LABUAN: Malaysian Malay Chamber of commerce (DPMM) Labuan President Datuk Suhaili Abdul Rahman expressed concern over the failed RM75 million Labuan duty-free premium belt and urged the Labuan Corperation to be more responsible in approving projects.

LABUAN: The newly-appointed Republic of Indonesia’s Consul General in Kota Kinabalu Rafail Walangitan, has requested Sabah United Chinese Chamber of Commerce (SUCCC) to strengthen business ties with Kalimantan for a win-win situation. This is especially with the relocation of the Indonesian capital to Kalimantan which will create a lot of business opportunities.

LABUAN: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Labuan foiled an attempt to smuggle in syabu (crystal methamphetamine) to the duty-free island early Monday.

LABUAN: Sabah United Chinese Chamber of Commerce (SUCCC) President Tan Sri Andrew Liew said encouraging progress has been made in the negotiation on the proposed Wisma Tiong Hua Sabah Building.

LABUAN: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) was praised for taking necessary action to recover over RM1 million in assets from a female witness in the ongoing Sabah Water Department scandal involving its former director and his wife.

LABUAN: The status and progress of the long-abandoned RM75 million duty-free premium outlet project in this duty-free-island is being scrutinised by the Labuan Corporation (LC) – the local authority.

LABUAN: The Church of Blessed Sacrament “Feast Day” became a memorable one when the head of the Kota Kinabalu Archdiocese, Archbishop John Wong Soo Kau, swapped his cassock for an apron prepared his signature fried tom yam mee dish.

LABUAN: Hundreds of traders and civil servants at the Urban Transformation Centre (UTC) Pasar Sentral here can heave a sigh of relief soon as the problem of broken lifts at the three-storey building will be fixed in the next few days.

LABUAN: About 150 petty traders engaged in food and mixed sales at the two upper floors of the RM33 millions modern 2014-built Urban Transformation Centre (UTC) are finding it almost impossible to run a profitable business due to the two lifts and an escalator serving the floor being endlessly plagued  with maintenance requirement problems.

LABUAN: Commencement of transhipment trade is expected to revive Labuan’s sluggish economic outlook, said Labuan Chamber of Commerce (LCC) Its president Daniel Doughty said there was no positive indication from the local authorities to initiate or expedite the revival of transhipment activities on the duty-free island despite the Federal Territories Minister’s call in April this year.