Ligitan Island, located not too far away from Sipadan Island, will be gazetted as a protected park.
Category Archives: General
Travel Advisory Did Not Go Down Well with Australian Resort Operator in Sabah
Posted by Jacob on March 5, 2006
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This is going to sound biased because we often go to his resort for good food, but Peter Cantwell, owner of Lankah Syabas Resort in Kinarut has an opinion on the recent travel advisory.
Demolition of Sipadan Structures Bearing Results
Posted by Jacob on March 4, 2006
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Since the end of 2004, divers were no longer allowed to spend overnight on Sipadan Island. All resorts on the island were asked to evacuate. Many of these resorts have relocated to nearby Mabul Island.
When the State Government of Sabah made the announcement to evacuate all the resorts from the island, I thought it was obvious that this was a good thing. But after attending a public forum organized by Sabah Society in January last year, I wasn’t so sure anymore. The major issues raised were (if my memory has not failed me) whether to evacuate the resorts from the island or not; and if they were to evacuate, the correct time to do it.
US Commader Impressed with Malaysian Security
Posted by Jacob on March 2, 2006
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This came out in the Borneo Post yesterday. In case you are wondering, the Borneo Post is the largest English language daily newspaper on the island of Borneo. I think they are not online yet. I hope someday they will come online. Here’s the article.
DFAT Issues Travel Warning for Malaysia
Posted by Jacob on March 1, 2006
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Just heard the news that Australian citizens are warned of the high risk of kidnapping by terrorists near popular Malaysian dive sites. The warning came from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia.
Sabah Tourism Board has issued a press statement. When I blogged this, it isn’t available on their site yet. So here is the full text to the press statement.