SANDAKAN: The telephone and internet traffic breakdown here as well as in Kinabatangan and Beluran is expected to be fully restored on Sunday. Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) Sabah general manager Sukkriya Masri said communications were restored in stages since yesterday with priority given to essential services like hospitals, the police, the fire and rescue department, and the Sandakan airport.

He said banks were able to carry out transactions since yesterday while internet connection was expected to be restored this afternoon. Repair work was being carried out round-the-clock to replace defective equipments by getting the replacements from Kota Kinabalu, Tawau and Kuala Lumpur. Fire broke out at the TM Main Exchange at Mile 2, Jalan Utara here last Monday, causing a massive communication disruption along the east coast of Sabah. Article News Straits Times