KOTA KINABALU, Feb 18 (Bernama) -- Three Kadazandusun Murut (KDM) leaders offered each other the hand of unity last night in a long awaited encounter, symbolising their resolve to help Barisan Nasional (BN) win the 13th general election.

KOTA KINABALU, Feb 11 (Bernama) -- The fact that Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) and Keadilan Rakyat Party (PKR) are not able to achieve a consensus to be opposition in Sabah shows they cannot be trusted to administer the state, said Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan.

KOTA KINABALU, Jan 10 (Bernama) -- Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) represented by its vice-president Datuk Radin Malleh today handed over evidence to the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on Illegal Immigrants in Sabah at its investigation team's office at Wisma Dang Bandang here.

PENAMPANG (Sabah), Nov 21 (Bernama) -- The Barisan Nasional (BN) government led by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is now at its strongest to face the 13th general election, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

KOTA KINABALU, Nov 21 (Bernama) -- A proposal to establish a mechanism or committee to find the best solution pertaining to Sabah's natural resources such as oil and gas will be submitted to the federal government for consideration, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today.

PENAMPANG (Sabah), Nov 20 (Bernama) -- Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan, founder and president of Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) which holds its annual congress over three days from today, wields considerable influence in Sabah politics.

PENAMPANG (Sabah), Nov 17 (Bernama) -- Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin says the loyalty and sincerity of Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) as a component of the Barisan Nasional (BN) is most appreciated, particularly in developing the nation.

KOTA KINABALU, Nov 14 (Bernama) -- Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) will be holding its three-day congress here from Nov 20.

TAMBUNAN, Oct 20 (Bernama) -- Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) president Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan has stressed the party leadership would stay united under Barisan Nasional (BN) to develop Sabah.

KOTA KINABALU, October 5, 2012 (The Borneo Post) -- PBS has urged Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohamad Nazri Abdul Aziz to clarify his statement in Parliament denying the security threat posed by the huge presence of illegal immigrants in Sabah.

KOTA KINABALU, September 29, 2012 (The Borneo Post) -- Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) would not subscribe to the mode of interpretation used by Land and Survey director Datuk Osman Jamal, seemingly to nullify the established legal provisions for the rights of the indigenous community to their native customary rights (NCR) land after 1930.

KOTA KINABALU, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) president, Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan said that Barisan Nasional's (BN) concern for Sabah under Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's leadership was increasingly accepted by the people with the resolution of various issues.

KOTA KINABALU, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- The 13th general election will be the last that Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan, who is also the president of Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS), will be contesting as a candidate.

KOTA KINABALU, September 10, 2012 (The Borneo Post) -- Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan has assured Sabahans that the Royal Commission of Inquiry on the presence of illegal immigrants and population boom in Sabah will be set up soon.

RANAU, Sept 10 (Bernama) -- The people of Sabah have been urged to give solid support to the prime minister who pioneered numerous approaches including the transformation programmes which greatly benefit the people.

KOTA KINABALU, Sept 10 (Bernama) -- Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili has appealed for Singapore to withdraw or review its decision to ban male natives from Sabah and Sarawak below 35 from working in the island republic.

TAMPARULI (Sabah), Aug 26 (Bernama) -- Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan opined that there is merit in bringing about a review of the anti-hopping law to stop politicians from changing parties after being elected to parliament or state assemblies.

TENOM, August 21 (The Borneo Post) -- Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) has requested that the Tenom parliamentary seat be given back to the party. The request was made by Tenom division chairman Datuk Radin Malleh at its 27th annual general meeting on August 18.

KOTA KINABALU, Aug 18 (Bernama) -- Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS), formed 27 years ago, remains consistent in championing the rights and welfare of the people in Sabah said its President Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan.

KOTA KINABALU, Aug 14 (The Borneo Post) -- It is now clear that it was neither Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan nor Datuk Seri Panglima Yong Teck Lee who had first championed the formation of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on the illegal immigrant presence in in Sabah.

KOTA KINABALU, Aug 14 (The Borneo Post) -- Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) will be mobilizing party machinery to explain to the people the objectives of the formation of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on illegal immigrants.

KOTA MARUDU, Aug 13 (The Borneo Post) -- Grand promises are easy for PKR leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to make because the opposition need not have to fulfil them to the people, said Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Dr Maximus Ongkili.

KOTA KINABALU, Aug 12 (The Borneo Post) -- Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Dr Maximus Ongkili has described Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak as a true blue national statesman and the only Prime Minister who is prepared to take the bull by the horns and resolve the decades-old illegal immigrant problem in Sabah.

KOTA KINABALU, Aug 10 (The Borneo Post) -- Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) Youth chief Datuk Jahid Jahim said the movement regretted Mahathir’s statement as the granting of Malaysian citizenship though the method mentioned by the former Prime Minister is against the Constitution and sovereign law of the country.

INANAM, Aug 5 (The Borneo Post) -- Inanam assemblyman, Datuk Johnny Goh said the country’s development process continues from the past, present to future under the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

TAMBUNAN, Aug 7 (The Borneo Post) -- Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan expressed his confidence in Prime Minister Datuk Najib Tun Razak’s leadership through government transformation programmes, which emphasised the people’s needs especially those living in remote areas, as it showed an understanding for the people of Sabah.

KOTA KINABALU, Jul 30 (The Borneo Post) -- Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) secretary general Datuk Henrynus Amin has asked the police to act on reports on the alleged issuance of Malaysian identity cards (ICs) to foreigners without fear.

KOTA KINABALU, July 23 (Bernama) -- Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) secretary-general Datuk Henrynus Amin on Monday derided Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan for what he described as misplaced criticism of Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan's unwavering support for the Barisan Nasional (BN), which he said reflects PBS confidence in the leadership and policies of the prime minister and the Sabah chief minister.

KOTA MARUDU, May 21 (Bernama) -- If Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili is chosen by the Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) and Barisan Nasional (BN) leadership to defend his Kota Marudu parliamentary seat and wins it in the next general election, it would be his last term, he said.

KOTA MARUDU, May 20 (Bernama) -- The people must remain united in order to effectively voice their needs to the government, Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan said.

TELUPID, May 19 (Bernama) -- The Kaamatan (Harvest) festival celebration has played an important role in strengthening unity among the people, not only between the three main ethnic groups in Sabah - the Kadazan, Dusun and Murut, , but also permeated among the people regardless of race and religion, said Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan.

KOTA KINABALU, March 20 (Bernama) -- Malaysia, which is blessed with abundance of clean water, should not take for granted that freshwater will always be available as the global warming is evidently taking its effect, Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan said.

KOTA KINABALU, March 20 (Bernama) -- Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) president Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan wants the seat allocation issue among state Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties to be discussed in a round table and not openly to ensure that the matter is solved in the spirit of BN.

PENAMPANG, March 11 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is expected to launch the groundbreaking for the permanent campus of a Community College or Universiti Kadazandusun in Kaingaran, Tambunan in June, said the Deputy Chief Minister of Sabah, Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan.

KOTA KINABALU, Feb 7 (Bernama) -- Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) vice-president Datuk Radin Malleh expressed confidence that the federal government would form a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on illegal immigrants in Sabah soon.

PETALING JAYA, Feb 6 (Bernama) -- Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) launched the 'United Klang Valley Club' as an approach and strategy to attract more voters from among Sabahans in the Klang Valley to join the party.

KOTA KINABALU, Feb 2 (Bernama) -- The people in Sabah were urged to support the leadership and policies introduced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

KOTA KINABALU, Feb 1 (Bernama) -- Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) has expressed full support and plans to take up the proposed setting up of the native land tribunal to the Barisan Nasional (BN) Committee on land issues chaired by Sabah Chief Minister.

PENAMPANG, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- The president of Parti Bersatu Sabah Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan proposes that the government cancels all identity cards obtained by foreign immigrants through dubious means.

KOTA KINABALU, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Unity for the sake of the party and the struggle for the people of Sabah, continues to be the cornerstone of Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS).

SANDAKAN, Oct 31, 2011 (The Star) -- Barisan Nasional component parties must put aside their internal and intra-party quarrels and focus on strengthening the coalition for the general election.

PENAMPANG, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) president Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan today called for a final settlement of the illegal immigrant problem in Sabah, literally describing it as a "wound" in the 1Malaysia "body" that has to be "surgically" treated.

PENAMPANG, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- The Education Ministry has agreed to delegate power to each Education director of Sabah and Sarawak to manage the giving of education development project contracts in the two states.

KOTA KINABALU, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) President Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan has called on the federal government to establish a Royal Commission of Inquiry on illegal immigrants in Sabah next year as a sign of its commitment towards resolving the issue.

KOTA KINABALU, Oct 29, 2011 (The Star) -- Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will be in Sabah tomorrow to open the meetings of two state Barisan Nasional parties.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili has been appointed to chair the Parliamentary Select Committee on Electoral Reform, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced Thursday.

KOTA KINABALU, Sept 20 (Bernama) -- A new dawn in politics is looming in the country, Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) secretary-general Datuk Henrynus Amin said Tuesday.

TUARAN, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) president Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan denied PBS Sook divisional chairman Datuk Bernard Maraat had insinuated that he would stand as an independent in the next general election if he was not selected as a BN candidate.

KOTA KINABALU, Aug 18 (Bernama) - The establishment of a Parliamentary Select Committee may hopefully address issues pertaining to validity of the electoral list.

KOTA KINABALU, Aug 9 (Bernama) -- The development programme involving indigenous communities is carefully thought out and not emotionally driven by certain quarters, said Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan.

KOTA BELUD, July 25 (Bernama) -- Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) president Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan has called on Sabahans to be united for a better future.

PENAMPANG, July 8 (Bernama) -- Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) has activated its election machinery in the party's 13 state and four parliamentary constituencies in the run-up to ...

KOTA KINABALU, July 5 (Bernama) -- Sabah Infrastructure Development Minister Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan today reminded departments under his ministry to fully use funds allocated to them under the 10th Malaysia Plan.

KOTA KINABALU, June 29 (Bernama) -- Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) president Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan has hinted the possibility of an early general election although Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak did not specifically allude to it in his message during a meeting with Sabah Barisan Nasional(BN) leaders here today.

PBS endorses call to EC to restore Langkon constituency

MATUNGGONG, June 23, 2011 (The Borneo Post) -- Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) fully endorsed the call by PBS Matunggong for the Election Commission (EC) to restore Langkon constituency to the people within the old boundaries.

KOTA KINABALU, June 23 (The Borneo Post) -- Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) Kadamaian division chief Datuk Herbert T Lagadan is not worried that he is being challenged for the top post.

KOTA KINABALU, May 27 (Bernama) -- Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) Youth said Friday it fully supports the call for the Malaysian government to strip Datu Mohamad Akjan Datu Ali Muhamad of his citizenship for proclaiming himself to be the "Sultan of Sulu" but expressed serious doubt whether he is a genuine Malaysian citizen.

KUALA PENYU, May 23 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Penyu district has been selected to be the host for the state-level Pesta Kaamatan (harvest festival) in Sabah next year.