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INSIDE:

Seafood Special, D’Bor Neobayu Spa, Slagon Homestay & many more!

Giving Thanks:

Harvest Festival

May 2007 Volume 75May 2007 Volume 75

Sabah Fest 2007

Contents

2Calendar of Events3Happenings & Highlights

Sabah FestCrafts ExoticaPatterns & Colours of SabahSabah World Museum DayHarvest Festival - Grand Finale &District dates

6Eating Out

Seafood Special

7Spa Essentials

Neobayu Spa

8Places of Interest

Slangon Homestay

10Feature

Tadau Kaamatan - Giving Thanks

12Through The Lens

Faces of Sabah

14Culture

The Gambus

15What’s New at Kadaiku

Sabah Souvenirs &Handicrafts

16Bahasa Malaysia Section18Chinese Section20Japanese Section22Korean Section24Directory Listings25 Sabah Map & Listings26KK Landmarks

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, which meanswelcome in Bajau, to all ourreaders. The month of May istruly an exciting one for us all inSabah and we are glad to welcomefriends from far and near to be a partof this excitement.For starters, the month-longcelebration of the Harvest Festival(Tadau Ka’amatan) takes place inMay, a time of thanksgiving for abountiful harvest among theKadazandusun community. Thefestival culminates at the KDCA Hallduring the Grand Finale of the TadauKa’amatan – an event full oftraditional rituals and merriment notto be missed. May is also the time tocatch the 2007 Sabah Fest. Thisspectacular cultural extravaganzafeatures an assemblage of Sabah’svarious ethnic groups under one roof,celebrate through music, dance,fashion, food and a display oftraditional craft. This year, the SabahFest takes place over 2 days, May 3and 4, at the Magellan GrandBallroom. The show starts at 7:00pmand the exhibition begins from10:00am to 10:00pm. Don’t miss ourdaily cultural shows at selectedvenues in conjunction with SabahFest. Bring your family and friends toenjoy this annual cultural event, thebiggest of its kind in Sabah.As we approach the middle of theyear, many more exciting eventsawait you. The month of Junepromises to be a busy one with theSabah Dragon Boat Race (June 17),the Dama Orchestra concerts inSandakan (June 21) and Tawau (June23) Our publication will keep youupdated with more upcoming eventsso be sure to pick up a copy!With all these events and more,Visit Malaysia Year 2007 is set to beaction-packed and fun-filled to makeyour holiday to the Land Below theWind an unforgettable one. SelamatDatang once again to all and wishingyou a pleasant stay.

ADVISOR

YBhg. Dato’ Seri Tengku Zainal Adlin

EDITOR

Melissa Leong

DESIGNER

Trevor Thomson Lam C.W.

PUBLISHER

Sabah Tourism Board51 Gaya Street, 88000 Kota Kinabalu

TRANSLATORS

Chin Yen Sang (Chinese)Rie Harada (Japanese)Emzee Lee (Korean) Cover photo by Lim Sheng Haw, © Sabah Tourism Board

DESIGNED & PRINTEDBY

Inna Kinabalu Sdn Bhd

(Publisher of The New Sabah Times)Jalan Pusat Pembangunan Masyarakat, Sembulan88100 Kota KinabaluEvery effort has been made to ensure that the information iscorrect at the time of publication. The publisher cannot be heldresponsible for any inaccuracies, omissions and alterations whichmay occur as a result of last minute changes. No part of thismagazine may be reproduced without the written permission ofthe Sabah Tourism Board.

Editorial

General Manager of SriPelancongan Sabah Sdn. Bhd.

Sitti B. Damsal