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August 2008 Volume 90August 2008 Volume 90

TM 22ndMt. KinabaluInternationalClimbathon

hite sandy beaches, crystalclear waters, lush rainforests,curious wildlife, a mish-mashof cultures, beautiful people. Endlesssummer. Welcome to Sabah, Borneo’sparadise!A special welcome to the participantsof the Menara Tun Mustapha BASEJump event, members of the UK SouthNorfolk Youth Symphonic Band, moun-tain runners of the TM 22nd Mt.Kinabalu International Climbathon andlast but not least, the participants of the1st Borneo International Cat Show! Weare delighted to have you here and lookforward to sharing with you the manywonders of Sabah.What a busy August month is going tobe! The TM 22nd Mt KinabaluInternational Climbathon is definitelyone of the chief events that the statelooks forward to every year. TheWorld’s Toughest Mountain Raceattracts more than 100 mountainrunners from around the world – checkout the details to the event on page 5 ofthis issue. The 1st Borneo InternationalCat Show will be attracting over 200cats from all over the world to Sabah.triumph in several cat show categoriesand to enjoy theAugust is also MerdekaMonth, when the nation celebrates thecountry’s independence. 2008 isMalaysia’s 51st year of independenceand the calendar is filled with eventsthat celebrate this occasion in their ownway, including the Menara TunMustapha BASE Jump.Check out the other events happeningstate-wide within our pages (and join inthe events!), enjoy the rest of your readand have an enjoyable stay here inSabah. We look forward to having youas our guest again.Jumpa lagi!

Yolanda Graham

Editor

Contents

3Happenings & Highlights

Menara Tun Mustapha BASE JumpSandakan Memorial DayInvitational Water Colour Paintings ExhibitionFlowers Festival1st Borneo International Cat ShowUK South Norfolk Youth Symphonic BandTM 22nd Mt.. Kinabalu International Climbathon 2008News

6Eating Out

Mango Cafe’Grazie Restaurante

7Leisure

Luxury Yacht Sunset Cruise

8Spa Essentials

Cres Moment

9Places of Interest

Sandakan Rainforest Discovery Centre

10Feature

Ranau Attractions

12Through The Lens

Stunningly Sabah

14Culture

The Kulintangan

15Products of the Month at Kadaiku

Sabah Souvenirs &Handicrafts

16Bahasa Malaysia Section18Chinese Section20Japanese Section22Korean Section24Directory Listings25 Sabah Map & Listings26Sipadan Water Village Resort

ADVISOR

YBhg. Dato’ Seri Tengku Zainal Adlin / Sitti B. Damsal

EDITOR

Yolanda Graham

DESIGNER

Trevor Thomson Lam C.W.Charlieking Padasian (Kadaiku Sections)

PUBLISHER

Sabah Tourism Board / Sri Pelancongan Sabah Sdn. Bhd.51 Gaya Street, 88000 Kota Kinabalu

BAHASA MALAYSIA EDITOR

Puan Hjh. Asmiah Ajamain

TRANSLATORS

Chin Yen Sang (Chinese)(Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka)Rie Harada (Japanese)Emzee Lee (Korean)

DESIGNED & PRINTEDBY Cover: CV Chong/ Sabah Tourism

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 held responsible for anyinaccuracies, omissions and alterations which may occur as a result of last minutechanges. No part of this magazine may be reproduced without the written permis-sion of the Sabah Tourism Board.