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Cause of fish deaths along Sarawak River still unknown, says Dr Safiee
Hundreds of fish have been found dead along the Sarawak River waterfront, particularly around Kampung Boyan and Kampung Gersik in Kuching. The Sarawak Rivers Board, together with the state Agriculture Department and NREB, is awaiting laboratory results from water and fish samples taken on 12 and 14 September. The cause of the deaths has not yet been determined.
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Hannah Yeoh becomes first federal minister to visit Labuan's 103-year-old Church of the Blessed Sacrament
Federal Territories Minister Hannah Yeoh visited the renovated Church of the Blessed Sacrament in Labuan, becoming the first federal minister to sign the church's records. The church, rebuilt in 1972 and consecrated last April at a cost of about RM10 million, seats 1,800 and has been drawing pilgrims to Labuan.
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Lab results awaited after mass fish deaths in Sarawak River near Kuching Waterfront
Large numbers of fish were found dead along the Sarawak River near the Kuching Waterfront and Kampung Gersik-Boyan on Saturday morning. State agencies including NREB, the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Fisheries have taken water and fish samples for laboratory analysis. Deputy Minister Datuk Len Talif Salleh said the cause cannot yet be speculated on and promised a thorough investigation.
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Mutiara GRS visits COTI patient in Kg Tanjung Aru Lama, gives RM3,000 and equipment
Datin Seri Juliah Salag, wife of the Sabah Chief Minister and president of Mutiara GRS, visited the home of a Care of the Terminally Ill (COTI) patient at Kg Tanjung Aru Lama on Tuesday under the Santunan Kasih Mutiara GRS Sabah programme. She presented a RM3,000 cheque, two electric hospital beds and two heavy-duty reclining wheelchairs to the Women's Affairs Committee of Kota Kinabalu City Mosque, plus cash, food baskets and necessities to COTI patients in Tanjung Aru.
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MACC proposes 13 governance reforms for Labuan FSA and Labuan IBFC
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission's Governance Investigation Division presented 13 governance improvement recommendations to Labuan Financial Services Authority (Labuan FSA) and Labuan International Business and Financial Centre Incorporated Sdn. Bhd. (Labuan IBFC Inc.). The recommendations focus on transparency, internal controls, risk management and audit trails. A Governance Improvement Report was signed at Menara Utama, Financial Park Complex, Labuan.