LABUAN: The effectiveness of Sabah MACC is being questioned in the light of revelations in court in the State’s biggest corruption case that it had yet to ascertain the truth of serious allegations made against two former Sabah Ministers when they presided over the State Water Department.

LABUAN: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) here detained a cargo boat ferrying seven passengers 0.4 nautical miles off Pulau Papan, here, on Friday.

LABUAN: The arrival of a 250-tonne wood-hulled boat (kumpit) from Tawi Tawi was the first good thing to happen to the island since the economy was battered by the Covid-19 pandemic and the removal of its duty-free privileges by the previous Umno-led Federal Government.

LABUAN: Authorities could turn to private driven development for Labuan since the Federal Government seems reluctant to fund the effort, said Senior Labuan Aviation Consultant Mohd Faizal Malik.

LABUAN: Dataran Labuan will become an important tourist attraction in this duty-free-island, following the completion of the RM2.3 million infrastructure upgrading project at one of Labuan’s oldest recreational parks.

LABUAN: Bersatu’s Labuan Member of Parliament Datuk Suhaili Abdul Rahman said he sympathised with the frustration of hundreds of commuters using the Labuan-Menumbok roll on-roll off (ro-ro) ferry service, but added that the blame should not be on the stricter Immigration checks on travellers.

LABUAN: The Kadazandusun Cultural Association (KDCA) has urged the government to restore the full-fledged duty-free island status for Labuan to boost its economic development.

LABUAN: The Labuan Chinese of  Commerce said that it was fully supportive of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s move to forget the proposed Labuan bridge  as for now and instead focus on other realistic measures to revive Labuan’s economy with Sabah help.

LABUAN: Two chambers here are at odds over the urgency and benefit from building a multi-billion ringgit bridge linking the island to mainland Sabah.

LABUAN: The proposed bridge to link mainland Sabah and here is not a luxury, said PBS Vice-President Datuk Peter Mak.