LANGKAWI: Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry (MOTAC) in collaboration with ASEAN National Tourism Organisations (NTOs) is organising Sustainable Practices for Hotel Waste Management in ASEAN Tourism Industry Workshop on October 4-7. It aims to promote sustainable practices in hotel waste management through training-of-trainers programme. 60 people from the ASEAN member states, ministries, state governments and…

KOTA KINABALU: Journalist-turned-book writer Anna Vivienne has authored three books based on the accounts of Dusun beliefs and Taboos. With a journalism experience spanning 33 years, she switched into the foray of writing books in 2019. She launched her first book, titled “Strange Magic and Supernatural Encounters” followed by “Hauntings and Ghostly Whispers” in 2021….

KOTA BELUD: There is a 100-year-old traditional dress known as Rinangkitan, still well-preserved in Kampung Bangkahak Lama here. Now a group of teachers at SK Bangkahak are making efforts to document and preserve that piece of collection to woo visitors. The century-old attire belongs to the Dusun Tindal tribe. They had invited Sabah Assistant Tourism,…

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah has over 20,000 houses on stilts, and this can be transform into tourism product by using the community-based tourism concept (CoBT). Sabah Assistant Tourism, Culture, and Environment Minister Datuk Joniston Bangkuai said CoBT implemented in the rural areas since 2014, has produced many successful operators. Thus, if this approach is adopted by…

KOTA KINABALU: Architectural tourism is another area for Sabah to consider as new product. Sabah diverse cultural elements should be utilised in building design so as to become an attraction. Sabah Assistant Tourism, Culture, and Environment Minister Datuk Joniston Bangkuai see the state over 40 ethnic groups should be highlighted and featured in the architectural…

KOTA KINABALU: Kraftangan Malaysia Borneo Craft Festival (BCF) 2022 has started from Sept 23 till Oct 10 at 1Borneo Hypermall. The programme featured 58 exhibitors are expected to pull in 30,000 visitors, said Kraftangan Malaysia director-general Ainu Sham Ramli. This is a first physical programme held in Sabah after the removing of the Covid-19 restrictions….

TENOM: The only Hakka community of Kampung Lagud has now ventured into tourism to promote their cuisine and culture. The product known as Hakka farmstay was launched on Sept 25 by Sabah Assistant Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Joniston Bangkuai. Its owner Lawrence Wong said he hoped to empower the Hakka community including restauranteurs…

LAHAD DATU: Tourism Malaysia Sabah continues  its efforts to raise consumers awareness on domestic products to reignite the industry.  The “Journey to the East Coast of Sabah” on Sept 20-24, to promote the lesser known attractions in Lahad Datu was their latest programme. Its State Director, Ednie Rahma Ab Rahim said this year they are…

  KOTA KINABALU:  The tourism attractions and business opportunities of Sabah were presented to representatives of the Uzbekistan tourism players recently. The fruitful event held at Tashkent was hosted by Funholiday Tours and Travel, and I-Word Travel and Tours together with the General Directorate of Tourism and Cultural Heritage of the Region and the Akhsikent…

KOTA KINABALU: Uzbekistan travel agents wants to develop Sabah as their new tourism market. Leovit Biznes charter owner Dilshod Elmuradov said they can start-off with charter flights to bring in visitors from Central Asia. “This is the second time I’m visiting Sabah. And this time, I’m coming to plan for the charter flights with the…