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Musa, Hajiji attend National Day and Sabah Day celebration
The National Day and Sabah Day 2026 celebration was held at Dataran Bandaraya in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Head of State Tun Musa Aman and Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor attended the event, which featured a guard of honour, flag raising, and cultural performances.
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Projects on track
The Chief Minister of Sabah visited the site of the 20.8 km Serusop-Pituru Pan Borneo Highway project in Tuaran. The project is on track, with the 682-metre bridge over Sungai Sulaman expected to be completed by December next year and the full highway by July 2028.
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Transboundary haze, squatter fire push Sabah air quality to unhealthy level
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.
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Over 130 displaced in Kampung Numbak fire
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.
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Serusop–Pituru Pan Borneo package on track, Sungai Sulaman bridge ready by Dec 2027
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.
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Three children killed in fire destroying over 200 homes across three villages
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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New Customs Director-General calls on TYT
Newly-appointed Customs Director-General Datuk Amran Ahmad paid a courtesy call on Sabah Head of State Tun Musa Aman at Istana Seri Kinabalu in Kota Kinabalu. The visit was to introduce himself, update on the department's initiatives, and inform about the retirement of the Sabah Customs Director.
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Ewon warns parents over mule accounts
Deputy Chief Minister III Datuk Ewon Benedick urged parents to educate their children, especially teenagers, about the dangers of mule account syndicates at the Digital Parenting Programme in Penampang, Sabah. He highlighted the legal risks of allowing others to use bank accounts and the importance of digital safety.
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Regional Airway Meeting (RAM) 2026
Regional Airway Meeting (RAM) 2026. 25 September to 27 September 2026, at Hilton Kota Kinabalu.
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8th IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Engineering and Technology (IICAIET 2026)
8th IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Engineering and Technology (IICAIET 2026). 9 September to 11 September 2026, at Sabah International Convention Centre (SICC), Kota Kinabalu.