Sabah This Week #2 — 9–15 Jul 2026
🌿 Sabah This Week
brought to you by SabahGuide.com Issue #2 · 9–15 Jul 2026
Selamat datang to Sabah This Week — your free Thursday round-up of what’s actually happening around the state. Glad you’re reading.
Diesel dominates this week: pump purchase limits were scrapped on 1 July, and there’s an extra 100-litre Budi quota doing the rounds — our Budi Checker sorts out what you’d actually pay. Also inside: a Likas hospital makes medical history, five local founders win big, and PropEX takes over SICC. — Daniel
This Week & Weekend
Shareda PropEX 2026 80+ booths and around RM4 billion of Sabah property under one roof — with a buyers’ car-prize draw. · Fri 10–Sun 12 Jul · SICC, Kota Kinabalu
JM Education Fair II 2026 Meet institution reps for Australia, NZ, UK, US, Canada, Singapore and local study pathways — free entry. · Sat 11 Jul, 12–5pm · Hilton Kota Kinabalu
Karnival Belia Sabah 2026 — Tawau Two days of youth carnival — stalls, performances and activities. · Fri 10–Sat 11 Jul · Kompleks Sukan Tawau
Gaya Street Sunday Market KK’s weekly heritage street market — handicrafts, produce, antiques and street food from 6am. · Sun 12 Jul · Gaya Street, Kota Kinabalu
The Sabah Society 66th Anniversary Dinner The heritage society marks 66 years — members and guests, evening dinner. · Fri 10 Jul · Damai Plaza, Kota Kinabalu
Save the date
- KAR Ultra 2026 Fri 24–Sun 26 Jul · Kadamaian, Kota Belud (race-pack collection 18–19 Jul at SICC)
- Jesselton 10KM Series 2026 (Series 1) Sun 19 Jul · Aeropod, Tanjung Aru, Kota Kinabalu
- Tuaran Youth Junior Athletic Championship Sat 25 Jul · Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
- Malaysia–China Friendship Run Sun 26 Jul · Padang Merdeka, Kota Kinabalu · RM300k Skechers-backed community run
- OHANA RUN 2026 Sun 2 Aug · Rainforest Park @ Taman Ujana Rimba Tropika
- Run For Future Sun 2 Aug · Majlis Perbandaran Penampang
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The Sabah Roundup
Diesel purchase limits lifted in Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan from 1 July.
The per-transaction caps brought in to curb hoarding were scrapped on 1 July — so no more limits at the pump (New Straits Times).
Nearly 200,000 vehicle owners get an extra 100 litres of Budi Diesel quota.
Own a pick-up or 4WD? Around 22,000 East Malaysians are among the 200,000 nationwide approved for the top-up this month (The Star) — and our Budi Diesel Checker shows what you’d actually pay.
Malaysia’s Georgene wins her Oceanman Kota Kinabalu debut.
Georgene Ee took the women’s overall title in front of a home crowd, and organisers have already booked the race back to Sabah for 2027 (Daily Express).
A Likas hospital pulls off a rare conjoined-twin separation.
Hospital Wanita dan Kanak-Kanak Sabah separated conjoined twin girls at just 28 days old — a proud first for the state’s paediatric care (Daily Express).
Putrajaya is open to reviewing the diesel quota for rural Sabah.
Rely on diesel out of town? The Finance Ministry says the standard 200-litre quota may be revisited for Sabah’s realities (Free Malaysia Today).
A Sabah-based digital project lands among the top 6 in California.
Local tech going global — a Sabah-built project placed among the top six at a competition in California (Daily Express).
Five Sabah entrepreneurs win big at Shell LiveWire Malaysia 2026.
Five local founders each landed RM10,000 seed grants plus mentorship from a field of 60+ Sabah entrants (Borneo Post).
Borenos fried chicken is going national — founder Janice Yeo tells how.
Sabah’s homegrown Borenos has expanded to the Peninsula; founder Janice Yeo on scaling a local brand beyond the state (Daily Express).
Titijaya Land bets on Likas with new launches.
A Peninsular developer is lining up commercial space plus student accommodation near UMS — a vote of confidence in KK’s growth (The Edge Malaysia).
Jubilo Academy will manage Sabah’s Under-16 football side.
SAFA has appointed Jubilo to carry the state’s Under-16s to the national youth league this November — one to watch (Daily Express).
Did You Know?
Sabah is nicknamed the “Land Below the Wind” because it sits just south of the Pacific typhoon belt — while the Philippines up north gets hit by typhoons, Sabah is spared them almost entirely.
Article Highlights from SabahGuide
Fresh reads from our main site, sabahguide.com
Things to do in Sabah. A running list of experiences worth your weekend.
Spotlight: Signal Hill Lookout
The lookout above KK’s Old Town gives you the whole city, the harbour and the islands in one sweep — best near sunset. The heritage Atkinson Clock Tower sits on the way up, and the trail and viewpoint are open daily. (The observation tower at the top is closed for now, so it’s the lookout and the walk you’re here for.)
The Sabah Toolkit
Free, practical tools for everyday Sabah life. Two are live now:
- Sabah Holiday & Long-Weekend Planner — every Sabah public holiday for the year (Kaamatan, Governor’s Birthday, Good Friday — the ones the Peninsula doesn’t get) plus the smartest long-weekend combos.
- Budi Diesel Checker — find out in seconds whether you qualify for subsidised diesel, and what you’ll actually pay.
Next on the workbench: a KK Take-Home Pay Calculator (EPF, SOCSO and PCB sorted, so you know what really lands in your account). Would you use it — or what tool do you wish existed? Hit reply and tell me — your vote shapes what ships next.
Quotables
“Bumi mana yang tidak ditimpa hujan.” There is no land that is never touched by rain — everyone faces trouble sometime. — Malay proverb
Over to you
Has the diesel change made any difference at your pump yet? Hit reply and tell me — I read every one, and the best answers get a shout-out next week.
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