State Unduk Ngadau, Sugandoi postponed
Published on: Thursday, May 28, 2020
KOTA KINABALU: The State Unduk Ngadau and Sugandoi competitions for this year had been postponed, said State Kaamatan main organising chairman Datuk Peter Anthony (pic).
Announcing this on a post his official Facebook page, Peter said he was informed by the secretariat that many contestants had requested for ample time for them to join the competitions.
ADVERTISEMENT “Our meeting also accepted the suggestion of appointing a panel of professional judges to assess the competition, except for Miss Popular which will be judged through an online vote,” he said.
“I was also informed that technical preparation had been done to ensure the competitions can be held.”
Peter who is also Infrastructure Development Minister said the decisions were made by considering public views as well as the sensitivity of the Kadazan Dusun Murut (KDM) community.
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“All of us want to preserve our cultural heritage, but we must also be wary of acting in line with the current technological advances,” he said.
ADVERTISEMENT The new dates for the competitions, he said, would be announced later.