The happy French connection
There's a French village at the naval base in Sepanggar, about 20 km from Kota Kinabalu. About 30 French technicians are living there with their families, says Marc Barety, the French ambassador to Malaysia, during a courtesy call on Sabah Chief Minister Musa Aman on March 31. They are, of course, there to maintain the submarine. "They are happy in Sabah," Mr Barety tells Mr Musa. "The families are enjoying themselves because you have the sea, mountain and jungle." He notes that Novotel, the French hotel chain, is doing very well and hints that there might be more collaboration between the French and Sabahans in tourism. -- Picture courtesy of the Sabah Chief Minister's Department
Sabah Chief Minister Musa Aman looks forward to a happy and prosperous Chinese new year of the dragon for Sabahans as he steps up socio-economic spending to bring riches to all.-- Picture by Ille Tugimin
[ 20-01-2012 02:30 pm ]
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Sabah Chief Minister Musa Aman beams from ear to ear as he is about to present the state's biggest budget ever for 2012. His deputy Joseph Pairin Kitingan shares his happiness over a booming Sabah which has consistently chalked up large surpluses. Kitingan is also minister of infrastructure development. -- Picture by Flanegan Bainon
[ 26-11-2011 11:11 am ]
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Chief Minister Musa Aman lit a torch on October 9 in Kota Kinabalu to launch the final lap of a five-month long Chinese cultural torch run. It is the precursor to a one-million ringgit ($320,000) national Chinese cultural festival on November 11 at the Likas Sports Complex in Kota Kinabalu. The Sabah government has donated 200,000 ringgit to it and Prime Minister Najib Razak is expected to launch the festival in its 28th year. (The date coincides with Fasching, a street carnival in Germany and Austria where people dressed in costumes parade and dance in the streets.) -- Picture by Victor Lo
[ 11-10-2011 03:05 pm ]
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Former State Assembly Speaker Juhar Mahiruddin celebrated his 58th birthday for the first time as Sabah Head of State on Oct 1. Here he is seen inspecting a guard of honour of the fifth infantry brigade at the Merdeka Padang in Kota Kinabalu. - Picture by Ille Tugimin
[ 06-10-2011 05:19 pm ]
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Limbai dancers at the Betitik festival performing their welcoming dance. -- Picture by Ille Tugimin
[ 30-09-2011 03:49 pm ]
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I hope 2012 will bring more peace, harmony, successes and development to all of us.
Sabah Chief Minister Musa Aman speaking at the dragon, lion and unicon dance festival in Kota Kinabalu on January 14.