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28th Dragon Boat 2013
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Sandakan retains its Dragon Boat Championship title
Sabah's 28th Annual Dragon Boat Festival from 15 - 16 June this year saw a total of 61 teams reaching the last berth of the 2-day tournament, including visiting teams from Australia, Singapore and Brunei.
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Sabah Energy Corporation
Siringan tells PETRONAS to increase gas supply to Sabah Energy Corporation
Datuk Siringan Gubat, the Resource Development and Information Technology Minister called upon PETRONAS to increase the volume of natural gas supplied to Sabah Energy Corporation (SEC) to enable it be competitive in the industry.
“I understand that the SEC has made a request on this to Petronas and my ministry fully supports it and will pursue this matter further for the benefit of the state,” Siringan said after attending a briefing by SEC at Wisma Bandaraya here yesterday.
According to Siringan, the current supply of two million standard cubic feet a day that SEC receives is only adequate to meet the requirement of small industries, and is far short of its commitment to supply natural gas to large industries such as independent power plants that requires large volume of natural gas. - Insight Sabah
Power Supply
Ongkili raises hopes for fewer power outages in Sabah
The new Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Johnity Ongkili said his Ministry will continue to improve the power supply situation in Sabah. He said this to reporters after attending a briefing on the development of Sabah's electricity supply at Wisma SESB (Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd) on May 22nd, recently.
Focus will be given to reducing power outage occurrences, that is, to reduce the System Average Interruption Index known as SAIDI, revealed the Minister.
Utilities
Centre Point provides 120 parking zones for women
Centre Point Sabah (CPS) on Thursday became the latest shopping mall to join the drive to introduce designated parking zones for women.
Infrastructure
City Hall’s New Advisory Board and agenda for the year.
Kota Kinabalu City Hall ( DBKK) will step up its efforts to turn Kota Kinabalu city into a cleaner, vibrant and beautiful place to live in.
Natural gas
Natural gas as an alternative source of energy
As the scarcity of energy becomes increasingly more pressing worldwide today, the search for an alternative and renewable energy source intensifies.
Government-linked Sabah Energy Corporation, which is at the forefront of the natural gas sector in Sabah, organised a talk on the "Alternative Energy Source - Compressed Natural Gas" today. Many engineers and stakeholders of the natural gas sector attended the talk.
Rebate on electricity bills
A RM20 rebate on electricity bills extended until December
Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister, Datuk Seri Peter Chin Fah Kui said a rebate on monthly electricity bills under RM20 has been extended by the government to all eligible domestic customers until December this year. He said that yesterday when launching a national-level Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) programme.
Electricity Rebate
Federal Government extends RM20 electricity rebate in Sabah and Labuan
The Federal Government has agreed to prolong the RM20 rebate on monthly electricity bills enjoyed by registered domestic users in Sabah and Labuan until December 2013.
According to Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Joseph Pairin Kitingan, an average of 79,310 users have benefited from this programme.
"As of November, 19.7 per cent of the registered domestic users in Sabah and Labuan, numbering some 401,850 households, are eligible for the rebate," he said in a statement made on December 15 in Kota Kinabalu.
Electricity
Cutting down outages
People in Sabah have put up with frequent power outages for years. The reason, according to Sabah Electricity Sendirian Berhad (SESB), is that it is not generating enough electricity because many of its plants are old and they break down often. On average, an electricity consumer experienced the highest power disruption of 48 hours last year. Peter Chin Kah Fui, federal minister of green technology and water, wants to cut it down by slightly more than three-quarters to less than 12 hours by December. If not, he will quit his job, he says. And Ranhill's new 190MW gas turbine plant at Sepanggar Bay, about 25km (16 miles) from Kota Kinabalu, is going to help him achieve his goal.
Utilities
Consumers gain from stainless steel pipes
If you have been wondering why rusty water trickles from your tap, the answer is in your old leaky and crusted galvanised iron pipes. The Sabah water department has been busy replacing them with expensive stainless steel ones to improve water flow and quality to consumers in Kota Kinabalu, according to the department's deputy director Lim Lam Beng. The exercise will also reduce non-revenue water (NRW) – piped water that is lost during distribution to consumers – by more than half in Sabah.
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In pictures
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State Assemblymen Swearing in Ceremony |
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Closing Ceremony of IT training for usage of IOS and Android |
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The 6th Biennial Sabah Games (SAGA) 2013 |
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Quotes of the Day
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We strive to empower all members of society, including women to ensure they reach their fullest potential and play a greater role in driving Sabah's future development
Chief Minister, Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Haji Aman, said in his address at the swearing-in ceremony for members of the Sabah Women Advisory Council (MPWS) held at his official residence in Seri Gaya yesterday.
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If we wish to become a more developed and more inclusive society, employee welfare must be prioritised. I ask all employers to commit to pay their workers a living wage.
Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, said in his keynote address at the Invest Malaysia 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, yesterday. Malaysia had introduced the Minimum Wage Policy in July last year, and employers were given until early this year to begin complying with the new regulation.
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Before we move further ahead in developing the Oil and Gas industry in Sabah, it is important that we gain better knowledge of and a full understanding on the approach taken by the nation as a whole in this sector of the economy
Deputy Chief Minister cum Minister of Industrial Development Datuk Raymond Tan said at the 17th Asia Oil and Gas Conference in Kuala Lumpur. Tan led the delegation from Sabah to the Conference.
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I hope all elected representatives will make full use of the State Assembly sitting as the best platform to not only participate actively in debates, but also more importantly, every word said represent the voice of the grassroots
Chief Minister Datuk Musa Aman speaking at the State dinner in conjunction with the opening of the State Assembly sitting in Likas.
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A clearer understanding of the objective behind initiatives such as the giving out of communal grants is important so that the people will not be confused and misled into thinking that the government of the day was not assisting them in land matters.
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Aman said during a courtesy call by the committee members of Sabah Native Land Owners Association (SANLODA) at the Sabah State Legislative building, yesterday.