Courtesy Call To Advisor

PSMCS Committee made a courtesy call to its Advisor who is also the Sabah Minister of Tourism, YB Datuk Hj Masidi Manjun on February 10,2011 at 2.30pm, presenting him his life membership card and certificate as his letter of appointment as the Historical Society Advisor. The President briefed him about the Society's activities including the 3rd Malaysia-Indoneisa Dialogue held at Johor Bahru and the Talk on Historical Tourism at UMS and Storytelling at KYS Animation House. The Minister made an on the spot approval for a RM10,000 grant to the Society to enable them to continue with the Warkah PSM Publication as well as the Historical Journal. The Minister as supportive of their request for a permanent place to carry on their activities and the Society will be following this with the Sabah Muzium. That will be the Society's first 'Anjung Sejarah' in Kota Kinabalu, thanks to the support of its Advisor. The Minister advised that the Historical Society showcase the Sabah's ethnic groups starting with the Cocos Community at the Sabah Muzium event scheduled in May 2011.

The Big Drum Called Sang Gendang

Its location is at the compound of Kg Darau Laut place of worship. It is believed to have been brought to Sabah some 300 years ago by the Arab traders and missionaries.It is believed to be the biggest drum or "beduk" and perhaps the oldest in Sabah,commonly used by the Muslim community for the call of prayers and the announcement of the new moon to celebrate Hari Raya.

Those Arab traders and missionaries had now been assimilated with the local natives particularly the Dusun tribe of Darau and they are now the Bajau ethnic.

The drum is now a masterpiece and the object of historical and cultural research by many parties.