LABUAN: Empty cigarette shelves in coffee shops and groceries are becoming a common sight here, reflecting the impact of the revoked duty-free tobacco in Labuan, which took effect mid last year.

LABUAN: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) foiled an attempt to smuggle out 1,680 cans of Skol Beer worth of RM10,300 (including unpaid tax duty) from this duty-free island on Wednesday.

LABUAN: Thousands of job seekers, students and school leavers thronged the Labuan Youth Career Programme 2022 in conjunction with the National Youth Day celebration held at the Financial Park Complex last Sunday.

LABUAN: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) will be fielding a candidate for the Labuan parliamentary constituency in the coming 15th General Election (GE15), making it a likely four-cornered fight.

LABUAN: The requirement for non-Sabahans to fill a form in order to enter Sabah via the ferry terminal will not go down well with many here.

LABUAN: The Bimp-Eaga Business Council (BEBC) Labuan will continue to promote Labuan’s potential for eco-tourism to member countries of the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia- Philippines East Asean Growth Area (Bimp-Eaga).

LABUAN: They are supposed to weigh 1kg but the subsidised cooking oil polybags are found to contain less – 0.985gm or short of 15gm.

LABUAN: Labuan-born Rithuan Ismail has been appointed as Labuan Corporation Chief Executive Officer, effective Oct 1 to Sept 30, 2024.

LABUAN: The Kadazan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) urged more from the community, especially the younger ones, to become entrepreneurs and be able to tap the opportunities from the various segments of the economy.

LABUAN: The big beer festival or “Oktoberfest” will not be held here this year but it has nothing to do with objections by Islamic party, PAS.