KOTA KINABALU: The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment is planning to build 11 cultural centres in selected districts in Sabah. Its newly minted Minister, Datuk Jafry Ariffin disclosed that they are now in the process of acquiring the lands for the construction and it will be gazetted for the Sabah Cultural Board (SCB). Once…
KOTA KINABALU: May 11, 2026 Sabah is adopting a more adaptive approach to its tourism outlook as global aviation conditions continue to shift due to geopolitical tensions, rising costs, and changes in airline capacity. Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Jafry Ariffin said tourism planning for the state would be guided by a flexible…
Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Christina Liew stated she will discuss with Ken Pan Ying On to improve the road safety of the accident-prone Tawau-Semporna road. Ken is the person-in-charge of tourism development in Tawau and Semporna. She remarked this following a collision between a tour bus (headed for Semporna) and a lorry trailer…
Hong Kong personality Hugo Wong has been roped in to promote Sabah’s rural tourism in conjunction with the Visit Malaysia 2026 campaign and Visit Sabah 2027. This followed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), appointing him as corporate social responsibility strategic partner, with Malaysian Chinese Tourism Association (MCTA) Sabah chairman Vincent Sia at…
KOTA KINABALU: The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) Sabah Chapter welcomed the Sabah government’s decision to life the ban on inter-district travel as a good start ahead of the festive and holiday seasons. Its chairman, Lawrence Chin said yesterday: “This will help to boost domestic tourism. However, we hoped that the authorities…
The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta) Sabah is collaborating with the Sabah Tourism Board (STB) to advance community-based initiatives to promote sustainable tourism. Organising chairman Mohd Azlan Saleh Abd Salam said the partnership reflects a shared commitment to empowering local communities while ensuring the long-term sustainability of Sabah’s tourism sector. “These efforts…
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Association of Tour and Travel Agents (SATTA) has chastised a peninsula-based Chinese language newspaper for publishing a disparaging article on the tourism situation in Sabah. Its chairman, Dato Seri Winston Liaw said that the broadsheet daily has blatantly labelled the Covid-19 situation in the state as ‘Sabah Virus’ in one of…
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is on the right track to achieve the targeted 1.3 million visitor arrivals this year, said Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Jafry Ariffin. in a statement said from Jan to Sept 2022, the state has recorded 1,190,513 visitor arrivals with an estimated tourism receipt of RM2.11 billion. The amount…
Cherry Restaurant at Mile 5.5 off Tuaran road offers Talapia set menu for this coming Ramadhan and the promotion will start from March 20 to April 22. Diners can choose either deep fried sweet and sour Talapia, deep fried fresh mango with Thai sauce Talapia, steamed Talapia in curry sauce or steamed Talapia in soy…
The Kinabalu UNESCO Global Geopark offers numerous benefits and economic opportunities for around 291,300 residents in Kota Belud, Kota Marudu, and Ranau. Covering 4,750 square kilometres and involving 423 villages, it provides avenues for increased income through tourism and cultural preservation. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor, highlighted the positive impacts, such as business opportunities…