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  Daily Express, Sabah, Malaysia -- News Headlines
Beluran: Bank and supermarkets are much needed facilities in Beluran, eastern Sabah, to better service the varied needs of the people as well as business players, says its Assistant District Officer (ADO) Rashid Abdul Harun.
The Beluran population is about 70,000, excluding the 25,000 estate workers, and Rashid said this huge potential customer base should be taken into account by both local and outside investors in establishing bank branches as well as opening supermarkets in the district.
Citing Pulau Langkayan, which is about two-hour journey by speedboat from Beluran as an example, Rashid said it provides a scenic view and has much to offer in scuba-diving activities.
www.dailyexpress.com.my /news.cfm?NewsID=40978   (639 words)

  
 PD Kg. Tangkarason, Beluran   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The PD is accessible by land or sea.
It can be reached via the Pitas road route or by sea from Beluran town where it takes about 4 hours to reach using speed boat.
The PD was officiated on the 21 September 1991 by Mr.
www.ssl.sabah.gov.my /aboutus/village_libraries/pd_tangkarason.asp   (122 words)

  
 Sandakan Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It also has approximately 19.4% of Sabah's total population.
The main towns are Sandakan, Kinabatangan and Beluran.
Sandakan port is the second largest after Kota Kinabalu.The port serves as a major timber export gateway.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sandakan_Division   (106 words)

  
 Malaysian National News Agency :: BERNAMA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
SANDAKAN, Nov 4 (Bernama) -- The Member of Parliament for Beluran, Datuk Ronald Kiandee, has asked the Ministry of Information to consider getting the national news agency, Bernama, to set up branch offices in Sandakan and Tawau on the east coast of Sabah.
He said the opening of these offices was justifiable and appropriate in order to provide more effective coverage as the state's west coast covered a wide area.
Ronald said there was strong justification to establish the two branch offices to improve news coverage in the areas concerned as Sandakan was located close to the Philippines while Tawau bordered Indonesia's Nunukan province.
www.bernama.com /bernama/v3/printable.php?id=163495   (265 words)

  
 subparish
It is within the township of Beluran which is the administration centre for the Labuk/Sugut District 70 km from Sandakan.
The church has a seating capacity of 400 and was built in 1992.
Beluran is a small town located near the river estuary and fresh seafood is
www.rc.net /malaysia/kotakinabalu/stmary/subparis.htm   (967 words)

  
 Beluran   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Beluran is a town and a district located in the Sandakan Division, in east Sabah, Malaysia on the island of Borneo.
Its population was estimated to be around 70,900 in 2000.
Beluran is located about 86 km from Sandakan town.
beluran.zdnet.co.za /zdnet/Beluran   (896 words)

  
 Minor earthquake hits Beluran
KOTA KINABALU: Villagers in the northeastern coastal district of Beluran, about 150km from here, were literally shaken awake from their sleep by a minor earthquake in the area late Thursday.
The Meteorological Services Department said in a statement that the 3.9 magnitude tremor occurred at 11.11pm.
Beluran MP Ronald Kiandee said the settlement closest to the epicentre was Kampung Pinunakan, about 80km from Beluran town, and villagers there felt the tremor for a few seconds.
thestar.com.my /news/story.asp?file=/2006/9/30/nation/15590109&sec=nation   (364 words)

  
 TrekEarth | Attap Weaver Photo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
By the bank of Beluran river, at the edge of the market place is a rundown dilapidated decadening building.
Using a special paddle, he rows the width, which in this part might as well be the sea.
At some places, the Beluran river is about 300m wide.
www.trekearth.com /gallery/Asia/Malaysia/East/photo324230.htm   (341 words)

  
 Hambali's mother-in-law shocked by arrest
Salmah said Hambali, alleged operations chief of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist group, apologised to her and the family for not informing them earlier about the marriage.
After the death of her husband, she next met Hambali when he and her daughter visited Beluran, a coastal town 140 kilometers (88 miles) from Sandakan in the east coast of Sabah, some five years ago.
Noralwizah had left Beluran for the southern Johor state in 1990 to take up religious studies and apparently met Hambali at the Luqmanul Hakiem religious school.
quickstart.clari.net /qs_se/webnews/wed/aq/Qattacks-hambali-malaysia.RmZ8_DaK.html   (420 words)

  
 The Origin of Kadazan/Dusuns'
After the Mat Salleh epoch, some of the ibans work for Timber Company here and married with locals and most of their descendant can be trace down somewhere in Labuk and Beluran.
Same goes with the Dusuns in Tambunan, Ranau,Telupid, Beluran, Tuaran, Papar etc. They have been called Dusun all the while, but nobody knows that actually, they have their own Identity name.
It is said that in the beginning, "Kinorohingan" the God of the Kadazan-Dusuns and his wife Suminudu had an only daughter known as "Huminodu".
www.geocities.com /Hollywood/Academy/7637/kadazanDusun.html   (3630 words)

  
 Welcome to DID Website!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
It is the largest administrative district of DID in the State.
It covers 4 districts; they are the Sandakan District (2,266 km²), the Kinabatangan and Tongod District (17,594 km²) and Beluran District (8,345 km²) with a total area of approximately 28,205 km².
The Trusan Sapi Irrigation Scheme, situated in the District of Beluran is the only irrigation scheme for wet padi cultivation in the district.
www.did.sabah.gov.my /eng/org_Sandakan.asp   (255 words)

  
 Malaysia
Pakistan also has an agency, the Overseas Employment Corporation, set up to manage and regulate its workers deployed abroad.
The palm oil industry in Beluran (Sabah) has attracted a great number of irregular migrant workers that its local population has been outnumbered by foreigners.
Beluran MP Datuk Ronald Kiandee asked locals not to harbor the irregular migrants to avoid prosecution under the country’s immigration laws.
www.smc.org.ph /amnews/amn050331/southeast/malaysia050331.htm   (1758 words)

  
 Local Section   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The second busiest airport in the country, KKIA had handled some 3.3 million passengers last year, the Parliament was told yesterday.
The Minister said there were now 15 international flights from KKIA and the government had plans to improve the airport facilities to accommodate B747 operations.
On another matter, Ronald was informed that the dialysis centre at Beluran Hospital would be built by end of the year complete with four dialysis machines.
www.newsabahtimes.com.my /June2004/10.6/local4.htm   (1412 words)

  
 its my life!: October 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Love or hate, we still live in this rural district...But before 50 km to beluran we always take a rest at Sg.
this is the road to one of rural area that named 'Beluran'.
A high school teacher who teach or work at Beluran somewhere in sabah,Malaysia.Not a girl not yet a woman.Happy go lucky, friendly,simple and single.
amirahsyuhada.blogspot.com /2005_10_01_amirahsyuhada_archive.html   (3076 words)

  
 Local Section   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
JOU from Beluran is surprised why his monthly salary is still deducted by a loan company despite having completed all payments.
JOU, who is a civil servant in Beluran, hopes that Moccis Trading would solve the problem soon.
WHEN contacted, a spokesperson from Moccis Trading said that JOU’s pay is still being deducted as his account is still active.
www.newsabahtimes.com.my /September2004/30.9/local5.htm   (269 words)

  
 PROFAIL DAERAH BELURAN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Daerah Beluran terletak di Pantai Timur (Bahagian Sandakan) Negeri Sabah.
Walau bagaimanapun, Pekan Beluran dihubungkan melalui jalanraya berturap (aspal) dengan kesemua bandar-bandar dan pekan-pekan (Daerah-Daerah) lain di Sabah.
Bekalan air oleh Jabatan Air merangkumi kawasan Pekan Beluran dan Telupid.
www.sabah.gov.my /pd.blrn/profail_daerah_beluran.htm   (138 words)

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