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Sabah handicrafts showcased to international delegates
KOTA KINABALU: Shangri-La’s Rasa Ria Resort & Spa recently successfully brought together Sabah indigenous handcrafters and local artisans to create a Sabah handicraft market for a corporate event for Genesys…
Joint MoU to promote Sabah tourism attraction to India
KOTA KINABALU: The Travel Agents Federation India (TAFI) of the Tamil Nadu Chapter, the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta) Sabah and Malindo Air have jointly signed a…
Using art to boost KK’s reputation
Kota Kinabalu: Art promotions will be one of the initiatives taken by the Tourism, Culture and Environment Ministry to uplift the reputation of the City, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Christina…
Ministry’s Support For Capsule Hotel in Sabah
KOTA KINABALU: The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment supports the ‘capsule hotel’ concept which is increasingly becoming popular in the world. Its Minister Datuk Christina Liew said this type…
Mantanani and Darvel Bay move
SEMPORNA: The Sabah Parks will gazette two areas, namely Pulau Mantanani Complex in Kota Belud and Darvel Bay in Lahad Datu, as marine protected areas before 2023.SP Director Dr Jamili Nais…
Sabah goes into overdrive to woo more European tourists
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is actively engaging with European tourism players at the Internationale Tourismus-Börse (ITB) Berlin to bring in more travellers from the region into the state. The international tourism…
Darvel Bay in Lahad Datu to be gazetted in 2020
SEMPORNA: The Sabah Parks (SP) will gazette two areas, namely, Pulau Mantanani Complex in Kota Belud and Darvel Bay in Lahad Datu as marine protected areas before 2023. SP director…
‘Blue holes’: Proper planning needed for Darvel Bay to be made tourist attraction
LAHAD DATU: There is a need to have proper planning and sustainable management of Darvel Bay should the area be commercialised in the future. This follows a statement from Sabah…
‘Blue holes’ in Silam waters discovered before by local diver
LAHAD DATU: The so-called ‘blue holes’ that were allegedly discovered by researchers off Silam waters this year was actually discovered much earlier by a Lahad Datu-born diver back in 2017….
Sabah wants to boost domestic tourism
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah recorded a 2.8% increase in domestic tourist arrivals in 2018, with 2.518 million visitors compared to 2.449 million the previous year, which state believes can be boosted…