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1. Transboundary haze, squatter fire push Sabah air quality to unhealthy level

   2 weeks ago Daily Express Sabah Kampung Numbak, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah 42.6 km

   Sabah's air quality deteriorated on Sunday due to transboundary haze from Kalimantan and a local squatter settlement fire in Kota Kinabalu. One monitoring station recorded an unhealthy API reading of 142, while other areas remained at moderate levels. The Sabah Environment Department is stepping up enforcement against open burning.

2. Over 130 displaced in Kampung Numbak fire

   2 weeks ago Daily Express Sabah Kampung Numbak, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah 42.6 km

   A fire in Kampung Numbak, Kota Kinabalu, destroyed 202 stilt houses, killing three children and displacing over 130 residents who are now at evacuation centres.

3. Serusop–Pituru Pan Borneo package on track, Sungai Sulaman bridge ready by Dec 2027

   2 weeks ago Daily Express Sabah Tuaran, Sabah 27.4 km

   Construction of the 20.8-kilometre Serusop–Pituru Pan Borneo Highway package (WP09) in Tuaran, Sabah is progressing well. The 682-metre bridge across Sungai Sulaman is scheduled for completion by December 2026, with the overall RM465 million package slated for completion in July 2028. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor visited the site on Sunday to inspect progress.

4. Three children killed in fire destroying over 200 homes across three villages

   2 weeks ago Daily Express Sabah Kampung Lok Buta, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah 45 km

   A fire swept through over 200 houses in three villages in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, early Sunday morning, killing three children. The Sabah Fire and Rescue Department is verifying the number of houses involved and the status of the victims.

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6. Duo fined for causing hurt

   2 weeks ago Daily Express Sabah Restoran Hasanah, Pekan Ranau, Sabah 48.5 km

   The Ranau Magistrates' Court fined two individuals a total of RM3,800 in two separate cases of voluntarily causing hurt. The incidents occurred in Pekan Ranau and Kampung Muhibbah, Kundasang.

7. Man fined RM1,700 for illegal lottery

   2 weeks ago Daily Express Sabah Block C, Bangunan Koisaan, Pekan Ranau, Sabah 48.3 km

   A 51-year-old man was fined RM1,700 by a court in Ranau, Sabah, for possessing a slip with four-digit numbers linked to an unlicensed public lottery. The offence occurred in September 2024 near Block C of Bangunan Koisaan in Pekan Ranau.