Sabah veteran politician and former federal minister Ghani Gilong dies

KOTA KINABALU: Former federal minister and Sabah veteran politician Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Gilong died today at the age of 88. According to his daughter Cheri Gilong Avriett, Abdul Ghani died of old age at 12.12 am at the Hospital Queen Elizabeth here. In sharing news of Abdul Ghani’s passing on Facebook, Cheri and his […]

Sisters keep four-generation-old craft heritage alive

By Noorazlina Jindeh RANAU: For a Dusun family residing in Kampung Taba here, about 142 kilometres from Kota Kinabalu, basket weaving is their traditional craft.  While their forefathers weaved beautiful baskets out of rattan, these days, due to the difficulty in sourcing rattan locally, multi-coloured plastic strands are used to make elegant bags and baskets […]