Residents living around the sand mining and processing facility in Sikuati, Kudat - about 190km northeast of Kota Kinabalu - say they have not been engaged and are in the dark over any environmental impact assessment (EIA) process for the project.

They said the mining has been conducted since June, despite the residents not being consulted, raising suspicion that the project is running without an EIA approval, breaching Sabah's...