BEIRUT/ANKARA (Reuters) – Russia-backed Syrian forces took rapid advantage of an abrupt U.S. retreat from Syria on Monday, deploying deep inside Kurdish-held territory south of the Turkish frontier less than 24 hours after Washington announced a full withdrawal. Washington’s Kurdish former allies said they invited in the government troops as an emergency step to help
Prof. Dr. Jennifer Chan Kim Lian, Director of Borneo Tourism Research Centre (left) handing over the programme book to Alexander Yee SANDAKAN: The Kinabatangan-Corridor of Life Tourism Operator Association (KiTA) is pleased to continue its collaboration with Borneo Tourism Research Centre, UMS in organising a seminar and workshop entitled “ENHANCING PROFTIABILITY THROUGH SUSTAINABLE GROWTH AND PRACTICES
Tommy (duduk tengah) bersama AJK penganjur beliau TELUPID: Sebanyak 12 Pasukan akan berentap pada kejohanan bolasepak Piala UPKO Beluran 2019 bermula Okt 18 ini. Pasukan dibahagikan kepada empat kumpulan. Kumpulan A terdiri daripada Edu Vet, Mix MDB Telupid dan Veteran Power, Kumpulan B – Veteran Rukut-rukut, Veteran SMKT Dan Vetel, Kumpulan C – UPKO Veteran,
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s former Russia adviser testified on Monday behind closed doors as the latest witness summoned in the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry against Trump over his request that Ukraine investigate a domestic political rival. Fiona Hill, former senior director for European and Russian Affairs on Trump’s National Security Council, was called
LAGOS (Reuters) – Global ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] on Friday launched a pilot test of a boat service in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos to attract commuters seeking to avoid the megacity’s notoriously congested roads. The United Nations predicts that Nigeria’s population will more than double to 400 million by 2050, which would make
LONDON (Reuters) – Queen Elizabeth set out Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s agenda for his government on Monday, including an Oct. 31 Brexit, a new deal with the European Union, and a host of domestic policies designed to win over voters ahead of an expected election. The so-called Queen’s Speech is the highlight of a day
Datuk Seri Panglima Mohd Shafie Haji Apdal, Sabah Chief Minister By: Nio James KOTA KINABALU: Oil palm players in Sabah have been implored to help Sabah’s industrialization effort by seizing value-adding opportunities with biomass. Sabah produces 60 million tons of biomass from our oil palm industry, and 1.4 million cubic meters from forestry all of
LONDON (Reuters) – Greenpeace activists boarded two Royal Dutch Shell oil platforms in the British North Sea on Monday in protest against plans to leave parts of the giant structures in place after production shuts down. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Royal Dutch Shell is seen at a petrol station in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Belgium January 30,
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian politicians and academics cheered the Nobel economics prize awarded on Monday to Indian-born American Abhijit Banerjee, whose proud mother told visitors crowding into her apartment that he came from “a family of economists”. Nirmala Banerjee showed journalists a copy of her son’s book “Poor Economics” as bouquets arrived at her
Tangau (center at front raw), Azhar, Ben Chong and Madayem took a group photos with speakers, pennelist and participants of SIBF2019 `SIBF 2019 to boost Circular Economy as sustainability factor for Sabah’s potential as catalyst for Malaysia’s vision as a regional bio-hub.’ KOTA KINABALU: Agensi Inovasi Malaysia (AIM) and POIC Sabah Sdn Bhd with the
SANDAKAN: More than 1,000 school counselors from 150 schools nationwide have been up-skilled under the Petronas Counsellors Programme (PCP) since last year. Petronas Group Head (Human Capital Investment) Human Resource Management Nelly Francis Shariah said the programme aimed to equip school counsellors with skills in guiding students on career opportunities in the field of science, technology, engineering
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. games publisher Blizzard Entertainment has reduced the punishment dealt out to a Hong Kong-based Hearthstone esports gamer for his public support of pro-democracy protests after its decision sparked controversy among players and the public. Blizzard Entertainment, a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard which is partly backed by Chinese gaming giant Tencent Holdings,
Oleh Kahar Ali BELURAN: Empat orang maut dalam kemalangan jalanraya di Jalan Hutan Simpan Forest dekat simpang Beluran-Telupid petang iniPusat Gerakan Operasi Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia Negeri Sabah menerima panggilan kemalangan tersebut melalui talian MERS999 pada jam 1.43 petang. Sejurus itu Balai Bomba dan Penyelamat Beluran digerakkan untuk respon ke tempat kejadian menggunakan 1 buah jentera FRT
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – U.S.-based economists Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer won the 2019 Nobel Economics Prize on Monday for their work in fighting poverty that has helped millions of children around the world. French-American Duflo becomes only the second female economics winner in the prize’s 50-year history, as well as the youngest at
Formula One F1 – Japanese Grand Prix – Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan – October 13, 2019. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc before the race. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji SUZUKA, Japan (Reuters) – Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has accepted blame for a collision with Red Bull’sthat wrecked both drivers’ Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday. The 21-year-old Monegasque finished sixth but was
Oleh Ahmad Tamrin TAWAU : Satu blok rumah kongsi pekerja sebuah ladang sawit di Kalabakan yang terletak 106 KM dari sini musnah dalam satu kebakaran semalam. Balai Bomba dan Penyelamat Tawau telah menerima panggilan kecemasan pada jam 9.29 malam (talian balai) dan seterusnya respon ke tempat kejadian dengan menaiki dua buah jentera diketuai oleh PBK
LONDON (Reuters) – Queen Elizabeth set out Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s agenda for his government on Monday, including an Oct. 31 Brexit, a new deal with the European Union, and a host of domestic policies designed to win over voters ahead of an expected election. Britain’s Queen Elizabeth delivers the Queen’s Speech during the State
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally in Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S., October 11, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that Kurdish-led forces in northeast Syria may be releasing captive Islamic State militants to lure U.S. troops back to the area, adding that they could be easily
SANDAKAN, 14 Okt — Indeks jenayah di Sandakan dari Januari hingga September tahun ini menurun sebanyak 3.98 peratus iaitu daripada 483 kes berbanding 503 kes dalam tempoh sama tahun tahun lalu. Ketua Polis Daerah Sandakan, ACP Mohd Azhar Hamin, berkata, dalam tempoh tersebut tahun ini, sebanyak 61.49 peratus kes jenayah berjaya diselesaikan berbanding 58.28 peratus tahun lalu dengan hampir 50 peratus kes tersebut telah dihadapkan di mahkamah. Sepanjang bulan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As Joe Biden squares off against a bevy of Democratic challengers at a U.S. presidential debate on Tuesday, his fiercest opponent will not be sharing the stage with him. FILE PHOTO: Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign town hall meeting in Manchester, New
(Reuters) – 1/STERLING BULLS UNLEASHED? FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., October 3, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Sterling bulls could be forgiven if they thought Christmas had arrived early. Deadlocked for months over Brexit, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Irish counterpart Leo
(Reuters) – U.S. private equity firm Thoma Bravo is adding Sophos Group to its cybersecurity stable, announcing on Monday a buyout deal that values the British maker of antivirus and encryption products at about $3.8 billion. The takeover price of 583 pence per share represented a 37% premium from Sophos’s closing price on Friday. Sophos,
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday he does not think any problems will emerge in Syria’s Kobani after a Syrian army deployment is executed along the border, adding that Russia’s Vladimir Putin had shown a “positive approach.” Earlier on Monday, Syrian army troops entered the town of Tel Tamer in northeastern
SANDAKAN: A joint delegation comprising the Community Development Leaders (PPM) Sekong and Karamunting constituencies and Sandakan Municipal Council HPUC recently conducted joint inspections covering the two areas to identify local problems and to take appropriate remedial measures. Among the areas visited were Bandar Ramai Ramai & Bandar Leila areas in the Karamunting constituency and Taman
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam has pulled DreamWorks’ animated film “Abominable” from cinemas over a scene featuring a map which shows China’s unilaterally declared “nine-dash line” in the South China Sea, state media reported on Monday. The U-shaped line is a feature used on Chinese maps to illustrate its claims over vast expanses of the resource-rich
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German railway operator Deutsche Bahn [DBN.UL] has launched a tender for 5% of its annual electricity supply from renewable sources for the next eight years, aiming to get nearer to its long-term target of 100% green power by 2038. In a press release issued on Sunday, the company said it would require
Bandar Leila waterway after clean-up SANDAKAN: A joint delegation comprising the Community Development Leaders (PPM) Sekong and Karamunting constituencies and Sandakan Municipal Council HPUC recently conducted joint inspections covering the two areas to identify local problems and to take appropriate remedial measures. Among the areas visited were Bandar Ramai Ramai & Bandar Leila areas in
KOTA KINABALU, 14 Okt — Seramai 312 kontraktor yang berdaftar dengan Jabatan Air Negeri Sabah (JANS) hari ini menerima Sijil Perakuan daripada Lembaga Pembangunan Industri Pembinaan Malaysia (CIDB), untuk membolehkan mereka menjalankan kerja-kerja penyelenggaraan di jabatan berkenaan. Ketua Pegawai Operasi Akademi Binaan Malaysia (ABM) Wilayah Sabah Tadzul Radim berkata kesemua kontraktor berkenaan telah menerima sijil
NEW YORK (Reuters) – WeWork has opened almost as many new locations in the last 3-1/2 months as it did in the whole first half of this year, likely accelerating the speed with which the office-sharing company is burning through cash as increasingly hard-nosed investors scrutinize its prospects for going public. FILE PHOTO: The WeWork
By: Nio James KOTA KINABALU: Doctors from the eye department of Queen Elizabeth Hospital, and the Sabah Society for the Blind have conducted ‘World Sight Day’ Programme. The program not only conducted in Kota Kinabalu but also in rural areas in Sabah to increase the awareness of blindness, provide free glasses, and bring the needy
