LABUAN: Newly-elected Member of Parliament for Labuan Datuk Dr Suhaili Abd Rahman wasted no time oiling his machinery to work on his first task.

LABUAN: The Labuan Chinese Chamber of Commerce (LCCC) hopes the new Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim-led Federal Government will remove the strangle on Labuan by restoring the island’s duty-free status to its original state.

LABUAN: Additional 1,000-litre static water tanks have been installed at high-density population and commercial areas to ease the dry taps problem plaguing hundreds of water consumers here.

LABUAN: Tourism Malaysia, Sabah (TM, Sabah) vowed to make Labuan island one of the preferred destinations in near future not only for the locals but also for international tourists, said its Deputy Director Tracey Tojuka.

LABUAN: The one-month feud over stricter immigration checks at the Labuan roll on-roll-off (ro-ro) ferry terminal will be resolved by end of this month, with the implementation of a drive-thru immigration checkpoint at the main entrance of the terminal.

LABUAN: The SME Association of Malaysia (SME Malaysia) is fortifying its presence in the International Business and Financial Centre of Labuan with the official unveiling of the SME Labuan branch, here.

LABUAN: Twenty 20ft containers of rice and sugar have arrived here, signalling the revival of the long-dormant barter trade with Southern Philippines ports.

LABUAN: Any offer of the Deputy Prime Minister’s post to the Borneo states by Pakatan Harapan if it forms the Government must not be for ceremonial purpose, said an activist here.

LABUAN: The comeback by former Umno leader Dato Suhaili Abdul Rahman in the recent parliamentary election but this time under the Perikatan symbol meant ending the unbeaten three-term stranglehold over the island by Umno.

LABUAN: Time, they say, is a great healer but it is not in all cases as could be seen by the continued assemblage during Remembrance Day here.