Sabah/Sarawak/Labuan

Five dead after helicopter crashes in northern Sarawak

Four Malaysian health ministry personnel and one pilot were on board the BO-105 helicopter.

Malaysia lifts emergency declaration in Sarawak district as haze eases, but health risks remain

Sarawak has been heavily affected by fires in Indonesia’s Kalimantan.

Field Notes from Kuching

In Sarawak, trust can matter as much as the halal logo

Guests of Rumah Intunie Ak Jiram in Nyato Atas, Lubok Antu, Sarawak, enjoying their lunch prepared by the host on Aug 18.

Malaysia’s Sarawak declares emergency in Serian district due to haze

Hazy conditions in Kuching, the capital city of Sarawak, on Sept 1.

Sarawak launches 3-day cloud seeding to fill dams, tackle haze

Malaysia’s air force personnel assist in loading cloud-seeding tanks into an aircraft for cloud seeding operations.

Haze triggers mask-buying frenzy in Sarawak’s capital Kuching

Most major pharmacies and stores in Kuching are now reporting that they have run out of face masks.

Critically low water reserves in haze-hit Sarawak due to prolonged dry spell

At the water treatment plant in Simunjan the reservoir’s level has dropped to less than a metre after four months with hardly any rain.

Malaysia’s Sarawak eyes cloud seeding as haze worsens

Sarawak, which shares a border with Indonesia’s Kalimantan province on Borneo island, has been the most affected by the haze.

Sarawak’s new airline AirBorneo to fly to Singapore from July 22

Direct flights between Sarawak and Singapore will be priced below RM400 (S$126).

Seed by seed: Women of Tampenau nursing Sabah’s rainforests back to recovery

A Kampung Tampenau villager picking up wildings found in the forest reserve during an outing with the Sabah Forestry Department, in the Kawag area within Ulu Segama-Malua Forest Reserve in Sabah.

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