Culture
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SIFF
Sabah Cultural Board announces this year’s Folklore Festival activities
The 8th Sabah International Folklore Festival (SIFF), a colorful event celebrating local and international cultural heritage and arts, will be held from the 25th to the 30th of June this year.
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Dragon Boat
Sabah to host its 28th Dragon Boat Race
A total of 76 teams will take part in the Sabah Dragon Boat Race on the 15th and 16th June 2013 at Likas Bay, Kota Kinabalu. This will be the 28th race at this location.
Unduk Ngadau
Immaculate is crowned Sabah’s 2013 Unduk Ngadau
Immaculate Lojuki reigns as the Harvest Festival Queen for 2013, beating 39 other Kadazandusun beauties from across Sabah.
Kaamatan Festival
The month-long Kaamatan Festival ended with a great fanfare
The grand finale of the Kaamatan Harvest Festival 2013 culminated today with a spectacular display of Sabah's profusion of ethnic cultures and traditions.
Kaamatan Festival
Fun and games, and food, at the Kaamatan Festival
The Kadazandusun community is made up of some 40 sub-ethnic groups. The festival gives the wider public a chance to watch the cultural activities and traditions of many of these communities, such as traditional folk games and folk dances, as well as the ornate costumes that many wear for the occasion.
Harvest Festival
Pairin: Promoting Peace and Unity through Kaamatan Celebration
Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan, who is also the Huguan Siou or Paramount Leader of the Native KadazanDusun, call upon the people of Sabah to be united.
Sabah Writer's Month
Musa: Language and literature are no less important
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Aman said a nation's culture, language and literary heritage are of great values to balance the physical advancements that characterise a developed society.
Culture
A move to preserve ethnic culture for posterity
Bangso Bajau Sama Association (PBBSS) President Datuk Hajiji Mohd Noor announced plans to build a new cultural centre dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Bajau-Sama traditions, arts and heritage.
Chinese New Year
TYT and CM grace PBS Chinese New Year Open House
Embracing national unity amid diversity is essential for the development of a strong, harmonious and progressive country.
Chinese New Year
Thousands watch the closing spectacles of KK's 8th Chinese New Year Carnival
Dazzling fireworks lit up the night sky as thousands of city folks, young and old, gazed up the sky at Gaya Street in Kota Kinabalu to savour the evening's highlight that marked the grand finale of the Chinese New Year Carnival on Wednesday.
Chinese New Year
Fanfare and camaraderie marked the 8th Chinese New Year Carnival
A multitude of people from across Sabah's luxuriant cultural, religious and ethnic landscape converged at Lintasan Deasoka in Kota Kinabalu to take part in the 8th Chinese New Year Carnival yesterday. The carnival was jointly organized by the Kota Kinabalu City Hall and the State Assemblyman for Api-Api.
Cultural Festival
The Tawau International Cultural Festival
TAWAU: Speaking at the opening of the third International Cultural Festival at the Municipal Council compound at Fajar in Tawau Friday. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Hj. Aman commended the people of Tawau for their strong community spirit in getting involved in the Festival.
Culture
Jainab would like hotels to promote Sabah Cuisine.
Hotels should add Sabah's very own culinary delights in their menus to make our traditional delicacies more popular.
These were the views expressed by Assistant Minister of Resource Development and Information Technology, Datuk Jainab Ahmad during a tea ceremony at Grand Borneo hotel recently.
EUFF
European Union Film Festival makes its debut in Kota Kinabalu
For the first time since its launch in Malaysia, the European Union Film Festival (EUFF) heads to East Malaysia to share the very best of European cinema and cultural diversity with Sabahan audiences.
For eight days, Sabahans will have the opportunity to experience European films and documentaries at the Golden Screen Cinemas in Suria Sabah, Kota Kinabalu.
Bagandang Festival 2012
Bagandang - a Festival to preserve a cultural heritage
The annual Bagandang Festival in Beaufort celebrates some of Sabah's well known traditional musical instruments such as Kulintangan and mini brass gongs played during weddings. This year, the Festival was held between 22nd and 25th November. The four-day festival with the theme ‘United in Upholding Culture' was launched by the Chief Minister, Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Aman Hj. Aman on the 24th of November.
In pictures
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State Assemblymen Swearing in Ceremony |
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Closing Ceremony of IT training for usage of IOS and Android |
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The 6th Biennial Sabah Games (SAGA) 2013 |
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Quotes of the Day
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We strive to empower all members of society, including women to ensure they reach their fullest potential and play a greater role in driving Sabah's future development
Chief Minister, Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Haji Aman, said in his address at the swearing-in ceremony for members of the Sabah Women Advisory Council (MPWS) held at his official residence in Seri Gaya yesterday.
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I hope all elected representatives will make full use of the State Assembly sitting as the best platform to not only participate actively in debates, but also more importantly, every word said represent the voice of the grassroots
Chief Minister Datuk Musa Aman speaking at the State dinner in conjunction with the opening of the State Assembly sitting in Likas.
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Before we move further ahead in developing the Oil and Gas industry in Sabah, it is important that we gain better knowledge of and a full understanding on the approach taken by the nation as a whole in this sector of the economy
Deputy Chief Minister cum Minister of Industrial Development Datuk Raymond Tan said at the 17th Asia Oil and Gas Conference in Kuala Lumpur. Tan led the delegation from Sabah to the Conference.
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A clearer understanding of the objective behind initiatives such as the giving out of communal grants is important so that the people will not be confused and misled into thinking that the government of the day was not assisting them in land matters.
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Aman said during a courtesy call by the committee members of Sabah Native Land Owners Association (SANLODA) at the Sabah State Legislative building, yesterday.
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If we wish to become a more developed and more inclusive society, employee welfare must be prioritised. I ask all employers to commit to pay their workers a living wage.
Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, said in his keynote address at the Invest Malaysia 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, yesterday. Malaysia had introduced the Minimum Wage Policy in July last year, and employers were given until early this year to begin complying with the new regulation.