News near Sepilok Sandakan Sabah

1. UMS offers 6,171 undergraduate places for 2026/2027 session

   13 hours ago Astro Awani Fakulti Pertanian Lestari Kampus Sandakan, Sabah 9.6 km

   Universiti Malaysia Sabah has offered 6,171 undergraduate places for the 2026/2027 session, with registration starting today. A total of 5,251 students registered at the Kota Kinabalu campus, 698 at the Labuan international campus and 222 at the Sandakan campus. The intake includes 3,380 B40 students, 14 disabled students, eight Orang Asli, 15 athletes and 215 international students from 12 countries.

2. Sabah police visit retirees at Batu 12 with welfare aid

   2 days ago Daily Express Sabah Batu 12, Sandakan, Sabah 3 km

   Sabah police carried out welfare visits and handed out aid to retired officers at Batu 12 in Sandakan on Thursday. Deputy Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azhar Hamin said the contributions recognise the retirees' service and urged ex-police associations to look after their members.

3. CHERY Borneo Drive 2.0 takes TIGGO PHEV across Sabah

   2 days ago Borneo Post Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre

   CHERY Borneo Drive 2.0 saw TIGGO PHEV models travel over 734 km from Kota Kinabalu to Tawau over three days from 29 to 31 July 2026. The journey through Kundasang, Sandakan and Lahad Datu highlighted the plug-in hybrid technology's capabilities in various road conditions. Participants also visited the Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre and attended technology talks in several towns.

4. Borneo Bird Run returns to Sepilok on Nov 8 after seven years

   4 days ago Saluran 122 Rainforest Discovery Centre (RDC), Sepilok, Sandakan, Sabah 1.4 km

   The Borneo Bird Run will return to the Rainforest Discovery Centre (RDC) in Sepilok on November 8 after a seven-year hiatus. The fourth edition offers a 12km trail run and a 2km fun run, with online registration open until September 30.

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6. Fruiting season, not haze, keeps Sepilok orang utan from feeding platform

   5 days ago New Straits Times Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre, Sandakan, Sabah

   A check at the Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre in Sandakan found operations normal despite the haze, with fewer orang utan appearing at the feeding platform. A ranger said the main reason is the fruiting season inside the forest, which provides abundant food, not the hazy weather. Visitors still saw a mother orang utan with her baby near the walkway.