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1. Abang Johari arrives in Kota Kinabalu for MA63 meeting chaired by Anwar

   6 days ago Borneo Post The Magellan Sutera Resort, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah 8.5 km

   Sarawak Premier Abang Johari Tun Openg arrived in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah today for programmes tied to the MA63 Implementation Action Council (MTPMA63) Meeting No. 1 of 2026. He is due at a dinner with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Sabah leaders at The Magellan Sutera Resort tonight, and at the MTPMA63 meeting tomorrow at the Sabah International Convention Centre, chaired by Anwar. Sabah will be represented by Chief Minister Hajiji Noor.

2. Tamparuli LLC Bridge repairs near completion, reopening in early October

   6 days ago Daily Express Sabah Tamparuli LLC Bridge, Tamparuli, Sabah 22.6 km

   Repair works on the Tamparuli Low Level Crossing Bridge in Sabah are about 90 per cent complete and it is expected to reopen to the public in early October. The bridge was closed early this year after subsidence, and support pillar repairs are finished while surface works and gantry installation continue.

3. Document examiner stands by findings on Zara Qairina's handwriting at Sabah inquest

   6 days ago Daily Express Sabah Coroner's Court, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah 6.7 km

   At the Coroner's Court in Kota Kinabalu on Thursday, document examiner Nurul Atiqah Mohd Noh maintained that her conclusion the questioned writings belonged to the late Zara Qairina Mahathir is unchanged, even after hearing the testimony of another forensic handwriting expert, Dr Linthini Gannetion. She said minor scribbles, amendments and different writing instruments do not overturn the finding, and that another expert's inability to conclude does not mean someone else wrote them. The inquest into the 13-year-old student's death resumes in October.

4. Kundasang tourism group seeks review of Federal Route 22 traffic data

   6 days ago Daily Express Sabah Tamparuli 22.6 km

   A Kundasang tourism association has urged the Federal Government to reassess traffic conditions along the Tamparuli-Kundasang-Ranau-Lohan corridor, saying the 2024 census rating of Level of Service A does not match the congestion seen during school holidays and festive seasons. Its chairman also wants clarity on funding and timelines for alternative alignments under Phase Two of the Pan Borneo Highway.

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6. Mutiara GRS visits COTI patient in Kg Tanjung Aru Lama, gives RM3,000 and equipment

   6 days ago Daily Express Sabah Tanjung Aru 9.2 km

   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.

7. CHERY Borneo Drive 2.0 takes TIGGO PHEV across Sabah

   6 days ago Borneo Post Kota Kinabalu 6.7 km

   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.

8. Labourer gets nine months for disposing of stolen Proton rims in Penampang

   6 days ago Daily Express Sabah Taiko 1 premises, Jalan Panglima Banting, Penampang, Sabah 7 km

   A 29-year-old labourer was jailed nine months by the Magistrate's Court in Kota Kinabalu after pleading guilty to helping dispose of three stolen Proton Saga rims worth RM300. The rims were taken from a roadside along the Pan Borneo Highway at Kampung Mansiang in Manggatal, and the man led police to a scrap metal shop in Penampang where they were sold. In a separate case, a woman was fined RM2,000 for failing to comply with a Consumer Claims Tribunal award.

9. Sabah Hospitality Expo 2026 (SOHEX 2026)

   20 Nov – 22 Nov MyCEB Sabah International Convention Centre (SICC), Kota Kinabalu 5.6 km

   Sabah Hospitality Expo 2026 (SOHEX 2026). 20 November to 22 November 2026, at Sabah International Convention Centre (SICC), Kota Kinabalu.

10. 3rd MGS - GeoSS Geotechnical Engineering Conference 2026

    11 Nov – 12 Nov MyCEB Sabah International Convention Centre (SICC), Kota Kinabalu 5.6 km

    3rd MGS - GeoSS Geotechnical Engineering Conference 2026. 11 November to 12 November 2026, at Sabah International Convention Centre (SICC), Kota Kinabalu.

11. 18th International Conference of Asian Academy of Preventive Dentistry (ICAAPD) 2026

    30 Sep – 3 Oct MyCEB Sabah International Convention Centre (SICC), Kota Kinabalu 5.6 km

    18th International Conference of Asian Academy of Preventive Dentistry (ICAAPD) 2026. 30 September to 3 October 2026, at Sabah International Convention Centre (SICC), Kota Kinabalu.

12. IEEE International Conference on Power Systems Technology (PowerCon) 2026

    11 Oct – 14 Oct MyCEB Le Meridien Kota Kinabalu, Sabah 6.8 km

    IEEE International Conference on Power Systems Technology (PowerCon) 2026. 11 October to 14 October 2026, at Le Meridien Kota Kinabalu.

13. Regional Airway Meeting (RAM) 2026

    25 Sep – 27 Sep MyCEB Hilton Kota Kinabalu, Sabah 6.7 km

    Regional Airway Meeting (RAM) 2026. 25 September to 27 September 2026, at Hilton Kota Kinabalu.