Sekolah Tinggi Kot...

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Hisham: DNA testing to resolve issue in Sabah.

KLUANG: The Home Ministry will use the latest technology, such as DNA testing, to resolve the issue of stateless children in Sabah, said its minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein. Hishammuddin said this would also expedite the issuances of documents such as MyKad to those involved. He pointed out that in some cases, stateless people had to wait for years to become citizens. “The ground work has been done in Sabah and the ministry has deployed a team in Semporna to conduct DNA testing on stateless children “The Government has prioritised...

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Upgrading Of Jalan Kalabakan-Sapulut Ahead Of Schedule - Shazima

TAWAU, Feb 28 (Bernama) - Works Minister Datuk Seri Shaziman Abu Mansor says upgrading of Jalan Kalabakan-Sapulut over 145km is about 10 percent completed and ahead of schedule. The RM270 million project that started in Oct last year will shorten traveling time from Tawau to Kota Kinabalu from three to four hours. "When completed, the entire Jalan Kalabakan-Sapulut road upgrading project will cost RM920,000 or about RM1 million. "The...

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Sabah a visible example of unity in diversity - Lee

1st March, 2012 KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is a practical and visible example of unity in diversity. Sabahans of all diverse ethnic groups are able to live, learn, work and play together in the spirit of 1Malaysia. “In fact the spirit of 1Malaysia has long existed in this ‘Land Below the Wind’,” said 1malaysia Foundation trustee Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye in a statement yesterday. Here i have quoted the above news from  http://www.newsabahtimes.com.my. So, what you guys think about the  harmony in Sabah. Are we still having it...

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Greater KK Flood Prevention Committee

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Haji Aman is very concern about the heavy rain that causing flood in certain areas. There were some several areas hit by the flash floods 4 days ago (19 Nov 2011). In order to prevent the same situation to be occurred again and again, there will be a formation of the Greater Kota Kinabalu Flood Prevention Committee. This committee is to prevent further flooding. Datuk Musa Also instructed, the drainage system shall be planned before any housing project could proceed.  In every problem there...

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Tourism Sector Contribution to State's Economy

As up to September 2011 the tourism sector  has so far contributed RM 3.662 billion to the state's economy. A total 2,096,202 tourists (617,260 Foreign tourist and 1,478,942 local tourist) arrived since January this year. According to our Tourism, Culture and Environment minister Datuk Masidi Manjun, about 24,393 tourist has been staying in Mabul island, and Kapalai for scuba diving and snorkeling in Sipadan. These info was reported by Datuk Masidi at the State Legislative Assembly (Chaired by CM Datuk Seri Musa Haji Aman) on last...

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Sabahans Happy with Petronas

According to the report as at the state Assembly on the 22nd Nov 2011, Datuk Musa said,  effort by Petronas to develop the oil and Gas is on the right track. It was proven via the National oil corporation's huge investment in several mega upstream and downstream projects which worth more than RM45billion. In helping Sabahans to venture into oil and Gas sector, 29 Sabah-based licensed company has been awarded  contracts to undertake oil and gas-related work in the state, by Petronas (since January 2005 until Nov 10 2011)...

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