LABUAN, May 5, 2014: Labuan Corporation (LC) is lobbying for more direct flights to the island as part of efforts to spur its economy. Chief executive officer Datuk Nadzri Othman said informal discussions with airlines companies, including Malindo Air had been held, in the hope of a positive outcome. “There is a pressing need for additional flights to cater to growing demand from inbound and outbound travel ...

LABUAN, Mar 16, 2014: The National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC) dialogue roadshow here attracted full capacity at the Anjung Budaya mini theatre. It was well attended by political parties, academics, religious groups, students, youths and NGOs. Although Labuan was at a healthy state as far as racial harmony was concerned, NUCC Deputy Chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said its platform here was to give Labu ...

LABUAN, Feb 25, 2014: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan said yesterday that the bridge to link Labuan and Sabah might be a grand idea, but the plan must be reviewed carefully from all aspects. “The cost to build the bridge as reported in the newspapers is not less than RM60 billion and this makes it impossible for any one person to be the main decision maker on our side. We must think in ...

LABUAN, Feb 15, 2014: The Federal Territories Ministry is optimistic of providing 10,000 units of affordable homes in Labuan in the next five years provided it has sufficient funding and land. Its minister, Datuk Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said the project is part of the government's plan to help the middle and low income groups to own houses. A total of 1,560 units priced at RM156,000 each are to be built ...

LABUAN, Feb 4: Hundreds of visitors to Labuan were left stranded here on the second and third day of Chinese New Year and were forced to extend their stay following insufficient ferry services. Disgruntled holidaymakers and celebrants told FMT that they were forced to stay back in Labuan after even private speedboats refused to ferry passengers across to Menumbuk in Kuala Penyu on mainland Sabah because the ...

LABUAN, Jan 2: It was a year of thunder but without rain - a term Chinese old folks use to describe when there is plenty of big talk without result. The "big bang" came at the end of the year when former Sabah Chief Minister, Tan Sri Harris Salleh, who had remained detached from the island since its federalisation under his care in 1984, suddenly sprang a surprise - to undertake and finance a colossal RM60 ...

LABUAN, Jan 6: An 18-storey shopping mall and hotel will be built around the compound of Billion Waterfront Hotel here. Chief executive officer of the hotel, Shamsul Sahari, said the billion ringgit project would occupy six acres of land. “There will be a convention hall in the new building as the demand for convention hall usage here in Labuan is high. The current convention hall in the Labuan Financial Pa ...

LABUAN, Dec 2: Labuan has set a target of one million tourists or visitor arrivals to this duty-free island by the end of next year in conjunction with the Visit Malaysia Year 2014. Director of Labuan Arts and Tourism Ministry Office, Faruzrahidzah Kassim, said yesterday that they have planned several events to be held next year to attract the visitors here. “We support Labuan member of parliament Rozman Is ...

Dec 2: The electricity tariff review will help improve electricity supply in Sabah and Labuan, Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water, Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili said today. He said the new tariff structure was also necessary to close the increasing gap between generation costs and current tariff rates, so that the Sabah Electricity Board Sdn Bhd (SESB) would be able to better serve the people. H ...

KOTA KINABALU, Dec 3: Effective Jan 1, 2014, electricity tariff in Sabah and Labuan FT will be increased by five sen/kWh from 29.52 sen/kWh to 34.52sen/kWh. “This is a 16.9 per cent increase from the current rate,” Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili said yesterday. Maximus said after taking into consideration the need to rationalise energy subsidies and to improve the weakn ...