Defence Minister to personally monitor projects Mar 12, 2010
SANDAKAN: Defence Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi will personally monitor development projects carried out by his ministry to ensure they were completed as scheduled and were of high quality. He said this would be done with him chairing the ministrys development meetings each month and going to see the progress of projects implemented for the Malaysia Armed Forces. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Kuching and Cheras worst affected by poor visibility and air quality Mar 8, 2010
The Department of Environment s Air Pollutant Index (API) showed that Cheras had an unhealthy air quality reading of 104 while Sandakan had the lowest API at 22. The top five areas with moderate reading of air quality were Seremban (82), Pasir Gudang (79), Batu Muda (72), Country Heights (69) and Balok Baru (68). (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Maxis to set up 180 new sites in Sabah Mar 4, 2010
Maxis chief marketing officer Matthew Willsher said this year alone, Maxis would extend 3G coverage in major towns such as Kota Kinabalu, Labuan and Sandakan ... We established two new customer service centres in Sandakan and Tawau. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Ramunia teams up with Coastal Contracts Jan 29, 2010
95-ha fabrication and engineering yard in Sandakan, Sabah. The memorandum of understanding to collaborate on future projects was between Pleasant and Ramunia Fabricators Sdn Bhd and would pave the way for a collaboration in tendering, bidding and fabrication in relation to any contract involving the engineering, procurement and construction of any topsides, jackets or any structures for the oil and gas industry, according to statements issued to Bursa Malaysia yesterday. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Dont relocate orangutans for eco-tourism: Sabah Jan 19, 2010
He was commenting on a proposal by Deputy Tourism Minister Datuk James Dawos Mamit to obtain orangutans from Sabah and Sarawak to set up an eco-tourism attraction similar to the Sepilok orangutan sanctuary in Sandakan and the Semenggoh Wildlife Centre in Kuching. Masidi said that orangutans were not like some other animals that could be relocated from their habitat easily, and such movement could prove traumatic for them. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Commonwealth and Asian teams invited for Azlan Shah Cup Jan 13, 2010
The East Malaysian state will host the National Under-16 tournament in Sandakan from March 13-21 ... And we have allowed them to organise the Under-16 tourney as all the other states have verbally agreed to send their teams to Sandakan, he said. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
