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KOTA KINABALU: The New Year has brought some cheer to the 54,285 investors in the once-troubled Saham Amanah Sabah. The state-operated unit trust company announced a 4% dividend payout after the company chalked up a gross profit of RM24. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Sabah police to work with academics Dec 28, 2007
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah police plans to work with institutes of higher learning to formulate new strategies in reducing crime in the state. Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Noor Rashid Ibrahim said that they hoped to hold dialogues with academics to obtain feedback on how best to contain and combat criminal activities in the state. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Christmas security Dec 27, 2007
FRANS HENA RUMAT Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. If every person of every religion prays every day for peace. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Dell gets physical Dec 26, 2007
In addition to that, Dell products will also be available at existing TecAsia retail stores in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, as well as at a new outlet opening soon in Low Yat Plaza here. Dell recently announced similar setups with Courts in Singapore and GOME in China. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Tune Hotels making big waves Dec 24, 2007
However, we are not limiting our openings to destinations that budget carrier AirAsia flies to, he said, adding that the next hotel would be opened in Kota Kinabalu and Kuching. The company now runs a flagship hotel at Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman in Kuala Lumpur, while about 20 hotels are under refurbishment or development. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
New RM50 note from Jan 30 Dec 22, 2007
Each will cost RM60 and will be available from Dec 26 at the headquarters and branches in Penang, Johor Baru, Kuala Terengganu, Kota Kinabalu and Kuching. Dr Zeti said the current RM50 notes would continue to be legal tender even with the introduction of the new notes, adding that they would be phased out in a few years. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Countdown begins Dec 21, 2007
This Kota Kinabalu native has two passions, cooking and singing. He has already made one dream come true he works as a chef with a speciality in Western food. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Direct AirAsia flights to Guangzhou from Jan 16 Dec 18, 2007
Your browser does not support script. Tuesday December 18, 2007 MYT 4:04:10 PM. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Exciting year ahead for corporate Malaysia Dec 15, 2007
We are now in pursuit to make all our airports achieve worlds best status in their respective categories, and we will start with the Penang, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching and Langkawi airports. More News. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Pelikan to unveil new product range Dec 8, 2007
He also said another branch was likely to be set up in Kota Kinabalu next year. PELIKAN. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Shaped by two cultures Dec 8, 2007
Penelope Ying Yen Wong, 39, was born in Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia and brought up in middle-class Adelaide, living with her mother and brother. He died, just after she won her first election in 2001, in circumstances she prefers not to discuss. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Freakish powers of a formidable operator Dec 7, 2007
But what are the odds that Penelope Ying-Yen Wong, born in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, on November 5, 1968, would enter this world with a God-given knack for politics. She was barely 18 when she seized control of the campus Labor club at the University of Adelaide; her methodical destruction of the existing power structure there gave an early glimpse of her freakish powers. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Wildlife conservation bank in the pipeline in Malaysia Nov 30, 2007
Kota Kinabalu, (Malaysia), Nov 27: Government of Sabah, a east Malaysia state, in coordination with New Forests Pty Ltd, a Sydney based company, are to undertake feasibility studies to support the creation of a commercially operated conservation bank to manage the 34,000ha Malua forest reserve in the state. The reserve is home to a large population of Orang Utans and other endangered species. (Zee News)
More Malaysia-Singapore flights Nov 30, 2007
MAS now flies to Singapore daily from Penang, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu while SIA has a daily flight to Penang but its subsidary Silk Air operate flights to Penang, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu from the republic. It was reported that AirAsia was also keen to fly on these routes to Singapore. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Penny can work closely with M'sia, says Sabah CM Nov 30, 2007
KOTA KINABALU: Global warming and climate change are areas where Malaysia could work closely with the newly appointed Australian Minister for Climate Change and Water Penny Wong Ying Yen. Chief Minister Datuk Musa Aman hoped Sabah-born Penny would help strengthen relations between the two countries. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Sea Games: Dream comes true for Wai Ming Nov 27, 2007
He had to take no-pay leave from his employers in Kota Kinabalu to attend national training in Petaling Jaya and to play in Korat. This is going to be one of the highlights of my career and I am willing to make sacrifices in order to see action, said Wai Ming. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Chance to get full value of RM500, RM1,000 notes Nov 27, 2007
A statement issued Tuesday said the public could exchange the RM500 and RM1,000 notes for their equivalent in RM100 or RM50 notes at Bank Negara or its branches in Johor Baru, Pulau Pinang, Kuala Terengganu, Kota Kinabalu and Kuching. Bank Negara had announced on Sept 12 1998 the demonetisation of the RM500 and RM1,000 notes and the notes ceased to be legal tender effective July 1, 1999. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Malaysia to sell biodiversity credits Nov 26, 2007
KOTA KINABALU: Malaysia is setting up of a Wildlife Habitat Conservation Bank as part of its move to sell biodiversity credits. The setting up of the bank, the first its kind outside the United States, is part of the arrangement between Sabah and an Australian company to jointly develop a commercial wildlife habitat at the 240,000ha Malua Forest Reserve. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
1-Borneo offers duplex units at Prince Tower Nov 23, 2007
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah's largest complex 1-Borneo launched sales for its third tower offering 119 duplex units in a 28-storey tower here. Developer Sagajuta Sdn Bhds managing director Datuk Raymond Chan said the latest duplex units, described as "palatial style condominiums", range from 1,900 square metres to 1,262 square metres at a price of RM627,000 to RM4mil. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Hundreds flee overflowing tributaries of Perak River Nov 22, 2007 CCM invests in Sabah fertiliser plant Nov 20, 2007 Airline award sparks ticket rush Nov 16, 2007 PPB Oil to focus on increasing production Nov 15, 2007 Salcon profit set to improve significantly Nov 14, 2007 Old hands to drive Proton in Premier League Nov 14, 2007 Three new Citroen centres Nov 12, 2007 Sabah's development corridor to launch Nov 11, 2007 AirAsia hopes to fly to Spore next month One-way ticket to cost RM150 Nov 2, 2007 Malaysia's AirAsia eyes 25 more new A320 planes for Singapore expansion Nov 1, 2007 PM clutches at fear of union straw man Oct 27, 2007 Thai AirAsia scraps route Oct 26, 2007 Fernandes wants aviation sector opened to competition Oct 24, 2007 Five charged over welfare payments to the dead Oct 24, 2007 Firefly to operate from 3 more domestic hubs Oct 18, 2007 Former astronaut gives space project thumbs up Oct 17, 2007 CEO to turn ASTERSKILL into global training centre Oct 15, 2007 Hot issues being managed all the time, says Abdullah Oct 7, 2007 MASWings takes flight, hopes soar Oct 1, 2007 Born for stardom Sep 28, 2007 Local agencies ignore our athletes, so foreign airline steps in Sep 22, 2007 Brutal killing saddens and angers Pak Lah Sep 22, 2007 Sabah's cement shortage beginning to ease Sep 20, 2007 AirAsia expands in China Sep 19, 2007 Tele Dynamics aims big with notebooks Sep 19, 2007 Athletics: Yufang wants China stint in bid to retain gold medal Sep 19, 2007 Pangolins seized at roadblock Sep 17, 2007 Grand Malaysia Day celebrations in Sabah and Sarawak Sep 16, 2007 Hartz Chicken to expand Sep 15, 2007 Moves to alleviate cement under-supply Sep 12, 2007 Deepwater oil to contribute one-third of total output by 2011 Sep 3, 2007 Telekom Malacca may pull out from Super League Sep 1, 2007 Financial constraint forces Perak to take only 15 players to Tawau Sep 1, 2007 Malaysia celebrates 50 years in style Aug 29, 2007 Signs of Hawaiian Life in the Universe Aug 26, 2007 Base jumpers leap from KL tower Aug 25, 2007 Malaysian architects do their bit to combat climate change Aug 19, 2007 Fresh impetus to buy Aug 13, 2007 Online service boost for RHB Bank Aug 11, 2007 PM: No more logging licences Aug 11, 2007 IATA criticises different tax rates at budget airline terminals Aug 6, 2007 Easier for disabled to fly AirAsia soon Aug 5, 2007
Meanwhile, Muguntan Vanar reports from Kota Kinabalu that incessant rainfall over the past 48 hours has resulted in minor landslips and flooding in the west coast of Sabah. At least two families living on a hill-slope in Kampung Tebobon near here had to move out of their houses for fear of landslides. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Indias speed king Narain feels at home Nov 22, 2007
Our buddy: A1 Team Malaysia drivers Alex Yoong (centre) and Aaron Lim adopted an orang utan during their visit to the Borneo Orang Utan Sanctuary Nature Reserve in Kota Kinabalu on Tuesday. The Indian team topped the times in the final pre-season test in Silverstone in September but has under-performed in the first two rounds of the season in Holland and the Czech Republic. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
KOTA KINABALU: Chemical Co of Malaysia Bhd (CCM) has confirmed it is entering Sabah to build a fertiliser plant by 2009. Its subsidiary, CCM Agriculture (Sabah) Sdn Bhd, yesterday signed a purchase agreement with state-owned POIC Sabah Sdn Bhd for a 16. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
An AirAsia official said the popular period of travel was January and March while the top-selling destinations including Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Langkawi, Shenzen, Bali and Bangkok. Besides this, AirAsia-X tickets to the Gold Coast in Australia are also being snapped up, she said. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
KOTA KINABALU: Following its merger with Wilmar International Ltd, PPB Oil Palms Bhd will focus mainly on improving production and yield, said managing director Khoo Eng Min.. The improvements would be achieved through the adoption of elite planting material, Khoo told StarBiz on Monday after handing over some 4,000ha of developed plantation land to the Sabah government for some 400 families in Beluran district. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
4mil sewerage system project (phase one) in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. There is still a lot of potential locally as under the Ninth Malaysia Plan, the Government intends to cut the national NRW rate to 30% by 2010 against 38% in 2005. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Last year, they defeated Beverly FC of Kota Kinabalu 4-2 in the FAM Cup final. The Premier League kicks off on Dec 17. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
The company had also invested more than RM7mil to establish Citroen 3S Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Johor Bahru and Kota Kinabalu. Brooklands Motors started rebuilding the Citroen brand image a year ago with the after-sales franchise. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
KOTA KINABALU: After some six months of planning, Sabahs development corridor is set to take off with its launching expected before the end of the year, the Prime Minister said. A final meeting would be held in Kuala Lumpur next Friday and Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said he was happy that there were no obstacles in finalising the corridors blueprints. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
from Penang, Kota Kinabalu and Kuching, he told reporters at the 4th Annual Asia Pacific and Middle East Aviation Outlook Summit here yesterday. He hoped that Singapore would also open up the route as it would benefit both countries. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
The airline hopes to get more routes to Singapore serving other Malaysian cities such as northern Penang state, and Kota Kinabalu and Kuching on Borneo island, he said. "No one can stop the ball rolling now. It's started," he said. (International Herald Tribune)
Penny Wong was born in Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia. She came to Australia, with her family, in 1977. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Besides Kuala Lumpur and Langkawi, Thai AirAsia, which has 11 domestic and 11 international destinations, is also flying to Penang in Malaysia while the Kota Kinabalu route is served by AirAsia. Tasapon also said Thai AirAsia planned to fly to Kathmandu and Dhaka within 12 to 15 months, depending on the approvals by the aviation bodies and governments of the two countries. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
On June 1, Malaysia reduced airport tax at the LCCTs in Kuala Lumpur and Kota Kinabalu to RM25 from RM51. We welcome IATAs member airlines to operate at the LCCT if they want to save money but do not insult our sovereignty, Fernandes added. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
KOTA KINABALU: Five Sabah civil servants claimed trial at the Sessions Court after being charged with 62 counts of corruption relating to welfare payments to the dead. Penampang acting district treasury officer Stanislaus Golingi, 51, and clerk Irene Lazarus Nicholas each faced 22 charges for the alleged fraudulent payments. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
KUALA LUMPUR: Community airline Firefly has been given the approval to operate domestic and international networks out of Subang, Johor Baru and Kota Kinabalu. The airline, which was launched in April as part of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) business turnaround plan, is currently operating from its existing hub in Penang. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
KOTA KINABALU: Malaysia made a sound move in sending a man to space although millions of ringgit was spent for it, says former US astronaut Robert Hoot Gibson. "I think it is justified to embark on the space science programme when you look at the excitement you are going to build in the young people in the space programme development. "There are a lot of things going on in space for Malaysia," Gibson, 61, from Nashville Tenessey, told a press conference after a presentation on his aeronautical... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Santhara said the college was also in the midst of establishing its campuses in Ipoh, Kota Baru and Kota Kinabalu ... The Ipoh campus will cater for up to 12,000 students, Kota Kinabalu 3,000 and Kota Bharu up to 2,500, he added. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
In Kota Kinabalu last night, Abdullah said Islam Hadhari, which he introduced as a guideline for the administration and development of the country, was accepted by all, including non-Muslim leaders, due to its universal principles. Justice is for all and not for certain individuals only. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
KOTA KINABALU: MASWings took off smoothly into the skies of Sabah and Sarawak Monday morning, heralding hopes for an efficient and thrifty rural air service. The inaugural flight, the aircraft a Fokker 50 with the call number MH3014, took off from the airport here for Lahad Datu with 15 orphans given a joy ride, with Chief Minister Datuk Musa Aman and MAS chairman Datuk Dr Munir Majid witnessing the event. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Chenelle, whose real name is Cheryline Lim, was born in Kota Kinabalu but emigrated to Perth, Australia, when she was 10 ... I was born in Kota Kinabalu and brought up in Perth and now live in New Jersey. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
A country can only officially take part in the World Special Olympics after hosting its own national Special Olympics games, which we did last year in Kota Kinabalu, he added. Lau, a Taiping municipal councillor, said he was deeply disappointed that no state or federal agency he approached was willing to sponsor even a fraction of expenses. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
In KOTA KINABALU, non-governmental organisation Bukit Harapan called for those convicted of rape to undergo psychiatric evaluation and treatment during imprisonment. More News. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah's critical that had slowed down the booming construction industry in recent months is beginning to ease ... "CIS will also be supplying 2,500 metric tonnes cement to west coast and interior Sabah daily until Hari Raya," he said after a meeting with Kota Kinabalu Hardware Traders Association here. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
AirAsia said it will also launch a new daily service from Malaysia's Kota Kinabalu on Borneo island to Shenzhen. "AirAsia is now fast expanding its network into China, and Shenzhen is an ideal choice as the airline's gateway to the mainland,'' the carrier said. AirAsia's sister airline, Thai AirAsia, is already flying daily from Bangkok to Shenzhen. With the added flights from Malaysia, AirAsia said it will be serving four daily flights into Shenzhen. AirAsia, Asia's largest budget airline by... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
He added that a new branch would be opened in Kota Kinabalu next month. At present, the company has four branches located in Penang, Ipoh, Johor and Kuching. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Karim added that they would switch their SEA Games training camp from the NSC training track in Bukit Jalil to Kota Kinabalu after Hari Raya ... They will train for a month in Kota Kinabalu. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
KOTA KINABALU: Police arrested five men and seized 21 pangolins, an endangered species, at a roadblock in interior Tenom in the East Malaysian state of Sabah. Tenom district police chief Deputy Supt Amru Kadir said the five men, all from Peninsular Malaysia and aged between 19 and 38, were ferrying the pangolins (or scaly ant-eaters) in two cars along the Tenom-Sipitang road two days ago. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
KOTA KINABALU: The people of Sabah and Sarawak celebrated Malaysia Day in grand fashion Sunday. In Sabah, celebrations that marked the formation of Malaysia in 1963 were most significant in a village on the foothills of Mount Kinabalu where people had defied a ban on growing rubber trees and broke the British monopoly of the crop. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
We are looking into appointing franchisees in Sibu, Miri, Kota Kinabalu and Brunei, said Sie. Besides its speciality crispy and roasted chicken, the US-based Hartz Chicken buffet also serves hot vegetables and casseroles, salad, fresh fruit and hot soup, desserts and ice-cream. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
KOTA KINABALU: State-owned Cement Industries Sabah Sdn Bhd (CIS) is taking a three pronged approach in tackling a shortfall of cement supply that has crippled the construction sector here. State Industrial Development Ministry permanent secretary Ismail Abdullah said as an intermediate measure, a multimillion-ringgit cement factory is to be constructed in the east coast of Sabah and was expected to be operational in 18 months. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
The contribution will come from Kota Kinabalu and Gumusut, which are expected to respectively produce 110,000 barrels bpd by 2008 and 2011 and 150,000 bpd by 2011. These are Petronas projects in East Malaysia, he told StarBiz at the sidelines of the three-day Aseambankers' Equity Investors Conference 2007 held here on Saturday. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Newly-promoted Beverly FC of Kota Kinabalu are another club side set to withdraw from the Premier League. The FAM Cup runners-up are unable to meet the requirements, including finance, to compete in the M-League. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
In the two meetings this year in the Malaysia Cup Group C, Sabah edged Perak 1-0 in Kota Kinabalu and drew 1-1 in Ipoh. I have absolutely no interest in past results. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Most hotels in Kuala Lumpur, the resort island of Langkawi and other tourist favourites like Kota Kinabalu and Penang are almost fully booked until October. "It was an impromptu decision to come here, but it turned out to be a tough one as I spent almost one day before getting a place to stay," said Jadeen Jucipher, a Mauritian who arrived in Kuala Lumpur last week. (iAfrica.com)
COURTESY PHOTO Chad Griffith of Waikiki found the Hawaii Cafe in a shopping center in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. COURTESY PHOTO Leland How is an Air Force reservist who was on tour at Osan Air Base in South Korea. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
This includes sites in the cities of Kuching and Kota Kinabalu in Malaysian Borneo, and from towers in Alostar, George Town and the capital Kuala Lumpur in West Malaysia. Three hundred metres up the KL Tower, a telecommunications tower in Kuala Lumpur, I asked one base jumper the obvious question: "Just how crazy do you have to be to jump off a building with just a parachute?". (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
KOTA KINABALU: Malaysian architects are increasingly looking at environment-friendly designs. Persatuan Akitek Malaysia (PAM) Sabah branch chairman Sim Sie Hong said that local architects were taking the cue from architects in many other parts of the world who were working with scientists and researchers. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
There will also be a generous 10ft-wide corridor (the first floor also has a corridor reminiscent of many shop offices in Kota Kinabalu) and over 1,800 car park bays. Security and cleaning services are also provided for the common areas. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
RHB would be having roadshows in Penang, Johor and Kota Kinabalu, besides the Klang Valley, to provide guidance as part of its marketing strategy. On the restructuring within the RHB Group, Azlan said he would make an announcement soon. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Datuk Seri Abdullah Badawi lighting a bulb to mark the opening of the new Internal Revenue Board building, Wisma Hasil, in Kota Kinabalu yesterday. The Prime Minister commended the IRB on its performance. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
In June, departure tax for international passengers at the Low Cost Carrier Terminals, or LCCT, in Kuala Lumpur and in Kota Kinabalu was dropped by up to 51 percent to RM25 (US$7. 40; euro5. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
The ambulifts will be placed at the carrier s hub here and another in Kota Kinabalu. Prior to this, the carrier s staff had to physically carry disabled people on board. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
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