All articles of culture in Sabah

Doodle to hold Conteng-Bah here July 22

Kota Kinabalu: Doodle Malaysia will be organising Conteng-Bah!, an event that celebrates creative products and services in arts and crafts of Sabahan entrepreneurs and artists. Scheduled to be held at Riverson Mall Sabah from July 22-23 from 10am until 10pm, the event aims to create a linkage between Sabahan art with the world. It is also brought together by Hive Studio and Jesselton Artisan Market and sponsored by the mall with support from UMS, KK Jazz festival, Sabah Institute of Art, and Sabah Tourism. Doodle community will have a meet-and-greet session and showcase all their talents and creativity in a physical space instead of the usual Facebook community page. Various activities, performances and vendors will light up the event. Jesselton Artisan Market would bring 70 SMEs and artist vendors participation. Conteng-Bah! vendors appeal to both children and adults, offering merchandises, homemade products, and artistic works. There will be family-friendly activities and programs from Tha' Doodict Collision Art Battle, Art Exhibition by Persatuan Seni Visual Sabah, Seeds, Healing Arty and amazing numbers of workshops ranging from Colouring by Marty Woods, Watercolour by Jerome Liew, and Zentangle by Sarah Salim, all for children and adults alike. There will also be a special Colors & Senses workshop by Doodict Group for deaf children to be conducted with Dr Pamela Yong, a Seeds fellow. Light Busker performances, art culture and lovely community would also be at the event to set a great art ambience for Conteng-Bah! Source: Daily Express
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Property market in KK booming thanks to tourism, private investments: Sabah minister

KOTA KINABALU: Rising private investments and expansion of tourism industry in Sabah's real estate sector have led to a booming property market in Kota Kinabalu. State Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Hajiji Noor said the market had been resilient between 2008 and 2014. “Over the past years, economic activities have remarkably improved since the implementation of Sabah development corridor projects, especially those related to tourism. “The strategy under the tourism development is to target high-yield and long-stay visitors,” he said during the ground-breaking ceremony of Titijaya Land Berhad’s The Shore project here. Hajiji added that the government also aimed to address property affordability via the “Malaysian My Second Home” scheme and had established an immigration office to facilitate registrations. Meanwhile, on The Shore, which is Titijaya’s first project in the East Malaysia, will be completed by 2022. Titijaya deputy group managing director Lim Poh Yit said the 25-storey serviced residence with 561 units has a gross development value of RM575 million. The selling price starts from RM453,000 per unit with build-up sizes ranging from 409 to 541 square feet. To date, the take-up rate of the sales is more than 50 per cent. Source: New Straits Times
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Farewell Lunch with Ms Chen Pei Jie , Consul General Republic People of China in Kota Kinabalu

Farewell Lunch with Ms Chen Pei Jie , Consul General Republic People of China in Kota Kinabalu Picture01 YB Datuk Seri Panglima Masidi Manjun hosted a simple farewell lunch with Consul General Republic People of China in Kota Kinabalu, Ms CHEN Peijie on July 3rd, 2017 at Le Meridien Hotel, Kota Kinabalu. YB Datuk Seri Panglima Masidi Manjun menghoskan majlis ringkas perpisahan Konsul Jeneral China di Kota Kinabalu iaitu Ms CHEN Peijie pada 3 Julai 2017 bertempat di Le Meridien Hotel, Kota Kinabalu. 
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50,000 attend Sabah cabinet Aidilfitri open house

KOTA KINABALU: About 50,000 people attended the Aidilfitri ‘open house’ hosted by the Sabah Cabinet at the Kota Kinabalu Sports Complex in Likas here yesterday. Sabah Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Dr Juhar Mahiruddin also attended the open house. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman and several other state and federal leaders exchanged greetings with the well-wishers. The others leaders included Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan, Federal Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak and Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Dahlan. Musa said the large number of guests reflected the spirit of unity among the people of various races and religions. “Alhamdulillah (Peace be to God), we were able to celebrate Hari Raya this year with joy … not only Muslims attended (the open house) but also people of various other races and religions in the spirit of a strong sense of belonging. This shows that Sabah is always peaceful. Hopefully, this festival will be able to strengthen relations, brotherhood and the sense of belonging among us,” he said. — Bernama Source: Borneo Post
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The late Tina Rimmer named Sabah’s first cultural icon

KOTA KINABALU: The late artist Tina Rimmer is the first person to be named as Sabah’s cultural icon. State Tourism, Culture and Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun handed over the Sabah Cultural Heritage Council certificate to Tina’s grandniece Shona Lewin at her funeral here on Saturday. Rimmer died on May 5, just two months short of her 100th birthday. Masidi said the ministry would be holding a tribute for Rimmer on Aug 1, adding that the tribute would feature her paintings of life in Sabah.
Sabah Art Gallery curator Jennifer Linggi said the three-month exhibition of Rimmer's works would be one of the events in her tribute.
Rimmer was originally from Devon, England. She came to North Borneo in 1949 as an Education Officer. She was one of the original lecturers at Kent Teacher's Training College in Tuaran in 1951 and later taught at Siew Ching Chinese School and Saint Dominic's secondary school, both in Lahad Datu. She married Lahad Datu-based planter Bert Rimmer in 1959 and they settled in a farm where she learned to rear cattle and plant fruits. Rimmer became a Malaysian in the 1970s and moved to Tamparuli in 1974 before moving to a house in Likas in 1990 after her husband's death and then to a home in Papar. Source: The Star Online
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