Pesta Durian is revived
Ranau: The district will observe a Pesta Durian from Sept 10 (Saturday) until the season for the King of the Fruits is over.
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman announced this during a breakfast event at the community centre during a one-day visit, Thursday.
The Durian Fest was first held in 2014 but was deferred last year in view of the July earthquake that claimed 16 lives.
Musa said one of the achievements of the people here is the production of durians which is in abundance during the fruit season.
“Years ago, there are not so many durians produced in the district. Now we see durians available in many places.
“This is the proof that Ranau people are very special because they are able to capitalise on the things that are unique to the district, thus becoming attraction to people from outside,” he said.
During the visit, Musa also heard a briefing about the district development, made a round at the Taman Saujana Kinabalu which is a SPNB housing project, visited the Sabah Tea Garden and the Desa Cattle Mesialau in Kundasang.
Musa said the purpose of the visit, apart from meeting the people and visiting certain places here, is intended to determine any problems that may arise in the district as well as to monitor all the promises made by the leadership that are yet to be fulfilled.
Also present were, Deputy Chief Minister, Datuk Raymond Tan Shu Kiah, Ranau MP, Datuk Dr Ewon Ebin, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment, Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun, Minister of Resource Development and Information Technology, Datuk Siringan Gubat, Minister of Rural Development, Datuk Radin Malleh, other ministers, local leaders, department heads and senior officers.
He urged the people here to focus on the values of unity which enables them to progress in their daily lives.
“People of Ranau are known to be hardworking people and this enables them to produce abundant results in whatever sectors they are into. This is the values that we see when we look at the people here.
“We know that in today’s world, there are many things that may lead the people into disunity.
Towards that end I would urge all of you not to linger on things that cause disintegration, but in everything, strive to achieve unity,” he said.
Musa said, true progress and development can only be achieve if people are living in unity because when there are discord among the population, whatever being cultivated would not end up fruitful.
Source: Daily Express
