THERE is never-ending discovery when it comes to one’s culture. Be it in cuisine, way of living, ethnic dances, cultural belief, attire and so on.

KOTA Kinabalu City Hall set a catalyst programme to re-ignite and empower a once “vibrant KK” after a devastating pandemic shutdown.     Come and gone were two vibrant international events – GCoM and historic Miss World visit, both in August.

‘RING of Music’ is not likely to ring a bell – unlike Lord of Rings’ epic high fantasy adventures. But to literally put three top musicians in the ring surrounded by 200 zealous music buffs drew applause after applause!     Instead of stage upfront, violinist Yap Ling, British oboist Mark Radcliffe pianist Grace Lee, literally took centre stage at the Kian Kok High School Hall concert last Wednesday night.     .

It’s historic, it’s a milestone when Kota Kinabalu City Hall hosted the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy or GCoM National Workshop on Climate Adaptation and Climate Finance August 15-17. EU leadership, EU Ambassador Michalis Rokas who delivered a robust speech, underscored this was serious business. Jacqueline Chang, newly appointed Country Coordinator – Malaysia GCoM Asia Project, told Daily Express in a post-workshop interview she hoped this will inspire robust climate actions across Malaysia.

THE Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and its eight Departments/Agencies have worked hard over the past year to realise the achievement of Sabah Maju Jaya (SMJ) aspiration which celebrates its first anniversary on March 29, 2022.

IT IS good that many countries around the world including Malaysia have now transitioned from Covid-19 pandemic to endemic stage while lifting the numerous restrictions and controls previously imposed.

THE first ever Abu Sayyaf encampment on Malaysian soil, which was discovered and dismantled in Sabah’s Beaufort district last year, was by a cell that had been in the State for more than a decade.

ONE hundred and fifty thousand ringgit profit were raised for charity in an instant from a vibrant Ms World Gala Dinner staged jointly by the City Hall of Kota Kinabalu and Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce (MICCI) last Friday night.

IF you were to tell your life story through a piece of art, what would it look like? Fay Ulrica Lee, a Sabahan artist, did exactly that when she organised her first solo art exhibition in Petaling Jaya, recently.

FROM gleaming, pristine rivers fringed by tropical rainforests, to dreamy beaches and islands circled by aquamarine seas, Sabah’s waters are teeming with some of the most exciting fish species known to the world of recreational fishing.