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Melbourne Cup on tour in Sabah
Kota Kinabalu: A replica of an improvised Melbourne Cup created in Sandakan’s prisoner of war camp in 1942 and the Emirates Melbourne Cup 2015 were displayed here Wednesday during the…
Turn Padau Race into tourism product: Musa
Beluran: A ‘Padau Race’ or boat race of the Tidong ethnic group can be turned into a new tourism product which can improve the socio-economy of its people and boost…
Promoting Sabah through tourism photography
Kota Kinabalu: Viewfinders Kota Kinabalu, a common interest group (CIG) for shutterbugs, aims to play a proactive role in promoting beautiful spots in Sabah through tourism photography. Organising Committee representative,…
Mount Kinabalu to be fully operational by Dec 1
If everything goes well, Southeast Asia’s tallest mountain will be fully operational by Dec 1 this year. Efforts have been made to find alternative routes to the damaged trails, between…
Language not barrier at folklore festival
KOTA KINABALU: Language barrier has not stopped the participants of the 10th Sabah International Folklore Festival (SIFF) from forging new friendships and ties with those from other nations. Yesterday, participants…
Folklore Festival to witness exchange of ethnic attires
KOTA KINABALU: Exchanging ethnic clothes as gifts would be the main attraction at the 10th Sabah International Folklore Festival (SIFF), to be held this year. Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister…
Visitors are slowly coming back
Kota Kinabalu: Earthquakes and mudfloods have spooked visitors from coming to Kundasang for holidays, leaving lodge operators with barely any business for weeks. But there are now signs the industry…
Sabah halts land clearing at habitat of proboscis monkey
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah has ordered an immediate stop to land clearing at sensitive riparian reserves along the Kinabatangan river. State Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun’s announcement came…
TV drama will help promote Sabah in Singapore
KOTA KINABALU: A family TV drama ‘Beyond Words’ to be shot by MediaCorp in Sabah would help promote the state in Singapore, and bring in more tourists from the island…
Support for Jazz Fest
Kota Kinabalu: Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun receiving promotional material for the Ninth KK Jazz Festival from the organising chairman, Jack Ong during a courtesy call at…
