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Electrical worker feared drowned in Sabah's Keningau after floodwaters sweep him off bridge

KOTA KINABALU, Sept. 17 -- A Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) staff member is feared drowned after being swept away by strong currents while attempting to cross a flood-hit bridge at Kampung Nuntunan ... Read More


Sabah axes Malaysia Day show to focus on disaster relief amid deadly floods, landslides

KOTA KINABALU, Sept. 15 -- The state government has called off the state-level Malaysia Day celebrations at Padang Merdeka tomorrow night in view of the widespread disaster crisis brought about by con... Read More


Sabah announces RM1,000 aid for displaced families, RM10,000 for next of kin of victims

KOTA KINABALU, Sept. 15 -- The Sabah government is providing RM1,000 in compassionate aid to each family evacuated to temporary shelters, and RM10,000 to the next of kin of those killed, following flo... Read More


Sabah reels from deadly landslides and floods: 11 dead, hundreds evacuated

KOTA KINABALU, Sept. 15 -- At least 11 people have been confirmed dead and several more missing following a series of landslides triggered by continuous heavy rain across Sabah, as authorities brace f... Read More


Sandakan's Duchess of Kent Hospital running dry: Water supply shortage shuts operating theatres, slashes dialysis

KOTA KINABALU, Sept. 15 -- The Duchess of Kent Hospital (HDOK) in Sandakan is facing a critical water supply shortage, severely disrupted its operations, including operating theatres, the haemodialysi... Read More


Zara Qairina inquest: What we know so far

KOTA KINABALU, Sept. 13 -- A week into the inquest into the death of 13-year-old Zara Qairina Mahathir, a clearer picture of the events surrounding her fall from SMKA Tun Datu Mustapha boarding school... Read More


Head warden ordered students to move Zara Qairina, clean up blood at scene, school security guard says

KOTA KINABALU, Sept. 12 -- Two students were reportedly told to clean up Zara Qairina Mahathir's blood after she was taken away by an ambulance at 4am, said security guard Linah Mansoding. Linah told... Read More


Head warden ordered students to move Zara Qairina's body, clean up blood at scene, school security guard says

KOTA KINABALU, Sept. 12 -- Two students were reportedly told to clean up Zara Qairina Mahathir's blood after she was taken away by an ambulance at 4am, said security guard Linah Mansoding. Linah told... Read More


Lawyers seek expert assessment of Zara Qairina's mental state before fall, inquest hears

KOTA KINABALU, Sept. 12 -- Lawyers in the inquest into the death of Zara Qairina Mahathir have urged the court to engage psychological and psychiatric experts to assess the teenager's mental state at ... Read More


Floods force disaster declarations in Penampang and Beaufort

KOTA KINABALU, Sept. 12 -- Flood disasters have been declared in Penampang and Beaufort after days of heavy rain triggered rising river levels and inundated low-lying homes, forcing hundreds of reside... Read More