Refrain open burning, urged Tourism Minister

Tourism, Culture, and Environment Minister Datuk Christina Liew has advised the general public to be health-conscious and refrain from open burning activities as they may contribute to the prevailing haze in some parts of the state. She urged people to exercise caution to prevent the current incidence of bushfires from escalating. “I was informed that…

Read More

Sabah keen to partake Hungary’s trade fair

Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Christina Liew stated Sabah welcomed the invitation to participate in the annual International Trade Fair in Hungary this year. Ambassador of Malaysia to Hungary, Slovenia and North Macedonia, H.E. Francisco Munis extended the invitation during the Minister’s official visit to the Embassy’s Office here on Tuesday.  “Participation in the…

Read More

Tawau-Semporna road needs improvement

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…

Read More

Semporna: Two foreign tourists killed in collision

Two foreign tourists lost their lives in a tragic collision between a tour bus carrying eight passengers and a trailer truck on Kalumpang Road (KM20) of the Semporna-Tawau road on Mar 11 (Mon). The Semporna Fire and Rescue Station Chief, Mazlan Sarman, identified the deceased as Lee Siong Huat, a 60-year-old male from Singapore, and…

Read More

Sabah tourism on a sell mission to Hungary

Ambassador of Malaysia to Hungary H.E. Francisco Munis and his wife, Patricia Linus Lojiu, hosted a dinner for the Sabah Tourism Board’s Tourism Promotion Mission to Hungary, led by Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Environment Datuk Christina Liew at Rumah Malaysia Budapest on Sunday. “As a Sabahan, I am very proud to receive a delegation…

Read More

Sabah tourism visits Hungary

The Sabah Tourism Board (STB) delegation has embarked on a tourism promotion mission to Hungary. Led by Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Christina Liew (right), the entourage was welcomed on arrival at the Liszt Ferenc Airport by His Excellency Francisco Munis, Ambassador of Malaysia to Hungary, Slovenia and North Macedonia on Saturday. Present were…

Read More

CoBT highlighted at ITB Berlin

Sabah’s proactive efforts to promote community-driven tourism in rural areas have received accolades from the European Travel Agents’ and Tour Operators’ Association (ECTAA). ECTAA Secretary-General, Erik Dresin, praised the initiative during a “Sustainability Exchange” session organised by the Malaysian Travel and Tours Association (MATTA) at the ITB Berlin, the world’s largest travel trade show. Dresin…

Read More

Seven Sabah tourism players partake ITB Berlin

Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Christina Liew welcomed the participation of seven tourism players from Sabah in ITB Berlin 2024 that begins on March 5. They are Borneo Eco Tours, Rustic Borneo, Borneo Escapade, Borneo Trails, Tabin Wildlife Holidays, Sepilok Tropical Wildlife Adventure, and Borneo Nature Tours. The Minister urged the industry stakeholders to…

Read More