Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS) founder Joseph Kurup has died today at the age of 79. The former Sabah deputy chief minister retired from politics in January last year having served as PBRS president since the party’s inception. His son, Arthur Joseph Kurup, succeeded him as party president. Arthur confirmed […]
Politics
Sabah Confronts Poverty: A Rate Sixfold Higher Than National Figures
Minister of Economy, Rafizi Ramli, highlighted that the rate of hardcore poverty in Sabah stands at 1.2 percent in stark contrast to the national rate of 0.2 percent. The Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2022 report showed that the rate of hardcore poverty in eight Sabah districts was higher than […]