Let’s be honest, there’s a lot to laugh about in Kota Kinabalu: people’s driving, what politicians say and a the price of a pint of Guiness for example. The comedy scene, ironically, was no laughing matter, but that’s about to…
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The Sabah Tourism Board moved last week to reassure tourists to not be deterred from their current of future holiday plans for Sabah. “The Sabah Tourism Board wish to assure our visitors and partners worldwide that the tourism industry are…
If you’re wondering what IDC, IE or PADI stands for, then you’re obviously not a Scuba diver about to achieve a professional diving qualification. To help you out, IDC stands for Instructor Development Course, IE is the Instructor Exam and…
From Sabahbah.com – This weekend the news of an impeding royal visit caught fire and started spreading through Kota Kinabalu. It’s true, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, better known as Prince William and Kate Middleton, are indeed headed for…
From SabahBah.com – Gaya Island Resort is the 3rd resort to open on Gaya island, but the first resort to actually take the name of the island.
Kota Kinabalu and Sabah has thankfully only caught the tail-end of the tropical typhoon named Gener that has been pounding the Philippines over the last couple of days.
Buffets are the order of the day during the month of Ramadan and SabahBah heads over to see what all the fuss is about at Shangri La’s Tanjung Aru Resort’s Ramadan Buffet in Kota Kinabalu.
The Hyatt Regency Kinabalu kindly invited SabahBah over to break fast with them and hosted us at their elaborate Ramadan buffet spread at the Tanjung Ria Cafe. Of course, we didn’t have enough stomach space to sample everything on offer,…
Sabah Golfers have just become the greenest golfers in Malaysia, with the introduction of the country’s first solar-powered golf buggies. Thanks to the collaboration of 2 Malaysian companies, battery operated buggies that recharge with the help of the sun, is…
Kota Kinabalu is a sea-side city often described as a resort town, which indeed has a lot of choice resorts for the booking. A question that often arises is: which is the best resort in Kota Kinabalu? “The Best” depends…
Sutera Harbour Resort recently entered Kota Kinabalu’s scuba diving market when they were awarded a PADI Dive Resort rating. PADI, the Professional Association of Diving Instructors, is the world’s largest scuba diving certification body.
Turns out Sabahans love talking about the weather, especially when it’s out of the ordinary and there’s a vicious storm and seriously weird clouds involved. On the morning of Tuesday, 12 June, Sabah was hit by an unusual, angry wave…
The arrival of the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Dragon, is just around the corner and across the globe the Chinese community is gearing up for their annual new year celebrations.
Tonight SabahBah happily received news from Guinness that Arthur’s Day celebrations will return to Kota Kinabalu this year, bigger and bolder than the years before. To mark the 3rd time that Arthur’s Day is observed in not just Malaysia, but…
It’s easy to like El Centro, a new cafe and bar in Kota Kinabalu, where you can go have a bite to eat, indulge in delectable cocktails and have actual conversations with the people you’re with.
Celebrating a coal free future for Sabah, the Power to the People Party taking place at First Beach in Tanjung Aru next weekend, promises power, and party, for the people! It’s taking place on April 1st, but this is no…
SabahBah went to Bella Italia Pizzeria & Ristorante the other Monday to sample the all-you-can-eat Monday Pasta Madness promo. At RM30 it really is madness.
Santa Clause and Santa’s Little Helpers, the Elves, will be scaling Mt Kinabalu on 13 & 14 December. But shhhhhh, don’t tell the kids, it’s actually a staff team from Raleigh Borneo raising funds for their Host Country Venturer Programme.
Not that anybody really needs a reason to drink beer, but Firefly Bar & Grill is giving you 1,000 good reasons to just that. The Century Challenge is a drinking game and a physical challenge all rolled into one.
In recent years Growball Cinemax in Centrepoint neglected their facilities, equipment and customers. But competitor cinemas have forced Growball to take action.
Last month I lamented the demise of the Firefly Burger from their new menu. The LA Burger replaced it, but the secret lies in all the toppings.
Climb as much as you like is an attractive offer, especially when it only costs RM12. But SabahBah.com discovers that at the Sabah Indoor Climbing Centre as much as you like might be more than as much as you can.
October sees the return of the IRB Borneo Sevens Rugby Tournament to the shores of Sabah, much to the delight of rugby fans here in Kota Kinabalu. Not for the unfit and slow, Rugby Sevens is a version of what…
Firefly Bar & Grill in KK Times Square on the fringe of Kota Kinabalu, has a new menu and we at SabahBah.com have mixed emotions about it. The bad news is, the the Classic Firefly Beef Burger we so much…