Orang-utan named ‘Christina Liew’
SUKAU: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Christina Liew toured parts of the Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on her maiden trip here by boat from Sandakan on Thursday.
She went on a three-hour river cruise, accompanied by Elopura assemblyman Calvin Chong, Tourism, Culture and Environment Ministry permanent secretary William Baya, Sabah Wildlife Department director Augustine Tuuga, Sabah Tourism Board (STB) general manager Noredah Othman, and Albert Teo, founder of Borneo Eco Tours which operates the Sukau Rainforest Lodge.
“What a fantastic tour! I am here to see the Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary for myself. I have learned a lot today from the Kinabatangan River Cruise, especially the Big Five,” Liew, who is also Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment said (in apparent reference to the presence of the Borneo pygmy elephant, proboscis monkey, rhinoceros hornbill, crocodile and orang-utan).
Liew also spotted the long-tailed and pig-tailed Macaque, water monitor lizard, oriental darter, oriental pied hornbill and other bird species. More significantly, the minister caught a glimpse of a visiting female orang-utan, estimated to be about 15 to 20 years old, during her stroll on the Attenborough Board Walk at the Sukau Rainforest Lodge.
Teo, who is also the founder of the Lodge, has named the primate ‘Christina Liew’ in honour of the minister’s inaugural visit.
Source: Borneo Post Online
On the 11 October 2018, Honourable Datuk Christina Liew attended the launching of the new Rasa Ria Reserve managed by Shangri-La’s Rasa Ria Resort & Spa.
YB Datuk Christina Liew menghadiri majlis perasmian Rizab Rasa Ria yang diusahakan oleh Shangri-La's Rasa Ria Resort & Spa pada 11 Oktober 2018.
Honourable Datuk Christina Liew officiating the 2018 Exhibition of Sabah State Statutory Bodies and Government Agencies on the 30 September 2018.
YB Datuk Christina Liew mewakili Ketua Menteri menyempurnakan perasmian Pameran Badan-Badan Berkanun dan Agensi Kerajaan Negeri 2018 pada 30 September.
Honourable Datuk Christina Liew welcomes the delegates from China Southern Airlines at the inaugural flight press conference on the 28 September 2018.
YB Datuk Christina Liew bersama wakil delegasi dari China Southern Airlines semasa sidang media penerbangan sulung China Southern Airlines dari Shenzen ke Kota Kinabalu pada 28 September 2018.
On September 3, YB Puan Christina Liew visited a few tourist attractions in Sandakan together with Sabah Tourism Board. Among the attractions visited are Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre, Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre, Agnes Keith House and Sandakan Heritage Museum.
YB Puan Christina Liew membuat lawatan ke tempat-tempat tarikan pelancongan di Sandakan pada 3 September 2018 bersama Lembaga Pelancongan Sabah. YB Puan melawat Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre, Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre, Agnes Keith House dan Sandakan Heritage Museum. 