Hajiji Noor says it is vital to ensure that local culture remains relevant and is understood by both present and future ...

The Kadazandusun people of Sabah are known not only for their vibrant traditions — such as gong music, rice wine, and dance — but also, as the largest indigenous ethnic group in the state, for their ...

"Oitom means 'black' in Kadazan-Dusun [the language of Sabah's largest ethnic group]", Lee tells me. "We are championing heritage cuisines through the lens of the culinary world." Named in honour ...

"We all thought to ourselves, we are the first of our ethnic grouping to have this opportunity ... Pharmacy was in its infancy in the 1970s. Ho put Sabah's pharmaceutical experience on the Malaysian ...

‘Tinongkupan’ - the Rungus ethnic group’s most expensive woven design. “Officially, this year marks the 64th year of Unduk Ngadau. This is not an ordinary beauty pageant but a contest steeped in ...

is joyously celebrated by 35 ethnic groups and 217 sub-ethnic groups in Sabah. It is also not unusual for other Malaysian communities to participate in activities held in conjunction with the festival ...

According to the Sabah Government official website, there are officially 33 ethnic groups in the northern Borneo state, which can be further divided into more than 200 ethnic subgroups that ...

“If we look at the map of Borneo, the horn-shaped northern end of Sabah is Tanjung Simpang Mengayau ... of Tanjung Simpang Mengayau was Sampang Mengazou, which in the Rungus ethnic language means ...

Catholics in Malaysia have welcomed the first priest from the ethnic minority Rungus community, an event being hailed as a milestone for the local church. Bradley Stephen Belly was ordained by ...

The peninsula is also referred to as Malaya by those from the Borneo bloc. Sabah and Sarawak are known for their high ethnic and religious tolerance, and the Muslim and non-Muslim divide is ...

The controversial term was removed after strong protest from the Sabah and Sarawak state governments which eventually saw the people of both Borneo states being allowed to state their ethnicity on ...

A Sabah MP has called on Sabahans and Sarawakians to help prevent mono-ethnic “imperialists” from gaining control of Putrajaya. Tuaran MP Wilfred Madius Tangau said protecting the original ...