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Hajiji Sworn In As Sabah CM

Nov 30, 2025

Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor has been sworn in for a second term as Sabah chief minister.

This, after his Gabungan Rakyat Sabah formed a coalition government together with Upko, Pakatan Harapan and five independents, in the wake of yesterday’s state election.

None of the parties managed to win a simple majority, with GRS taking 29 seats, Upko claiming two and PH winning just one seat.

Among the other major parties, Warisan won 25 seats…BN claimed six…Sabah STAR took two seats… while Perikatan Nasional won one.

DAP, meanwhile, suffered a wipeout, losing all eight of the seats it contested.

According to the Election Commission, voter turnout was at slightly over 64 percent…falling short of its 70 percent target.

In total, more than 1.14 million regular, early and postal voters cast their ballots.

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Malaysians travelling overseas have been urged to take greater precautions amid increasingly unpredictable weather patterns.

The Foreign Ministry says this includes registering your whereabouts with the nearest diplomatic mission, or by using the My World Alert application.

This comes following the severe flooding in Southern Thailand, that left thousands of Malaysians stranded in recent days.

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Meanwhile, Wisma Putra has confirmed that a 30-year-old Malaysian national has been reported missing following a landslide in West Sumatra earlier this week.

Our consulate General in Medan is now working closely with Indonesian authorities to get more information about the search and rescue operation.

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This, as a state of emergency has been declared in Sri Lanka, where authorities are grappling with some of the worst flooding and mudslides in years, which have so far claimed around 160 lives.

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Back home…the number of flood evacuees across nine states has dropped to just over 21 thousand, at last look.

Perak is the worst affected with over five thousand victims.

The rest are spread out across Terengganu, Perlis, Selangor, Kelantan, Kedah, Pahang, Negeri Sembilan and Melaka.