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Barnama
17-05-2025
- Business
- Barnama
Sabah PMR 2025 A Boon For Tawau, Bringing Economic Blessings To Locals
TAWAU, May 17 (Bernama) -- The three-day Sabah MADANI Rakyat Programme (PMR) 2025, held at the Tawau Municipal Council Square and concluded on May 11, proved to be a significant boost for the local community. The organisation of Sabah PMR 2025 not only benefited visitors attending the programme but also provided a positive economic boost to local industry players, including those in the accommodation, transportation, food and beverage sectors, as well as dried seafood vendors. Homestay operator Siti Fatima Hari, 55, said that three houses owned by her family, one in Taman Muhibbah Jaya and two in Taman Semarak Indah, were fully booked for a week at a rate of RM300 per night. 'Bookings were made a month in advance, and my guests came from Kota Kinabalu, Putrajaya, and Kuala Lumpur. They arrived two days before the PMR event to make early preparations for the programme. 'Although my homestays were fully booked, I continued to receive numerous inquiries. I politely declined and referred them to friends who also run homestays. I received more than 10 calls asking about availability during that period,' she told Bernama. Another homestay entrepreneur, Rosa Belle Edward, 48, from Taman Ria Heights, said her two-storey accommodation with four rooms, which she has been operating for the past two years, was rented out at RM300 per night for a week to government employees from Kuala Lumpur who were involved in the PMR. 'From what they told me, most hotels in Tawau were fully booked for the PMR event, even though they had made their reservation with me a month before the programme date,' she said. 'I am grateful that this government-led programme for the people has opened up income opportunities for me and the local community. Many have also rented vehicles for their convenience in travelling around the town,' she said. For Rosnani Mukbar, 53, a food stall trader near the Tawau Municipal Council Square, food sales also increased during the PMR event. One of her featured items was nasi kuning daun pisang (yellow rice wrapped in banana leaves), sold at RM6 per packet.
Borneo Post
11-05-2025
- Health
- Borneo Post
MCMC unveils drone medicine delivery pilot project
Anwar checking on the drone at the NADI booth. TAWAU (May 11): The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has unveiled a pilot project to deliver medicines using drones at the Sabah MADANI Rakyat Programme (PMR) 2025, held at the Tawau Municipal Council Square. The drone was one of the main attractions at the National Information Dissemination Centre (NADI) booth, as a high-impact initiative for the community, especially in remote areas. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who officiated the closing of Sabah PMR 2025 on Sunday, also visited the NADI booth and observed the drone in action. In a statement to Sunday, MCMC's Corporate Communications division stated that the initiative to deliver medicines to NADI centres using drones will be carried out with the Ministry of Health as the main partner and MRANTI and local drone technology providers as strategic partners. 'This initiative is a pilot project to demonstrate the effectiveness of delivering medicines to rural and remote areas from health clinics to selected NADI centres.' 'It also aims to speed up access to medication for communities in hard-to-reach areas, including islands, remote villages, and locations without proper road infrastructure,' the statement said. The first phase of the drone medicine delivery project, involving two NADI centres, is expected to be implemented in the fourth quarter of 2025. 'This project supports the government's initiative to expand access to future healthcare services that are more equitable and high-quality for rural communities through technology, in line with advancements and the availability of 5G and artificial intelligence (AI),' it added. According to MCMC, the project will be expanded to 150 NADI centres in 2026 and eventually to 392 centres by 2027. At the Sabah PMR programme, the NADI booth featured various smart services covering five key areas: entrepreneurship, healthcare, lifelong learning, IT awareness, and government services.
Daily Express
11-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Express
Sabah PMR 2025 achieves objectives, draws over 150,000 visitors: Ewon
Published on: Sunday, May 11, 2025 Published on: Sun, May 11, 2025 By: Bernama Text Size: Ewon with one of the vendors at the event. - Pic by DEB Media TAWAU: The three-day Sabah Madani Rakyat Programme (PMR) 2025, which began on Friday at the Tawau Municipal Council Square here, has successfully achieved its objective of bringing government programmes and services closer to the people. Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Ewon Benedick said the programme also marked a successful effort in making entrepreneurship a movement to eradicate poverty. 'The programme receives an overwhelming response from the people of Sabah, especially from the east coast. The various activities and services offered successfully attracted 150,000 visitors as of 11 am today. 'Over two days, sales amounting to nearly RM1 million were recorded through the Jualan Murah Madani Sale, the One District One Industry (SDSI) sales and food truck sales. Additionally, RM3.4 million was channelled into entrepreneur financing and RM365,000 was recorded under the Business Matching initiative,' he said in a statement today. According to Ewon, the event featured 36 booths from ministries, government agencies and private sector participants offering 242 touchpoint services, as well as 158 Madani sales entrepreneurs, security asset exhibitions, a career carnival, seven satellite programmes and 63 engagement sessions. He said the success of Sabah PMR 2025 was the result of strategic cooperation between the Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Ministry (Kuskop) as the lead ministry, the Sabah government and the Performance Acceleration and Coordination Unit (PACU) of the Prime Minister's Department. He added that during the programme, five entrepreneurs from the B40 group were also presented with the Sabah Entrepreneur Excellence Award by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. 'These are 'zero to hero' entrepreneurs who received guidance from government agencies and have successfully created job opportunities for the local community,' he said. He added that Kuskop extends its appreciation to all quarters across all ministries and agencies, private companies, entrepreneurs, and especially the people of Sabah for their strong support and participation in the programme. * Follow us on Instagram and join our Telegram and/or WhatsApp channel(s) for the latest news you don't want to miss. * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
The Star
11-05-2025
- Business
- The Star
Anwar arrives in Sabah for working visit
KOTA KINABALU: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived here this morning for a one-day working visit to Sabah. The special aircraft carrying the prime minister landed at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport at 10.35am, where he was received by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor and members of the state Cabinet. Anwar is later scheduled to pay a courtesy call on Sabah Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Musa Aman at Istana Seri Kinabalu. He will then depart for Tawau to officiate at the closing ceremony of the state-level Madani Rakyat Programme (PMR) 2025 at the Tawau Municipal Council Square at 2pm. While in Tawau, the Prime Minister is also scheduled to hand over the completed Tamu Desa Sabah project, present the Sabah Entrepreneur Excellence Awards and launch the Solar Madani Programme at the three-day PMR 2025 event that began on Friday (May 9). Anwar and Hajiji are also expected to conduct a walkabout to observe the services provided by federal agencies and departments participating in the programme. - Bernama
The Sun
09-05-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Ewon: Sulu claim win a MADANI legacy for Sabah, Malaysia
TAWAU: Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Datuk Ewon Benedick said Malaysia's victory in the international court over the Sulu group's claim case against Sabah stands as a legacy of the MADANI Government's success under the leadership of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said that as a Federal Minister, he was truly proud to be part of the cabinet that had secured the victory in Malaysia's favour. 'On behalf of the Sabah leadership and the people of Sabah, we extend our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to the Federal Government, under the leadership of the Prime Minister, for establishing a special task force led by the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform), Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, to address the Sulu claim brought by certain parties in several foreign courts. 'We have achieved victory, and this proves that the Sulu claim is unfounded. This is a significant success achieved by the MADANI Government...I am sure the people of Sabah will appreciate it,' he said. He told reporters this after attending the Pocket Talk Session of the Legal Affairs Division, Prime Minister's Department, entitled Malaysia's Victory in the Sulu Claim, which was presented by the Director of the International Relations Section of the BHEUU, JPM, Irianie Abdul Wahab, in conjunction with the Sabah MADANI Rakyat Programme (PMR) 2025 here today. Eight Filipino nationals claiming to be heirs of the now-defunct Sulu Sultanate had filed arbitration proceedings in Spain to demand billions of US dollars from Malaysia over issues involving Sabah. In March 2019, a court in Madrid appointed Dr Gonzalo Stampa as the arbitrator for the case. On Feb 28, 2022, Stampa ruled in favour of the group and issued a Final Award of USD14.9 billion through an unlawful arbitration process, despite his appointment having already been annulled by a Spanish court. Malaysia has since secured a series of legal victories in the case, including in November last year, when the French Supreme Court fully rejected the group's legal challenge. That historic win for Malaysia meant the original basis for the Final Award -- which required Malaysia to pay USD14.9 billion in compensation -- was not recognised under French law.
