Review: The Kadayan – Dr Amde Sidik

After a troublesome start to the presentation because of technological problems, Amde Sidik, a prominent Kadayan, gave a talk about his people – not the one he had planned to give, but no less interesting for that.

The Kadayans, a gentle, rather shy people, are to be found in Borneo; in the areas of Sabah

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Review: Indigenous Ethnic Communities of Sabah: The Kadazandusun

Tan Sri Herman Luping’s talk on the background to the renewed Kadazandusun controversy was fascinating.  Firstly, there is no such person as a Kadazandusun. Both the Kadazans and the Dusuns can trace their ancestry back to Nunuk Ragang – The Red Banyan Tree – the site of which is near Telupid in the centre

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New Art Exhibition by Honorary Member – Tina Rimmer

The latest art exhibition at the Secretariat will open on Tuesday 15th September, showcasing the work of Mrs Tina Rimmer, The Sabah Society’s only Honorary Member.

Mrs Rimmer has spent many hours sketching from life for more than forty years. Many of these drawings and paintings were completed during the seventies and eighties at the

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