Putra Jaya: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has announced 19 more Entry Point Projects (EPPs) under the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) which will generate almost RM67 billion in investments, RM36 billion in gross national income and create 35,000 new jobs.
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah will be expecting five million tourist arrivals and a receipt of RM8 billion a year by 2015, said Assistant Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Bolkiah Ismail.
KOTA KINABALU: Australia wants to capitalise on Malaysia Airlines’ (MAS) three-weekly direct flights between Perth and Sabah to boost trade with the state.
KOTA KINABALU: A target of about 2.4 million visitors to Sabah has been set for this year.
KOTA KINABALU: City Hall together with the Royal Malaysian Police will be launching the Kota Kinabalu Safe City Programme in front of the City Hall building.
KOTA KINABALU: The Karambunai Econature Integrated Resort is expected to create 15,000-20,000 jobs in Sabah, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman yesterday.
Kota Kinabalu: Nurturant parents should make an effort to attend the inaugural Wellness Journey 2011 which constitutes a conference on wellness and stress management, and a showcase of spas, wellness destinations and health products.
Kota Kinabalu: A musical fountain is among the facilities at the
PETALING JAYA: The recently launched Professional Golf of Malaysia (PGM) Tour heralds the start of better things to come for the local players, who were left to struggle on their own for the last four years.
LIKE its multi-cultural society, the food and cooking styles of Malaysia are influenced by its people and neighbouring regions. Malaysians who have been exposed to cuisines of different races are also readily accepting each other’s food and even replicating them at home.
Five years ago, Lucilla Pang was devastated to know that she had cancer in her left breast. Her world tumbled. She locked herself in her room for three days. But what saddened her most was to see five of her friends lose their life needlessly to breast cancer in the last five years. And so she has set up the Kinabalu Breast Cancer Support Association or Kinabalu Pink Ribbon to make women aware of the disease and to support patients and survivors.
Kota Kinabalu: Most florists in the city reported lower sales for Valentine's Day compared to a few years ago but slightly better business than last year.
Keningau: One of the most lucrative professions that youths often overlook when in search for career directions is the beauty and cosmetics industry.
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment Ministry hopes to see the state Art Gallery Conservation Centre to be the first Green Building Index (GBI) certified building in the state when it is completed.
KOTA KINABALU: City Hall will continue to pursue the 3K concept of development based on the aspects of cleanliness, beautification and security said Mayor Datuk Abidin Madingkir.
KOTA KINABALU: Local fast food chain, Marrybrown, launched two new outlets at 1Borneo Hypermall and Bandaran Berjaya here yesterday.
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Railway Department will resume its train services between Tanjung Aru and Beaufort on March 1, this year.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is now promoting shoes and art as new tourist products, following the success of two international festivals held last year, said Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen.
JINAN: The Sabah Economic Development Corridor will make Sabah the most liveable state in Asia by 2025, Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan said.
If you are planning a trip to the Land Below the Wind for the on-going Harvest Festival, don’t miss the chance to check out its lip-smacking seafood spread.
LABUAN: Travellers here are breathing a sigh of relief following the launch of a new shuttle service between Labuan and Menumbok on the Sabah mainland.
Kota Kinabalu’s laidback charm and natural wonders are just what parents need to entice their kids away from the idiot box and electronic games.
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah’s capital that celebrated its 10thanniversary as a city in February, is slowly but steadily becoming a shopper’s paradise on Borneo Island. Despite massive growth in retail and shopping sector of property development in the state, however, values for such properties are still holding up.
KOTA KINABALU: City Mayor Datuk Iliyas Ibrahim is satisfied with the construction of the Sabah Parks jetty, costing RM3.7 million, at Segama next to Wisma Merdeka.
KOTA KINABALU: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman hoped more entrepreneurs will take up opportunities in the fields of wellness and stress management in Sabah.
KOTA KINABALU: A visit to Kota Kinabalu, the state capital of the ‘land below the wind’ (Sabah), is considered incomplete without visiting the Handicraft Bazaar which is also dubbed the Filipinos’ market by the locals.
KOTA KINABALU: Brides-to-be, their future grooms and patrons of the Tanjung Ria Café were witness to the Hyatt Regency Kinabalu’s first Bridal Fair of the year, hosted on a specially constructed stage built right into the hotel’s Atrium. The Hyatt Bridal Fair drew inspiration from William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, and the stage and its three fashion shows were patterned upon the themes of magic and romance that the classic play is known for.
Hailed as the magic bullet to keep heart disease and cancer at bay, tea Camellia sinensis has become the drink of choice for many a health conscious consumer. Today, as if the supposed innate medicinal benefits of tea weren't enough, the status of tea has been elevated even further following the creation of organic tea with one of its proponents being our very own Sabah Tea.
KOTA KINABALU: Sabahans can now look forward to a brand new centre in town with the opening of Nu Skin Kota Kinabalu walk-in centre at Karamunsing Capital here.
The town of Nabalu in Sabah, which is famous for being a central stop for travellers heading to Kundasang, Ranau, National Park or the east coast of Sabah, was established in the 1980s.
Dewan Raya Radio Television Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan was the witness to the writer's opportunity to shake hands with the "No 1 entertainer in Asia" in the late 80s.
Whenever the word “apple” springs out, among the first things that come to my mind are usually, “Washington”, “Pies” or “Snow White”. Well, that’s just me being random. But all that has definitely changed. Say apple to me now and it’ll take me straight to Ba’kelalan.
Silence hangs heavily in the air. The sun is just rising on the graves of 3,908 soldiers at the Labuan Commonwealth Cemetery.
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Voluntary Association (SAVE) would grow from the present 900 registered volunteers if the association had a centre of its own.
KOTA KINABALU: Gaya Street Sunday Fair will be declared litter free in the second week of May.
KOTA KINABALU: Kota Kinabalu Twestival Local 2011 is all ready to host the private benefit event on March 24 at Origin CafŽ, Karamunsing Capital.
KOTA KINABALU: Mayor Datuk Abidin Madingkir has urged hawkers, particularly those at the Kota Kinabalu central market, to ensure their business premises are always clean, neat and safe.
KOTA KINABALU: TVi or “TV Interaktif”, a new channel which will be launched on April 10 will be a good platform through which the Government can disseminate information to the people about its development programmes.
KOTA KINABALU: The State Islamic Civilisation Museum has been urged to be more aggressive in attracting local and foreign visitors.
KOTA KINABALU: To dance or not to dance the poco-poco – that is the weighty issue confronting the state government.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Kuching Ministers Fellowship has welcomed the government’s new recommendations for resolving the Al-Kitab debacle as a “positive change in a softer tone”.
