The Absolute Shopping Mall: 1Borneo Hypermall

Do you love shopping? Well, if you do, it is a must for you to come to 1Borneo Hypermall in Sabah. 1Borneo is the largest Lifestyle Shopping Mall in Sabah which consists of over 600 retail outlets and a combined 140,000 square metres of  international and regional chain hotels, condominiums, Auto city, Oceanarium & Discovery centre, Handicraft & Cultural centre, Spa & Fitness centre, Amusement centre, Bowling Centre, Cineplex and Gourmet Lane. 

1Borneo is geographically located on 23.3 acres of prime land along Jalan Sulaman Highway, bordering to University Malaysia Sabah (UMS). It is situated in an area which is the most developed region in Sabah. 1Borneo Hypermall is just 7 km away from Kota Kinabalu City and about 13 km away from Kota Kinabalu International Airport. Shopaholics will always find something fresh and new at 1Borneo Hypermall, as events and exhibitions are organized week in week out with them in mind.


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The Mildness of Sepilok Orang Utan

Have you ever met or touch an orang utan before? Well, if you don’t, you should come and visit them in their natural habitat at an exclusive wildlife refuge on your reviving trip to Sabah. These orang utans or apes are kept at Sepilok Orang Utan Sanctuary for their protection against the violence of heartless people. The Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre was built in 1964 to rehabilitate or regenerate orpahaned baby orang utans. The centre is set in the thriving 4,300-hectare Kabili-Sepilok Forest Reserve, the Centre under the administration of the Wildlife Department of Sabah attracts tourists and researchers equally, giving them the golden opportunity to gaze at the orang utan up close in their natural home. 

The apes are not kept in supervision, but rather come and go as they please while becoming used to living in the wild again after being confined by many people. Tons of other wildlife species are also being treated here such as sun bears, gibbons, Sumatran rhinos and the occasional injured elephants. Tourists that visit this centre are restricted to walkways as touching the apes is strongly discouraged even though they are naturally timid and gentle as they become more playful, they may attempt to grab your camera or hat. 

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Splendors of Sipadan

Sipadan got its name from the word Sempadan which means border/boundary and “Pulau Sipadan” would mean “Border Island”. It is originally known as Siparan, this island was named after a local group of the same name. The Siparan people would often come to the island to collect turtle eggs and named the island after themselves. Over the time, the name became Sipadan, however, the local Bajau ethnic continues to call the island by its original name.

The internationally famous island of Sipadan lies five degrees north of the equator in the Sulawesi Sea. Lying 35km south of Semporna, on Sabah’s mainland, like many tropical islands it is thickly forested and surrounded by sandy beaches. More than 3,000 species of fish and hundreds of coral species have been catagorized in this ecosystem. 

Sipadan was propagated by renowned sea-explorer Jacques Cousteau and has since been appraised by many dive experts as one of the top dive destinations in the world. Today, Sipadan’s surface-dwelling and nautical ecosystem’ values are being recognised throughout the world and the island could soon be considered a UNESCO World Heritage Site.  

The Kinabalu Mystery Unfolds

Don't you guys think that Kinabalu is a unique name? Well,there’s a secret behind its mysterious name. It was originated from the Kadazan words, ‘Aki Nabalu’, which means ‘the revered place of the dead’. The local Kadazan people strongly believe that spirits reside on the top of the mountain. 

According to another urban myth, the name Kinabalu actually means Cina Balu which translates into ‘Chinese widow’. Legend tells that a Chinese prince climbed the mountain in search of an enormous pearl secured by a barbarous dragon. 

After he managed to fulfil the pursuit, he got married with a Kadazan woman. But he soon abandoned her and returned to his homeland, China. His wife brokenheartedly wandered to the mountains to weep. After that, she turned into stone.

Mount Kinabalu is situated on the east coast of Sabah, on the island of Borneo. It is peculiar and temperamental, but always a breath-taking view, this mount has seized the visions of locals and explorers for a long time.

This mountain is surrounded with a park full of various kinds of habitats, from wealthy tropical lowland and hill rainforest to tropical mountain forest, sub-alpine forest and heath on the higher elevations. 

In 2000, Mount Kinabalu was included in UNESCO’s World Heritage List to uphold and maintain its natural heritage. It has also been entitled as the Centre of Plant Diversity for Southeast Asia.


The Great Wonders of Mount Kinabalu 

The Birthplace of the Land Below the Wind

It all happened a long time ago since Sabah or was known as North Borneo, became part of the Sultanate of Brunei in the 16th century while the north-eastern coast of the state turned out to be part of the Sultanate of Sulu which was centered in the southern islands of the Philippines. In 1888, North Borneo became a colony of Great Britain and British failed to take control over the region until 1942 when the Japanese invaded.



When Sabah was left in a disaster by the Allied bombings during World War II, it was extradited over to the British administration after the war ended. The British political masters were assigned to reconstruct the basic frames, facilities, educational system and medical conveniences for the welfare of the locals who had barely endured the Japanese brutal actions. British faced bankruptcy as the war had costed them a lot of money to battle with the Japanese. Therefore, they initiated a project to make Sabah and Sarawak stand on their own feet, as part of a pact with the US which was to let go of their protectorate after World War II, on term that the states would be ready before they were awarded with independence.

 During this phase, the British put three development policies into effect in order to improve Sabah to become a state capable of self-governance. It began with the First North Borneo Development Plan (1948-1955) followed by the Second North Borneo Development (1955-1960) and the Third North Borneo Development Plan (1959-1964). North Borneo together with Malaya, Sarawak and Singapore formed the Federation of Malaysia and from then on it became known as Sabah.

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