TAWAU: The RM600 flight ticket subsidy for Sabahan students at institutions of higher learning (IPT) in the peninsula, Sarawak and Labuan brings hope to them and their families.

TAWAU: A driver of Labour Department (JTK) here was fined RM5,000 or six months jail by the Special Corruption Court here, Tuesday, for accepting a RM1,000 bribe six years ago.

TAWAU: Two friends were each sentenced to 10 years in prison and three strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court here, Tuesday, for robbing a female teacher.

TAWAU: The implementation of the Bornean Elephant Grass Planting project with an allocation of RM451,181 at the Brumas Sabah Softwood Berhad (SSB) farm is seen to be in line with the company’s commitment which emphasizes environmental sustainability.

TAWAU: Tawau Tanjung Rotary Club added over 150 fig trees here, recently, at the Tawau National Park.

TAWAU: The Tawau Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) arrested 10 fishermen and detained three boats in three separate locations on Tuesday for fishing less than two nautical miles from the mainland.

TAWAU: Pulau Sebatik residents are now forced to look for groundwater besides spending hundreds of ringgit to purchase clean water since water supply was cut off about four months ago.

TAWAU: Police here have arrested four men believed involved in an armed gang robbery and causing injury to a woman last Friday.

TAWAU: Two men were killed, Monday, when their Perodua Viva collided with a 10-tonne lorry at Mile 22, Jalan Apas, near here. .

TAWAU: Sabah Customs foiled an attempt to smuggle in 10.79kg of drugs (methamphetamine) worth RM356,070 through the courier service at Jalan Bakau, here, on March 9.