News about Sabah

PETALING JAYA (July 27): According to a government source, a high-level delegation from China is in Kuala Lumpur to discuss the East Coast Rail Line (ECRL) and gas pipeline projects under the Finance Ministry unit Suria Strategic Energy Resources Sdn Bhd (SSER), reported Malaysiakini.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 25): The mechanism and implementation of the second phase of the Pan Borneo Highway mega project is undergoing a technical study that will be completed soon along with the Finance Ministry and the Sabah and Sarawak state governments, Works Minister Baru Bian told the Dewan Rakyat today.

KOTA KINABALU (July 24): The number of dengue cases recorded in Sabah up to July 21 of this year has risen to 1,791.

PETALING JAYA (July 23): The Housing Programme for the Hardcore Poor (PPRT) in Sabah will be allocated an additional RM2 million.

PETALING JAYA (July 18): Two companies that had dealings with the East Coast Rail Line (ECRL), Multi-Product Pipeline (MPP) and Trans-Sabah Gas Pipeline (TSGP) were raided by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) this morning, sources told The Malaysian Insight.

PETALING JAYA (July 17): Sabah infrastructure development minister Datuk Peter Anthony said in a statement that up to RM1 billion could be saved if the project was managed by the Works Ministry and State Infrastructure Development Ministry.

PETALING JAYA (July 12): Sabah non-governmental organisation (NGO) Land Empowerment Animals People (LEAP) has joined the chorus of voices objecting the contentious Tanjung Aru Eco-Development (TAED) in Kota Kinabalu, reported The Star.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 11): Tenants at Sabah’s 1Borneo Hypermall are “in distress” after the Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) completely cut off the mall’s electricity supply for the second time today, reported the Malay Mail.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 11): Sabah’s Infrastructure Development Ministry will form a committee to replace appointed consultants to monitor the building of the Pan Borneo Highway project in the state.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 6): The new Pakatan Harapan government will continue to roll out the 1,060km-long Pan Borneo Highway (pictured) linking Sabah and Sarawak in East Malaysia, but the mega infrastructure project will be "looked into" to reduce its costs — expected at RM16 billion — said Works Minister Baru Bian.