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2 days ago
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- New Straits Times
Federal govt allocates RM8.79b to roll out 86 projects under 12MP in Sabah
KOTA KINABALU: The federal government, through the Energy Transition and Water Transformation Ministry, has allocated RM8.79 billion until June 2025 to implement 86 development projects in Sabah. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof, who is also the energy transition and water transformation minister, said the total allocation will be disbursed under the Fifth Rolling Plan (RP5) of the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP). "Sabah has received a fairly large allocation from the federal government, it is our commitment to resolve two key issues in Sabah, namely, water and energy. "Because without energy and water, there can be no economic growth in Sabah," he said when speaking at the ministry Engagement Session with Sabah Media in 2025 here tonight. He said the Madani government is always striving to ensure that Sabah continues to prosper together as a big Malaysian family. Therefore, Sabah's progress is not only the responsibility of this state, but of the entire nation. "With strong federal-state relations, we can build a more prosperous, just as well as sustainable state and country, with the support of a free and trustworthy media and a united people," he said. Meanwhile, Fadillah also said the engagement session was intended as a platform for the media to better understand the role of ministry and agencies under its auspices. "We organised this session to foster closer ties and strengthen the relationship between the media and ministry's top management," he added. – Bernama
Hype Malaysia
23-06-2025
- Hype Malaysia
Ex-MasterChef M'sia Finalist & Ex-Husband Convicted Of Torture & Murder Of Domestic Helper
Having a domestic helper in the household is both an added help and an extra responsibility, as they take care of the household, while employers share the same responsibility to provide them with an adequate living environment. Under no circumstances do domestic helpers fall beneath any requirement to have their basic needs met while in service, especially when most cases require them to be living-in with the family. Former MasterChef Malaysia finalist Etiqah Siti Noorashikeen Mohd Sulong and her now ex-husband, Mohammad Ambree Yunos, have been sentenced to 34 years in prison, after having been found guilty by the Kota Kinabalu High Court for the torture and murder of their domestic helper in 2021. Yunos was sentenced to an extra 12 strokes of the cane, while Sulang was exempted due to her gender under Section 289 of the Criminal Procedure Code. According to reports by Sabah Media, Judge Datuk Dr Lim Hock Leng states that the prosecution had proven the case beyond a reasonable doubt as the 28-year-old victim, Nur Afiyah Daeng Damin, was proven to have died due to injuries sustained from the continuous torture by the couple. The pair had also acted with common intent, as photos and videos from the accused's mobile phones depict clear evidence to record and preserve the victim's suffering. Deputy Prosecutor Raya Dacia Jane Romanus said, 'This was not a murder resulting from anger or provocation. This was a cruel and deliberate, prolonged beating. The injuries suffered by the deceased did not occur all at once, but in a series of continuous torture, which clearly shows the defendant's intention to cause death'. He added that an employer should uphold the responsibility to provide shelter, food and protection. In this case, the victim was denied any basic human rights and was tortured every day, which led to her death. Despite having sought the mandatory death penalty, the judge decided on the minimum sentence allowed under Section 302 of the Penal Code. Sources: Sabah Media, The Star Alyssa Gabrielle contributed to this article. What's your Reaction? +1 0 +1 0 +1 0 +1 0 +1 0 +1 0
Free Malaysia Today
29-04-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Father gets DNAA on assault charge after daughter drops case
Jackson Koh, 56, was initially charged with injuring his 22-year-old daughter by hurling a computer hard disk at her in August 2023. (Pexels pic) PETALING JAYA : A 56-year-old man in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, has been granted a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) on a charge of voluntarily causing hurt to his daughter, 22, after she appealed for the case to be dropped. Magistrate Wan Farrah Farriza Wan Ghazali granted the DNAA to Jackson Koh after she was informed by the prosecution that they were ordered to request that the accused be discharged. Koh was charged with hurling a computer hard disk at his daughter, injuring her at a house in Kampung Tunoh, Penampang, around 2pm on Aug 5, 2023, Sabah Media reported. The charge was framed under Section 323 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt, which provides for up to a year in prison, a maximum RM2,000 fine, or both, upon conviction. The charge was read with Section 326A, which covers the punishment for causing hurt to one's child and allows for the jail term under Section 323 to be doubled. Earlier, the victim testified in court that she had wanted to withdraw the police report she had lodged against her father, but a trial date had already been fixed for today. Representing the accused, lawyer Sylvester Kuan said Koh's daughter then wrote to the Attorney-General's Chambers to state that she did not want the case to proceed. Deputy public prosecutor Arfa Anchal Khan Munir Khan prosecuted.
