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Rural tourism operators urge govt to allow inter-district travel during CMCO

KOTA KINABALU: Homestay’s operators and those involved in rural tourism urged the Government to lift the inter-district travel ban in the coming Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) which starts on February 19 to March 4. Kohadie Watiman Deputy President of Malaysia Kampungstay and Homestay Association (MKHA) said the Government should no longer implement the inter-district…

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STB appoints Victoria Engku as new CEO

KOTA KINABALU: 5 November 2026 Sabah Tourism Board (STB) has appointed Victoria Engku as its new chief executive officer. In an announcement, STB congratulated Victoria on her appointment and expressed confidence in her leadership in strengthening the state’s tourism industry. The board said it looked forward to her role in fostering strategic partnerships and raising…

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Jobless tourist guides sells ice cream

KOTA KINABALU: A group of local Chinese speaking tourist guides who became jobless following the Covid-19 outbreak which shutdown the tourism industry has decided to act to make ends meet. Instead of letting the grass grow under their feet while waiting for the recovery, they had resolved to adapt to the new environment to stay…

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Community tourism fair on Nov 17-19

The Federation of Rural Tourism Association Sabah (FeRTAS) is set to promote rural tourism to tour agents from Nov 17-19, during the Sabah Community Based Tourism Fair 2023. Twelve operators, including Nabalu, Kiulu, and Ranau, will engage in a B2B session with key industry players. The event aims to familiarise agents with rural community tourism…

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Sabah launches environmental indicator report

KOTA KINABALU: 5 November 2026 Sabah has launched its Environmental Indicator Report 2025 to assess the state’s environmental health and improve future planning and monitoring. Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Jafry Ariffin said the report covers five areas: land use, air, water quality, biodiversity and social dimensions. It tracks environmental trends and challenges and…

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Tegudon Village has best stargazing site

KOTA BELUD: The Tegudon Tourism Village (TTV) in Kampung Tegudon here is renowned for being one of the third famous stargazing sites in Malaysia. Since it was officially opened to visitors on May 2017, the rural ecotourism site has attracted scores of stargazers from around the country every year. So far early this year, they…

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