The Sabah Society

The tale of wildlife Wong | Dr. Wong Siew Te
2023-03-23 20:00 - 21:30 (Asia/Shanghai) | The Sabah Society Secretariat, Luyang, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 88450, Malaysia
Wildlife biologist and tropical forest ecologist Dr Wong Siew Te has been associated with a wide range of animals since childhood. Dr Wong’s love for animals started from keeping all sorts of house pets and exotic pets in his childhood to the study of livestock, animal husbandry, and veterinary in his early twenties, followed by wildlife research in Taiwan, Montana (USA), Peninsular Malaysia, and Borneo, and eventually founding and managing Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre. In this talk, Dr Wong will share his personal stories of working with various animal species for more than five decades.

Contact:

sabahsoc@gmail.com

088 – 250 443 | 013 – 880 9850

The story of Sipadan | Clement Lee
2023-02-21 20:00 - 21:00 | The Sabah Society Secretariat, Luyang, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 88450, Malaysia
Retired at the age of 60 in 2012, Clement is still active in scuba diving after 39 years of service.

+ One of the four partners in pioneering company in Borneo Diver

+ In 1983, a pioneer in Dive Industry in Sabah, Malaysia

+ In 1984, a pioneer in developing Sipadan world-renowned dive destination

+ One of the first two Malaysian PADI Course Directors in Malaysia

+ In 2008, recipient of the DEMA (Diving Equipment Marketing Association) “Award of achievement” in Las Vegas

+ In 2011, inducted into the “International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame” in Cayman Islands

+ From 2016 – 2019, became an Ambassador of Tourism Malaysia for 4 years

+ From 2018 – 2019, became a Dive Ambassador for 2 years

+ 2004 – 2019, been a member of Sabah Tourism Board for 9 years

He is also interested in golfing and birding photography.

Hornbills of Sabah | 2 Nov 2022, Wed | Dr. Ravinder Kaur
2022-11-02 20:00 - 21:00 | The Sabah Society Secretariat, Luyang, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 88450, Malaysia
Dr. Ravinder, co-founders of Xploregaia has been in the field of conservation biology for over 17 years and received various local and international awards. The most recent include Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP) and the Christian Marsh Awards for her efforts with Malaysian Hornbills.
She has received her PhD in Ecology from University Malaya (UM) and her master’s in science, Ecology and Bachelor’s in Science (Hons) in Conservation Biology from University Malaya Sabah (UMS)
She is currently a lecturer with the Department of Biological Sciences, from the School of Medical Sciences, Sunway University, spreading conservation knowledge to the younger generation.

Venue: The Secretariat, Damai Plaza, Luyang

Time: 8.00PM

The name of Sabah: The shaping of a Sabahan Identity | Prof Datuk Dr. Danny Wong Tze Ken
2022-09-20 20:00 - 21:30 | https://www.google.com/maps/place/Shangri-La+Tanjung+Aru,+Kota+Kinabalu,+Sabah/@5.9557196,116.0420114,15z/data=!4m18!1m9!3m8!1s0x0:0x362eaab09340cabd!2sShangri-La+Tanjung+Aru,+Kota+Kinabalu,+Sabah!5m2!4m1!1i2!8m2!3d5.9557196!4d116.0420114!3m7!1s0x0:0x362eaab09340cabd!5m2!4m1!1i2!8m2!3d5.9557196!4d116.0420114, Jalan Tanjung Aru, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 88100, Malaysia
In 1963, the name “SABAH” replaced the term North Borneo which has been used since the setting up of the British North Borneo Company administration in 1879.

This talk by Prof. Datuk Danny will explore the provenance of the name “SABAH”, and how it is given a new interpretation and meaning at the time when the state was heading for independence.

Date: Tues, 20 Sept 2022

Time: 8.00PM

Venue: Grand Ballroom, Shangri-La Tanjung Are Kota Kinabalu

The talk will also be screen live via zoom and FB. You can click here to join in the link.

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Meeting ID: 502 965 2692

Finding Bundusan: Search for the source of Art & Self | Jesse Joy
2022-09-14 20:00 - 21:00 | The Sabah Society Secretariat, Luyang, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 88450, Malaysia
Bundusan (lepironia articulata) is a type of cyperaceae that grows in water-logged areas and harvested by the Kadazan and Dusuns of Sabah to be woven into mats but now seemingly on the brink of extinction. Finding Bundusan is a documentary film that is not just about looking for the plant itself but also discovering a cultural heritage and indigenous knowledge through family and the community.

Speaker, Jesse Joy is a Sabahan embroidery artist based in Kuala Lumpur. His embroideries are responses towards events happening around him, self-reflections and aspects of Sabahan life. His work often includes used and found objects to reduce the environmental impact of art-marking. Finding Bundusan is his first documentary film.

Date: Wed, 14 Sept 2022

Time: 8.00PM

Venue: The Secretariat, The Sabah Society, Damai Plaza

The talk will also be screen live via zoom and FB. You can click here to join in the link.

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Meeting ID: 502 965 2692

Together for Nature: WWF - Malaysia Celebrating 50 years in Conservation in Sabah | Dr. Robecca Jumin
2022-08-12 20:00 - 21:00 | The Sabah Society Secretariat, Luyang, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 88450, Malaysia
Dr Robecca Jumin has more than 20 years’ involvement in the conservation of Sabah’s biodiversity; promoting cooperation in biodiversity conservation through regional platforms such as the Coral Triangle Initiative for Coral reefs, Fisheries and Food security (CTI-CFF) and the Heart of Borneo (HoB).

She will be speaking how WWF has helped in the conservation in Sabah as WWF celebrates its 50th anniversary of its presence in Sabah.

Date: Friday | 12 August 2022

Time: 8.00PM

Venue: The Sabah Society Secretariat, Damai Plaza, Luyang

Her talk will also be screen live via zoom and FB. You can click here to join in the link.

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Meeting ID: 502 965 2692

A Tale of 30 Thousand Turtles | Alexander Yee
2022-07-27 20:00 - 21:00 | The Sabah Society Secretariat, Luyang, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 88450, Malaysia
Marine Conservationist Alexander Yee co-authored A Tale of 30 Thousand Turtles with Dr. James Alin. The book documents the journey of how from a seemingly hopeless situation, the project went on to release more than 30,000 baby turtles and brought a ray of hope to the conservation work in Sabah.

Date: 27 July 2022 | Wed
Time: 8.00 PM
Venue: The Secretariat, Damai Plaza

The talk will also be live on zoom and The Sabah Society fb page.

Link to zoom:
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Meeting ID: 502 965 2692

Butterflies of Sabah | Dr. Arthur Chung
2022-07-21 20:00 - 21:00 | Sabah
Borneo is home to some 940 butterfly species, with 81 of them only confined to this island. Many are found in the tropival rainforests of Sabah. Butterflies are ecologically important as pollinators and they are a source of inspiration for many people. Due to its beauty in appearance, they are often known as flying jewels. Besides showcasing the diversity of butterflies in Sabah, the speaker will also feature the importance and conservation of butterflies in Sabah.

Date: 21 July 2022, Thursday
Time: 8.00 PM
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5029652692

Speaker: Dr Arthur Chung was born in Sandakan, Sabah. He obtained his B.Sc. (Zoology) and M.Sc. (Entomology) at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in Bangi, Selangor. He later pursued his D.Phil. at Oxford Universiti, U.K. researching on beetle diversity in Sabah. Arthur has been working for about 30 years with the Sabah Forestrt Department and he is currently the Deputy Head (Research and Publication) of the Forest Research Centre Sepilok. To date, he has written more than 250 research papers reports and articles, authored a few books.

Agenda AGM 2022
2022-06-29 19:00 - 20:00 | Sabah
Dearest esteem members,

The Agenda for AGM 2022 at 7.00PM at The Secretariat is as follows:-

President’s Address and Report.
Confirmation of Minutes 2019 (No AGM was done on 2020 and 2021 due to Pandemic).
Presentation of Financial Statement of 2021. [AUDIT DRAFT REPORT]
Sandakan Branch report.
Dissolution of the 2021/2022 Committee.
Appointment of Returning Officer for Ballot.
Election of New Committee Members for 2022/2023.
Appointment of Honorary Internal Auditor for 2022.
Closing remarks by the New President.
Adjournment.

AGM 2022
2022-06-29 19:00 - 20:00 | Sabah
Dearest esteem members,

Gentle reminder on our AGM as below

Date : 29 June 2022 (Wednesday)
Time : 7 pm
Venue : The Sabah Society Secretariat, Plaza Damai

You may renew your annual membership at the same time to ensure your voting rights. To do so you can pay cash at The Secretariat or bank in online (The Sabah Society, Maybank 510107463145) – RM75 for ordinary membership, RM1000 for Life Membership.

The Sabah Society is made up of volunteers that is you and I, let us all contribute to ensure the success of the society. We greatly appreciate your continuous support for The Sabah Society to live up its motto “To Get to Know Sabah”.

Sincerely,

Wanji Chua
Honorary Secretary 2020/2021

Annual General Meeting 2022
2022-06-29 19:00 - 20:00 | The Sabah Society Secretariat, Luyang, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 88450, Malaysia
Dear Sabah Society members,

Greetings,

Our AGM which was held annually in April had been postponed during the pandemic years (2020-2021). Now with COVID-19 under better control, we would like to announce the details of the upcoming Annual General Meeting for 2021/2022, as follow:

Date : 29 June 2022 (Wednesday)
Time : 7 pm
Venue : The Sabah Society Secretariat, Plaza Damai

The Sabah Society Committee 2020/2021 will present and discuss past year AGM minutes, financial report, and past events. The highlight will be the election of the Office Bearer & Committee Members for term 2022/2023.

Kindly renew annual membership to ensure voting rights. As per Constitution, life member and ordinary member (RM75) are eligible for voting. Student membership (RM30) is reserved for observation. All members enjoy the benefits of subsidized fieldtrips and usage of The Sabah Society library at the secretariat. Members will also receive a complimentary copy of Sabah Society e-journal.

We greatly appreciate your continuous support for The Sabah Society to live up its motto
“To Get to Know Sabah”. The Sabah Society is made up of volunteers that is you and I, let us all contribute to ensure the success of the society. Your attendance is important to meet the quorum for an AGM.

Sincerely,

Wanji Chua
Honorary Secretary 2020/2021

Wild South America | Frank Li
2022-06-16 20:00 - 21:00 | Sabah
Join us at The Secretariat this 16th June (8PM) to share the wonderful experience of wildlife photographer and videographer, Frank Li.

Date: Thursday, 16 June 2022

Time: 8.00 PM

Venue: The Secretariat, Damai Plaza, Luyang

You may also tune in live at our fb page or through our zoom meeting ID 502 965 2692

For more information, you may contact us 013-880 9850 or email us at sabahsoc@gmail.com

TSS Sandakan branch | Primates on the edge: A tale of loss and adaption | Dr Nadine Ruppert
2022-06-04 20:00 - 21:30 | Sabah
Dear All,

Sabah Society Sandakan branch is organising another physical this coming June. Details as follows:

Speaker: Dr Nadine Ruppert
Date: 4th June 2022 (Saturday)
Time: 8.00 – 9.30pm
Venue: Bel Canto Music Centre, Sandakan
(1st Floor, right above V-Tech Computer~ same row as PL Boot Store on Loring Avenue 4, IJM, Sandakan

We are very fortunate that Dr Nadine is travelling to Sandakan and is willing to spare some time to share her experience and knowledge with us. Do come to learn more and get excited about a new mysterious hybrid monkey in Kinabatangan River, Sabah

See you all.

Artists as Ambassadors: Representation and Misrepresentation of Sabahan Identity in Art | Jared Abdul Rahman
2022-04-28 20:00 - 21:00 | Sabah
It’s good to be back at the secretariat!

Join us for ‘Artists as Ambassadors: Representation and Misrepresentation of Sabahan Identity in Art’ by Jared Abdul Rahman this coming Thursday, April 28, at 8:00pm, at the Sabah Society Secretariat.

In this talk, the speaker will discuss elements of Sabahan identity, and how these are represented, as well as misrepresented, in art.

This will be streamed on Zoom and Facebook too. However, kindly let us figure out the tech on this. Otherwise, we will see you!

Jared Abdul Rahman is a community art facilitator who believes that art serves as an effective medium for community causes. He has co-facilitated community art exhibitions, workshops and forums, and has also served as moderator for a number of art-centric panel discussions. Jared has an academic research background in geography, the interdisciplinary bridge between art and science.

Protecting Biodiversity in DaMaI | Dr. Rahimatsah Amat
2022-03-22 20:00 - 21:00 | Sabah
Sabah Environmental Trust (SET) has been supporting the DaMaI Initiative since October 2017. DaMal is short for DAnum-MAliau-Imbal, with about 1.0 million ha of forest concession (also at times called DaMaI Rainforest Complex) under Yayasan Sabah (YS). The Patrolling (Enforcement & Monitoring) activities are conducted by rangers from YS and Sabah Forestry Department. This talk is about utilising technology to assist in the initiative.

Zoom ID: 502 965 2692 or click on the link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5029652692

Cowie Bay | Wed 16 Mar 2022 | 8PM
2022-03-16 20:00 - 21:00 | Sabah
1StopBorneo Wildlife has been based in the Tawau region for the past 6 years. They work in the primary rainforest, the disturbed forests, plantations and in the bay surrounding Tawau.

Cowie Bay, which the organisation leads wildlife surveys, keeps a record of the fauna and also develops community tourism programs. This talk will cover a wide range of topics related mostly to the conservation activities and fauna which are found and around the bay.

Zoom meeting ID: 502 965 2692 or click on this link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5029652692

Labuan 1947, a memoir by Robert Knowles | Fri 25 Feb 2022 | 8PM
2022-02-25 20:00 - 21:00 | Sabah
Speaker Stella Moo presenting Labuan 1947, a memoir by Robert Knowles.

Labuan 1947 is the first memoir by Robert Knowles to be published by the Sabah Museum in August 2021.

Labuan was Knowles’ first posting in British North Borneo (BNB) just after the war. Included are superb photographs taken and selected by the author himself.

Customs officer Knowles wrote more than 40 varied topics such as smuggling, opium, various types of aircraft, Labuan airport, monuments, Customs work, family, various personalities, events, etc. Peppered with anecdotes, the memoir is a historical as well as visual account of life in Labuan in the aftermath of WW2.

Early Photography in North Borneo: A Visual Narrative (1900-1930) | Thur, 10 Feb 2022 - 8PM | Rosalie Corpuz
2022-02-10 20:00 - 21:00 | Sabah
Rosalie, fondly known by many as Lala specializes in social research fro conservation and sustainable tourism research with experience in terrestrail and marine environments throughout Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. Apart from that she is also a wonderful historian, who can turn what seems to some to be a boring subject into one great adventure.

Meeting ID: 779 079 0075

Passcode: [REDACTED]

For more information you may contact us at 013-880 9850.

Quizzing in the Asia Pacific | 21 Jan 2022, Friday | 8.00PM
2022-01-21 20:00 - 21:00 | Sabah
Hi I’m Nicholas,

The Asian Quizzing League has been online since 2020 and we have around 48 teams from all over Asia participating in our league. Basically how it works is that we have teams of 4 players competing against each other from across the region on Zoom, across all sorts of disciplines such as Art, History, Geography, Sports, Pop Culture and so forth

Because most of knowledge and most of quiz around the world is very Euro-centric, very Anglo-American centric, we have decided to make the Asian Quizzing Championship.

We want Asians to be fairly represented in questions as well as in knowledge, because there is a lot of important knowledge, a lot of Sabahan and Borneon knowledge out there that deserves to have questions to be set about them.

When you set questions about something, you bring it to the wider audience as a fact that people need to know.

I hope everyone will be able to join the webinar set by Sabah Society about quizzing in the Asia Pacific not merely because we are hoping to recruit more players (and question setters!) but because quizzing and the pursuit of knowledge is a whole lot of fun!
Please feel free to drop by, we will organise an actual demonstration match that will be open to everyone after the talk.

Thank you Sabah Society for bringing us in.

Join zoom meeting: https://zoom.us/j/92973437857?pwd=[REDACTED]

Care for our environment in conjunction with COP26 to combat climate change
2021-12-10 20:00 - 21:30 | Sabah
The Sabah Society Talk for Friday, December 10, 2021 at 8.00 pm via zoom – 502 965 2692 [https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5029652692] will feature three speakers, each will present their thoughts on care for our environment in conjunction with COP26 to combat climate change for 15 minutes each. Audience are welcome to ask questions during the question and answer session.

Chartered Town Planner Boyd D. Jouman has 35 years’ experience in climate action planning and management, urban planning and environment planning and management in Malaysia and abroad. He is a senior expert on sustainable urban development, low carbon cities, land use planning, and energy projects. Boyd is the principal author of the Borneo Forum Declaration on the Environment, which was globally launched at COP26 in Glasgow on November 11, 2021.Boyd will speak on “Climate action planning for Sabah, with reference to the Borneo Forum Declaration.”

Founder of BluHope, Scubazoo and Timor Blue – Simon Christopher will speak on “Sabah Plastics Neutral and Water is Life projects.” He is a multi-award-winning marine zoologist ‘storyteller’, who has managed/produced countless natural history and underwater films from within the Coral Triangle based in Sabah since 1996. Having kick-started SABAH PLASTIC NEUTRAL with the Sabah Government and fully aligning TIMOR-LESTE PLASTIC NEUTRAL & SABAH PLASTIC NEUTRAL, Simon launched Blu Hope’s ambitious CORAL TRIANGLE PLASTIC NEUTRAL platform on World Ocean/Coral Triangle Day 2021 together with support from world-leading Norwegian waste-to-energy experts, VOW https://www.vowasa.com.

Corporate Legal Counsel & Research Scholar, Ken Dunstan Kundaya, who is the President and CEO of Borneo Organisation and Borneo Forum will speak on “International collaborations on climate and environment for Borneo”.

Date: Friday, December 10 2021

Time: 8.00 PM

Zoom : ID 502 965 2692

For more information, you may contact us at Whatsapp: 013-880 9850 | Office: 088 – 250 443 | email: sabahsoc@gmail.com

TSS KK Virtual talk: Parks & Public Spaces in the Kota Kinabalu , focus on Sembulan River Park and Tanjung Aru Beach
2021-09-28 19:30 - 21:00 | Sabah
Infra structures facilities are the heart and soul of a city. A City cannot function without its basic infrastructure such as Road, Drainage, Electricity, Telecommunication, Water, Solid Waste disposal and Sewage treatment system.

I was involved in drafting the Draft Kota Kinabalu Structure Plan 2030, Kota Kinabalu Local Plan 2020 and its Memorandum with DBKK where all the basic infra structure matter were debated, planned and reported.

The focus of the talk tonight is about “Parks and Public Spaces” in Kota Kinabalu where in KK, we do have some great parks and public spaces. Some of the significant parks in KK are Tun Fuad Park at Bukit Padang, Likas bay, Ujana Rimba Tropica at Jalan Penampang, Likas Sports Complex, Perdana Park at Tanjung Aru, Sembulan River Park, and of course last but not least the in famous Prince Philip Park and Tanjung Aru Beach.

Since we are blessed with the year-round wonderful weather, can we make our Parks and Open Spaces better and link them together ?

2007, I have the opportunity to work with Minister of Tourism and DBKK to prepared a Term of Reference to solicit infrastructure funding of RM100 Million from the Federal Government to fund a series of Park and Open Spaces Projects. Three projects were identified and two of the projects were partially completed.

So tonight , I will share with you on some of the projects I am involved in and hopefully I will be able to continue to contribute my ideas to create more parks and public spaces in KK to make KK becoming one of the most Liveable City in the region if not in the world. There are still many short coming and challenges we have to face, political issues to overcome, compromises we have to take and God willing, I hope we can achieve what we want in our life time for the future generation and their children.

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Meeting ID: 502 965 2692

Speaker: Architect Sim Sie Hong, age 56.

Ar. Sim graduated from Oklahoma State University, USA in 1988. After graduation, he was traveling in Europe for six months on a thesis paper focusing on urban housing and public spaces under the Caudill Traveling Fellowship in 1988.

Sim started work at The Weihe Partnership in Washington D.C. USA in 1989 before he returned to Malaysia in July 1993.

1996 Ar. Sim founded Innotech Design Architects the firm was later incorporated in 1998 as Innotech Design Architects Sdn Bhd.

Ar. Sim is actively involve in the Malaysia Institute of Architects (PAM) Sabah Chapter since 1993.

He was elected as the Chairman of PAM Sabah Chapter from 2007 to 2009.

In 2009 Ar. Sim was also involved in the formation of the Malaysia Green Building Council.

Ar. Sim was appointed as the Board Member of Lembaga Arkitek Malaysia from 2017 to 2018 and 2020 to 2021.

In 2007 Ar. Sim formed A.I.A Consortium with Town Planner Douglas Barnes and Prof Ahris from University of Technology Malaysia (UTM). A.I.A was a Professional Planning Firm specializing in City Planning and Planning Research. Ar. Sim has been working closely with the City Hall of Kota Kinabalu to prepare the Draft KK Structure Plan 2030 and Draft KK Local Plan 2020 completed in 2011.

Ar. Sim also work with the Institute Development Study (IDS) of Sabah on a few projects such as the Sabah West Coast tourism master plan from Tuaran to Kudat. Tawau Hills Park, Crocker Range Park and Gaya Island Park.

Education

Bachelor of Architecture (1988)

Oklahoma State University , USA.

Professional Qualification

Lembaga Arkitek Malaysia, LAM AS 88 (1996), Professional Architect

Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia, PAM M1518 (1996), Corporate Member

Pertubuhan Perekabentuk Dalaman, MIID M541 (2012), Corporate Member

Malaysia Green Building Confederation, MGBC P0006 (2009), Corporate Member

Professional Experience

The Weihe Partnership, Washington D.C. USA (1989 – 1993)

Akitek Design Group, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. (1993 – 1995) I

nnotech Design Architects Sdn Bhd. (1996-current)

TSS KK Virtual talk: Fri 6 Aug 2021 | 8PM | Eco-resort set-up challenges & related issues | Datuk Tan Kok Liang
2021-08-06 20:00 - 21:30 | The Sabah Society Secretariat, Luyang, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 88450, Malaysia
Zoom Code: 838 1862 5886

Passcode: [REDACTED]

Our speaker – Datuk Tan Kok Liang holds a Masters in Tourism from University of Toulouse, France and a Chartered Accountant by training, started his career in the travel industry with a leading tour operator based in Sabah in 1990. He was the Senior Manager prior to his promotion as Head, Business Operations in 2003.Tan Kok Liang is also a Certified Hotel Administrator.

In 2010, he started in the building of an eco- lodge in Sukau, Kinabatangan which commenced operations in February 2011. The eco-lodge known as Borneo Nature Lodge was awarded Certificate of Excellence, 2013 2014 , 2015, 2016,2017 and 2018 by Trip Advisor for excellence service ratings by travellers which is in the top- performing 10% of all businesses worldwide.

In addition to his vast travel industry experience he has held other positions in the industry which include key positions in The Malaysian Association of Tour & Travel Agents (MATTA), Chairman Sabah Chapter (2010-2014), Vice President, Inbound (2014-2017) and currently President, MATTA Malaysia (2017-2019, Re-elected 2019-2021 ). He has served as Board member in Sabah Tourism Board from 2009-2012, 2014-2018 and reappointed 2020- 2023.

As MATTA president, Tan has instituted several key initiatives to further drive inbound tourism to Malaysia such as setting up the Malaysia-based on-line booking engine to ensure members’ business interests are protected and initiating aggressive overseas promotions to China, India, UK, Europe and ASEAN. During this pandemic which subsequently led to the closing of the border, Tan has been lobbying the Malaysian government to reassess for gradual easing of the border to international tourists and initiating recovery measures such as boosting domestic tourism as well as advising government on financial stimulus packages and extension of loan moratorium specifically for the tour and travel industry.

TSS AGM 2021 | 27 May 2021 , Thursday | SICC
2021-05-27 19:30 - 21:00 | Sabah
Dear Sabah Society members,

Greetings.

We hope all of you are staying safe and healthy during this time of pandemic. Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) which is usually held in April is now delayed. However, now with the pandemic under better control, we would like to announce the details of the forthcoming AGM for 2021/2022, as follows:

Date : 27 May 2021, Thursday.

Time : 7.30 pm.

Venue : Manukan Hall, Level 2, Sabah International Convention Centre (SICC).

The committee members prioritizes the safety of all attendees of the meeting and will therefore be strictly adhering to the Standard Operation Procedures (SOP) of the Ministry of Public Health in the event of public gathering.

Seats are arranged at 1 metre apart from each other, in practice of social distancing.
All attendees must put on a face mask during the event.
Temperature check at entrance as a measure to screen those at risk of infection.
Only attendees aged 13 to 69 years old are allowed entry and participation.

The Sabah Society Committee 2020/2021 will present and discuss past year AGM minutes, financial report and events. The highlight will be the election of the Office Bearers & Committee Members for term 2021/2022.

Kindly renew your memberships to ensure voting rights for those eligible according to the Constitution. As per constitution, life members (RM1,000) and ordinary members (RM75) are eligible for voting. Student membership (RM30) are reserved for observation. All members enjoy the benefits of subsidized fieldtrips and usage of The Sabah Society library. Members will also receive a current year complimentary copy e-Sabah Society journal.

AGENDA

1. Establishment of quorum.
2. Chairman’s report.
3. Honorary Treasurer’s report.
4. Adoption of previous AGM minutes.
5. Auditor’s report.
6. Election of new committee for 2021 – 2022
7. Any Other Business.

We greatly appreciate your support for The Sabah Society to live up to its motto; To Know Sabah. Just a gentle reminder that The Sabah Society is made up of volunteers and that is you and I, so please do contribute your time to ensure the continuous success of The Sabah Society.

Your attendance is important to meet the quorum for an AGM.

Sincerely,

Wanji Chua,

The Honorary Secretary 2020/2021

POSTPONEMENT OF AGM 2021
2021-05-27 | Sabah
Dear Members,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of The Sabah Society that was scheduled to be on 27th May 2021, Thursday, 7:30PM at Sabah International Trade Centre (SICC) has been postponed until further notice.

This is in compliance with the MCO SOP imposed by Sabah State Government from 25th May 2021 until 7th June 2021.

Any inconvenience caused is sincerely regretted.

Thank you.

Chua Wan Ji
Honorary Secretary
24th May 2021

TSS KK Virtual talk: Thur | 22 Apr 2021 | Caricature: Embrace your features | Lim Sheng Haw
2021-04-22 20:00 - 21:00 | Sabah
Caricature is learning about yourself. Learn to be comfortable in your own skin, when you can laugh at yourself, you know you can conquer almost anything.

Lim Sheng Haw is a Graphic artist and Photographer, trained in traditional and digital animation. His passion lies in caricatures; which allows him to capture the beauty in the bizarre and highlight a subject’s unique traits. He has done caricatures for weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, gifts, profile pictures and more. Haw hopes more people can appreciate the fun-loving nature and complex artistry of caricature portraits.

Date: Thur, 22 Apr 2021

Time: 8.00 PM

Zoom : ID 817 4296 8414 Passcode: [REDACTED]

For more information, you may contact us at Whatsapp: 013-880 9850 | Office: 088 – 250 443 | email: sabahsoc@gmail.com

TSS Sdkn Virtual Talk: Spiders of Malaysia - Fearsome or Awesome | Wong Chun Xing
2021-04-07 20:00 - 21:00 | Sabah
Hi Everyone,

The Sabah Society Sandakan branch will be organising a virtual talk on the Spiders of Malaysia, Fearsome or Awesome?

Below are the details:

Speaker: Mr Wong Chun Xing
Date: 7 April 2021 (Wednesday)
Time : 8pm to 9pm
Meeting ID: 779 079 0075
Password 494900
Zoom Link : https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7790790075?pwd=[REDACTED]

See you all.

Eyen Khoo
Branch Chairlady

TSS KK Virtual talk: The future of Lahad Datu by DSP Yong Teck Lee
2021-03-31 20:00 - 21:30 | The Sabah Society Secretariat, Luyang, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 88450, Malaysia
The Sabah Society will host an optimistic theme talk on “The Future of Lahad Datu” by former Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Yong Teck Lee on Wednesday 31st March, 2021 at 8 p.m. at Damai Plaza premises which will also be on Zoom / Facebook online.
Our speaker, Datuk Seri Panglima Yong Teck Lee’s vision for Lahad Datu include an integrated international airport with a ferry terminal, a maritime academy, building towards being 5G-enabled, a gas-powered plant, food safety and certification facility, among others.
Yong Teck Lee is the current chairman of state-owned POIC Sabah Sdn Bhd, the the developer of the Lahad Datu based Palm Oil Industrial Cluster (POIC).
Born in 1958, Datuk Yong who spent his young childhood in Lahad Datu is well versed with the history of his home town and is keen to change any negative perception towards Lahad Datu. It is now touted as a safe and attractive investment hub with its comparative advantages to be a major contributor to the Sabah economy.
Lahad Datu is surrounded by stretches of cocoa and oil palm plantations and was a timber exporting port with and small airport for domestic flights.
A settlement is believed to have existed here in the 15th century, as excavations have unearthed Ming Dynasty Chinese ceramics. Just east of Lahad Datu is the village of Tunku, a notorious base for pirates and slave traders in the 19th century.
On 23 September 1985, 15-20 armed foreign bank robbers from the neighbouring Philippines landed on this town, killing at least 21 people and injuring 11 others. Another intrusion occurred in February 2013 and lasted for over than a month between Malaysian armed forces and the Filipino militants that resulted in the creation of the Eastern Sabah Security Command and Eastern Sabah Security Zone.
After 15 years of establishment (2005), it is now time for POIC to be a focus centre for national and regional investment over the next ten years by leveraging its location along the Lombok-Makassar shipping route, and centrality within BIMP-EAGA (Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area) to become a logistics hub for the region by developing oil palm downstream and other industries and to promote manufacturing to generate outward cargo.
This will elevate Sabah as the heart of BIMP-EAGA and enhance development and inter-territorial economic opportunities especially with Indonesia’s planned new national capital in East Kalimantan.
Kindly please contact us 088 – 250 443 / 013 – 880 9850 or email us sabahsoc@gmail.com to book your seat as we have limited seats. As usual, we will adhere to the MCO SOP which is mask and hand sanitisation.

Sabah Society Journal Vol 37 (2020 -2021)
2021-02-01 | Sabah
Announcing our latest publication, Sabah Society Journal Vol. 37 (2020-2021) edited by Stella Moo-Tan & Rosalie Corpuz which is now available for order. It is a print-on-demand edition so you will have to place your order, pay for it and wait for its delivery or collection at the SS office at Damai Plaza. It has some really interesting articles of the members interest as you can see in the contents page.

Price: RM120 per copy (non-members). Members with updated paid subscription will get a 10% discount.

Please contact Monica at sabahsoc@gmail.com or Tel: 088 250443; HP 013 8809850 to place your order.

Thank you for continuous supporting.

TSS KK and Sdk Virtual talk | Thur 14 Jan 2020 | Early History of Sandakan Bay & German Town | Rosalie Corpuz
2021-01-14 20:00 - 21:30 | Sabah
Dear all,

It has been a while since we all met and hope that all of you have been keeping well. The year 2020 has been a very challenging year in all aspects, may it be economically, socially and physically.

Therefore for 2021, we hope that when the situation gets better, we would be able to have meetings again and catch up with each other, until then any talks organized will be conducted online. Well, the inability to meet physically does not mean that we stop learning more about Sabah.

Therefore for the month of January, the Sabah Society (KK & SDK) will be holding an online talk on “Early History of Sandakan Bay & German Town”. Am sure the phrase “German town” would have raised a lot of question marks and wonder how it relates to Sandakan Bay? Well, do come and join us as our speaker Rosalie Corpuz (a.k.a Lala) will tell us more. Personally, I have known Lala for quite a number of years and I must say every single conversation I had with her, I am guaranteed to leave with deeper insights to either the culture or history of Sabah. She is a speaker who is very passionate on all the subjects she works on and not to forget witty as well. Therefore, I am very sure the talk would be a night where all of us will learn something more about Sandakan.

Details are as follows:
Date: 14th January 2021 (Thursday)
Time: 8 p.m.
Venue: Zoom (Meeting ID: 841 9330 8804/ Passcode: [REDACTED]

See you there and also Happy New Year to all of you!

Eyen
TSS Sandakan Chairlady

P/S Dearest members, kindly please remember to renew your membership for KK and Sandakan areas ~ President, Datuk Dr Heng Aik Cheng.

TSS KK FB live talk | Sister ships : Three 12th century shipwrecks in Southeast Asia | 8 to 9 PM | Thur 17 Dec 2020
2020-12-17 20:00 - 21:00 | The Sabah Society Secretariat, Luyang, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 88450, Malaysia
In 1998 the Ceramic Society of Indonesia published a book entitled “The Pulau Buaya Wreck: Finds from the Song Period”. The cargo was salvaged in 1989 and consisted primarily of ceramics from Guangdong and Fujian, with a smattering of finer wares from other provinces. Unfortunately, there was no archaeological documentation, so all context has been lost and we know nothing of the origin of the ship.

Nearly three decades after the salvage of the Pulau Buaya Wreck, two new shipwrecks have come to light. Remarkably, the Lingga Wreck also sank within sight of Pulau Buaya, with a primary cargo of Guangdong ceramics. Again, there was no archaeological excavation, however photographs provide some context, the hull remains have been identified, and a date range has been determined. The Flying Fish Wreck sank far away, near Kota Kinabalu in Sabah. She was archaeologically excavated. Her cargo consisted primarily of Fujian ceramics along with some finer wares from Jingdezhen.

While there are a few comparable artefacts linking the two new finds, the Pulau Buaya Wreck bridges the gap with many parallels. From a comparative analysis it may be reasonably concluded that the Pulau Buaya, Lingga and Flying Fish Wrecks were all Southeast Asian lashed-lug ships that sank during the first quarter of the 12th century, towards the end of the Northern Song dynasty (960 to 1127 CE). They were all transporting Chinese ceramics and ironware to Southeast Asian markets. They were sister ships.

About Dr. Michael Flecker

Michael started his working life in 1985 as a civil engineer in a Singapore-based company. In 1987 he joined Pacific Sea Resources for the two-year excavation of a Manila Galleon, Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion, in Saipan. Since then, he has directed some of the most important shipwreck excavations in Asia, including the 9th century Belitung Wreck; the 10th century Intan Wreck, the 13th century Java Sea Wreck; the 15th century Bakau Wreck; the 1608 Binh Thuan Wreck, and the 1690 Vung Tau Wreck.

Michael’s specialty is ancient Asian ship construction and trade. He earned his PhD from the National University of Singapore, based on his excavation of the Intan Wreck. This thesis was published as a book by the British Archaeological Report Series (2002). Other works include the book, Porcelain from the Vung Tau Wreck (2001), chapters in Southeast Asian Ceramics: New Light on Old Pottery (2009), Shipwrecked: Tang Treasures and Monsoon Winds (2010) and numerous other books, along with many articles in international journals. He is currently serving as a Research Fellow at the Singapore ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.

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