Essence of Borneo

The recipeints of the Christmas gifts with the Palace Hotel team lead by Ms Phang 5th right, back row. KOTA KINABALU: The Palace Hotel Kota Kinabalu presented gifts to some 100 parishioners’ children and residents of the Mother of Divine Grace Hostel, Kota Belud, recently. The gifts were collected from Hotel staff, guests and generous members of the public for the less fortunate, in conjunction with the Christmas celebration. Ms Phang Joo See, the General Manager said a Christmas tree was placed  at their lobby where the names of the potential recipients were hung. The tree aptly called ‘Angel tree’ was at the lobby for the whole month of December last year with the names hung on it, and guests as well as generous individuals were encouraged to pick a name off the tree as a recipient for their gifts,  she said. According to her, the names were of children from the Mother of Divine Grace Hostel and children from impoverished families around the area. “We coll

Frankie (barisan hadapan, sembilan dari kiri) bergambar bersama kakitangan  Tukim,  Nuga Best, Kian Teck dan YMM Cawangan Tanjung Aru  yang menyertai program amal itu KOTA KINABALU: Menjelang perayan Tahun Baru Cina, golongan warga emas di Rumah Warga Tua Sri Pritchard Kinarut tidak dilupakan oleh mereka yang prihatin khususnya syarikat-syarikat swasta dan juga individu. Presiden Dewan Perniagaan Malaysia-Cina (Malaysia-China Chamber of Commerce)(MCCC) Cawangan Sabah, Datuk Frankie Liew telah mengetuai kakitangan 2 buah syarikatnya iaitu Tukim Enterprise Sdn.Bhd dan Nuga Best (Sabah) Sdn.Bhd mengunjungi 94 penghuni warga emas rumah amal itu untuk menyampaikan sumbangan berupa makanan dan “Ang Pow”. Frankie Liew merupakan Pengarah Urusan (MD) Tukim Enterprise dan Pengerusi Nuga Best (Sabah) Sdn.Bhd. Turut menyertai rombongan Frankie dalam kunjungan mesra itu ialah Pengarah Kian Teck Sdn.Bhd, Encik Louis Tan, Pengarah Urusan Nuga Best, Francis Liew dan anggota Yong Malaysia

 Bryan Chew (3rd left) and Mok (2nd right) recieving mementoes from the Dance Troupe team during the event CONTRIBUTION OF FOUR LION HEAD SETS….Tai Pak Gong Temple Tenom recieved four units of 'Lion heads' from entreprenuers Bryan Chew and Mok Sau Ngen, which would go to their Lion Dance Troupe, in conjunction with the Chinese New Year. The hand over ceremony held at the same time as 'opening the Lions' eyes' ceremony was carried out at the Temple ground. It was witnessed by the Chairman of Tai Pak Gong Tenom, Kapitan Yong Yaw Chen and his deputy Chong Vun Kiong. Yong  expressed his appreciation and thanks to Bryan dan Mok for their contribution to the temple's Dance Troupe. According to Bryan, he presented two units of 'Lion head' annually so the Tai Pak Gong Lion Dance Troupe can perform well during the Chinese New Year celebrations. “This is one of my corporate social responsibilities, with my friend, Mok”, he said.-AG

Datuk Yahya Hussin The Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry Sabah,  Datuk Seri Panglima Hj Yahya Hussin today express his happiness for the rubber smallholders in the state for the higher income enjoyed by them.  Yahya said,  the International price of Standard Malaysian Rubber 20 (SMR 20) has increased from its low of RM4.70 cents per kilogram early last year to today at RM9.68 per kilogram.  The increase in price is due to a short supply in the world market due to flooding in Southern Thailand.  He expressed his hope that the International rubber price will be maintained. Yahya said, as a result, the smallholder rubber prices in Sabah  has increase from a low of RM1.50 per kilogram for cuplumps at 50% dry rubber content to a high of RM3.75 per kilogram as of today.  The increase has resulted in rubber smallholders earning between RM2,500.00 per month to RM7,000.00 per month. Yahya reminded the smallholders that the government has a social safety net policy

UNTUK ALBUM…Timbalan Ketua Menteri,Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Yahya Hussin (bersongkok) yang juga Setiausaha Badan Perhubungan UMNO Negeri, Bendahari UMNO Negeri, Datuk Seri Panglima Hajiji Haji Noor (empat dari kanan) yang juga Menteri Kerajaan Tempatan dan Perumahan Negeri, Menteri Pembangunan Masyarakat dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna Negeri, Datuk Hajah Jainab Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Ahmad Ayid bergambar kenang-kenangan bersama Ketua-Ketua UMNO Bahagian sebelum mesyuarat Badan Perhubungan UMNO Negeri Sabah di Bangunan UMNO Sabah, Kota Kinabalu. Turut kelihatan dalam gambar, Datuk Seri Panglima Abd.Ghapur Haji Salleh (tengah), Datuk Abd.Rahim Ismail (dua dari kiri), Datuk Sri Haji Nasir Tun Sakaran (tiga dari kiri), Datuk Bolkiah Ismail (kanan), Datuk John Ambrose (empat dari kiri), Datuk Isnin Aliasnih (dua dari kanan) dan Datuk Nilwan Kabang (kiri).-AG

RASMI…Yang di-Pertua Negeri, Tun Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Juhar Haji Mahiruddin telah berkenan merasmikan Majlis Ulang Tahun Jubli Intan ke-6 Maktab Sabah, Kota Kinabalu di dewan sekolah itu, kelmarin. Turut hadir ialah Toh Puan Datuk Seri Panglima Hajah Norlidah Tan Sri R.M.Jasni, Menteri Pembangunan Masyarakat dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna Negeri, Datuk Hajah Jainab Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Ahmad Ayid, Pengarah Pendidikan Negeri, Datuk Maimunah Suhaibul, Pengerusi Persatuan Ibu Bapa dan Guru-Guru (PIBG), Datuk Fatimah Shara Ahmad Noor, Pengetua Cemerlang Maktab Sabah, Datin Hajah Nuinda Haji Alias dan Pengarah Jabatan Tanah dan Ukur Negeri, Datuk Hajah Safar Untung. Pengerusi PIBG, Fatimah Shara berkata, majlis itu diadakan bertujuan memperingati genapnya 60 tahun usia penubuh Maktab Sabah selain untuk menghimpunkan mantan-mantan pelajar. Kelihatan, Juhar (enam dari kiri) dan Norlidah (tujuh dari kiri) bersama Jainab (empat dari kiri), Fatimah (dua dari kiri), Nuinda (empat dari

Yahya (bersongkok) menandatangani plak perasmian sambil diperhatikan oleh Yusra (tiga dari kanan), Sani (dua dari kiri), Umar (kiri) dan Mohamad Azmi (dua dari kiri) di majlis itu. KOTA KINABALU: Timbalan Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Yahya Hussin telah merasmikan Koperasi Co-opbank Persatuan Malaysia Berhad (Co Opbank Persatuan) Cawangan Kota Kinabalu di Alamesra Plaza Utama, Jalan Sulaman, baru baru ini. Yahya yang juga Menteri Pertanian dan Industri Makanan Negeri berkata, Kerajaan Negeri amat mengalu-alukan pembukaan Co-opbank Persatuan di Sabah yang telah pun mula beroperasi pada 23 September 2016. Katanya, Co-opbank Persatuan sehingga kini telah mencapai modak syer berbayar lebih RM343.1 juta, sementara sebanyak 531 buah koperasi daripada seluruh negara telah menganggotainya dan anggota individu melebihi 75,000 orang. “Dengan adanya 20 cawangan merentasi semua negeri di seluruh Malaysia, Co-opbank Persatuan bukan sahaja berjaya menampatkan dirinya seb

Yahya (lima dari kanan) bersama Ewon (tiga dari kanan) dan Ketua-ketua Pengarang Akhbar mengaul “Yee Sang” di majlis itu.   KOTA KINABALU: Timbalan Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Yahya Hussin telah meraikan pengamal media dengan majlis makan tengahari di Hibiscus Garden, The Pacific Sutera Hotel, Kota Kinabalu. Liaw Sin Kuang (tiga dari kanan) mengaul yee sang dengan pengamal media dan tetamu  Majlis tahunan itu yang bertujuan mengeratkan lagi hubungan silatul rahim dan kerjasama itu telah dihadiri oleh Ketua-Ketua Pengarang akhbar-akhbar tempatan, Ketua-ketua Biro akhbar national dan para pengamal media cetak dan eletronik. Antara yang hadir ialah Ketua Pengarang akhbar Daily Express, James Sarda, Ketua Pengarang The Borneo Post,  Chiu Nai Wen, Ketua Pengarang New Sabah Times,  C’hng Boon Heng, Ketua Pengarang Utusan Borneo,  Lichong Angkui, Ketua Biro Berita Harian,Wan Faizal Ismayatim, Ketua Biro Utusan Malaysia,  Rodelio Junjun Taucan, Pengarah Bahasa Malays

Yahya (kanan) bersalaman dengan Ramli KUNJUNGAN…Timbalan Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Yahya Hussin telah menerima kunjungan hormat daripada Pesuruhjaya Polis Sabah (CP), Dato’ Ramli Din di pejabatnya di Wisma Pertanian Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, baru baru ini. Ramli mengambil alih tugas sebagai CP berkuatkuasa 3 Januari 2017. Beliau diiringi oleh Timbalan CP, Dato’ Razarudin Husain@Abd Rasid.-AG

A flower common in the Kundasang area Kundasang Township under the brooding Mount Kinabalu The road towards Kundasang Crocker Range The Kundasang Highland KUNDASANG is a scenic area, comprising 16 villages sited on the ridge of the Crocker Range in Sabah. It is very well known for producing highland vegetables and when one mention vegetables, thoughts of cabbages, capsicums and tomatoes always come to mind. They are usually found being sold in stalls sited besides the road. Kundasang is a tourism site due to its scenic panorama. The mountains here look very interesting and photography buff will like their 'crumpled' looks, as well as the highest of them all, Mount Kinabalu. Mount Kinabalu is the highest peak in Borneo's Crocker Range and is the highest mountain in the Malay Archipelago as well as the highest mountain in Malaysia. Other sites of interest here is the War Memorial, which is located near Kundasang Township. It commemorates the

Frankie (tengah) memotong riben bersama Jack Loh semasa perasmian itu KOTA KINABALU: Presiden Malaysia-China Chamber of Commerce (MCCC) Cawangan Sabah, Datuk Frankie Liew telah merasmikan Restoran Makanan Laut baharu- Ocean City Seafood Restaurant di Star City, Kota Kinabalu, baru baru ini. Bercakap kepada pemberita, Frankie berkata  Sabah yang kaya dengan sumber perikanan dan marin merupakan syurga makanan laut (seafood heaven) di negara ini. “Keistimewaan Sabah yang kaya dengan sumber perikanan menyebabkan ia jadi pilihan pelancongan asing terutama dari China, Jepun, Korea, Hong Kong, Amerika Syarikat dan lain-lain datang melawat Sabah semata-mata mahu menikmati makanan laut Sabah yang segar”, katanya. Justeru katanya, keistimewaan Sabah sebagai syurga makanan laut perlu dipertahankan kerana ia merupakan salah satu daya tarikan pelancong selain keindahan alam semulajadi yang dimiliki negeri ini. “Langkah Kerajaan Negeri melarang pengeksportan ikan-ikan segar dan

Jainab (5th right) with owners and staff of the salon KOTA KINABALU: Beauty through grooming can be a mission statement for those who are passionate about looking good. This could well be the statement for a salon named Hair Culture Revolution (HCR) which opened its door to the public at Imago Shopping Mall recently. The salon, owned and run by a Kuching based company boasts contemporary setting and elegant furnishings. It offers various types of services for hair, including cutting, styling and treatments. Featuring branded products for customers who are concerned about the health of their hair, this salon also provide services for those who wear head-covers  or tudung. The salon was officially opened by the  Sabah Minister of Community Development and Consumer Affairs, Datuk HajahJainab Haji Ahmad Ayid recently. The salon During the event, she said that such outlet can contribute to the tourism industry in the State as the tourists demand do non o