KOTA KINABALU: Statistics and findings in the latest census conducted nationwide can help the state government measure and improve its policies and development plans, says Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.
A woman in her 20s sustained injuries when her Myvi collided with an ambulance transporting a female patient to Likas hospital on Tuesday.
In the 8.50pm accident, the Myvi driver was coming out from the traffic light junction near Wisma Wanita while the ambulance from Queen Elizabeth Hospital 1 was passing through.
It was understood that the traffic lights on the Myvi side was green when the driver came out from the junction.
The impact caused the Myvi to hit the road divider. The female patient and the Myvi driver were subsequently rushed to the hospital by another ambulance.
Members of the public hoped that ambulance drivers will exercise caution when passing traffic light junctions to prevent mishaps
MARCH 8 is International Women’s Day.
It is a good occasion to see how far women in Sabah have progressed in 2020. We fully agree with Chief Editor of Daily Express, James Sarda, that women development goes beyond having a Wisma Wanita. (“Sabah Can Lead In 30pc Women Quota” on Jan 24, 2022)
Yes, Sabah’s Wisma Wanita was the envy of many other Malaysian states when it was officially opened by the wife of then Prime Minister, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, in July 2010.
Notably, Sabah is the first state in the country to have a Wisma Wanita of such magnitude, thanks to then Chief Minister Tan Sri Musa Aman.
Musa had envisioned Wisma Wanita to be a tourist attraction by getting indigenous women handicraft makers to be based at the building.
Economic activities involving the public were held on the grounds of the building but response from patrons wasn’t encouraging, probably due to lack of promotional efforts or little media publicity.
Some 97 per cent of civil servants in Sabah have been vaccinated to date, said State Public Service Department Director-General Datuk Datu Rosmadi Sulai