The wartime story of Lt. Gen. Masao Baba, the last Japanese military governor of Sabah, who surrendered at Labuan’s Surrender Point on 10 September 1945.
The UN just voted to retire the 500-year-old Mercator map. Here’s what that means for how the world has been sizing up Borneo all along.
Off Semporna’s coast, the Bajau Laut live almost entirely on the water — exceptional free-divers with documented physical adaptations, and one of the world’s last genuinely sea-nomadic peoples.
At Sabah’s northern tip, the Rungus community maintains a longhouse tradition, distinctive beadwork, and a language distinct enough from other Kadazan-Dusun groups to set Kudat apart culturally.
In the small Kudat village of Sumangkap, brass gongs central to Sabah’s indigenous ceremonies are still hand-hammered and tuned by ear — a craft as much about sound as sight.
Kaamatan gets the spotlight every May, but Kadazan-Dusun culture runs far deeper than the harvest festival — in language, belief, craft, and daily life across Sabah’s interior.
Deep within the Trusan Sugut Forest Reserve in Beluran, Sabah, lies a hidden wonder that remains shrouded in mystery—Sam Manan Cave. Nestled among lush greenery and rugged limestone formations, the cave is a site of…
In the verdant landscapes of Sabah, Malaysia, the month of May brings with it a vibrant celebration of culture, tradition, and community known as Kaamatan. Also called the Harvest Festival, Kaamatan holds deep cultural significance…
