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Sabah floods displace over 3,100 residents across six districts
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 — The flood situation in Sabah has worsened, with the number of evacuees at temporary relief centres increasing to 3,134 people from 916 families this morning. This is compared with 2,919 people from 814 families, as
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Mountain guides mandatory for N. Sembilan’s Gunung Besar Hantu, Trans Naning from Oct 1
SEREMBAN, Sept 18 — All hiking activities at Gunung Besar Hantu and Trans Naning Trail must use the services of Mountain Guides registered under the Negeri Sembilan Forestry Department (JPNS) starting October 1. Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun said
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Search for missing electricity worker who got swept away suspended, set to resume today
KOTA KINABALU, Sept 18 — The Sabah Fire and Rescue Department has suspended the search for a Sabah Electricity worker believed drowned after being swept away by floodwaters in Sungai Nuntunan, Apin-Apin, Keningau on Tuesday night. In a statement yesterday,
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MOE orders immediate evacuation of staff quarters in Sabah
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 18 — The Ministry of Education (MOE) has ordered the immediate evacuation of the quarters building near the landslide site at the Institute of Teacher Education (IPG) Gaya Campus, Sabah, to ensure the safety of everyone at the
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Prepare for evacuations as strong winds forecast in Sandakan, Lahad Datu
PUTATAN, Sept 18 — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has urged residents in Sabah’s east coast districts to be prepared, including for possible evacuations, with strong wind squalls forecast to hit Sandakan and Lahad Datu in
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Why Muslim mothers give up on claiming child support from errant ex-husbands
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 —Imagine this scenario: a Muslim woman is now divorced and a single mother raising her young children. She needs money from the ex-husband so that her children’s needs are met, but she decides not to apply for
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