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.

Talk on Historical Tourism at UMS

Persatuan Sejarah Malaysia Cawangan Sabah President delivered a Talk on Historical Tourism at the School Of Social Science of the University Malaysia Sabah on February 25, 2010 attended by the Lecturers and undergraduates of History and it was a Talk well received as the topic is something that they had not thought about before especially turning historical sites into income generating products.

Cooperation With UMS

PSMCS will have a meeting in December 2009 with the UMS School Of Social Science on the area of cooperation on history which includes;

The teaching of Historical Tourism in UMS,
Organizing of a seminar with UMS at UMS,
The giving of a talk at the School Of Social Science and
The project to trace the life and journey of Paduka Mat Salleh
Publication of Journal

PSMCS Second Meet

Persatuan Sejarah Malaysia Cawangan Sabah holds its second meeting on November 1, 2009 at Star City at the Office of the Vice President, Tuan Hj Kassim Salleh to discuss its plan on a Fund Raising Dinner as well as the topic on promoting Historical Tourism.

Promoting Historical Tourism

With such a rich historical sites, Persatuan Sejarah Malaysia Cawangan Sabah wants to develop historical tourism to its fullest extent and help in the development of Sabah through the Sabah Development Corridor.

It will involve the cooperation and support of many relevant Agencies like the Ministry of Communication and Heritage Malaysia, Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment Sabah, Forestry Department of Sabah, Agriculture Department of Sabah and Sabah Muzium as well as Jabatan Arkib Negara and Jabatan Arkib Negeri Sabah.

It will also involve the development of the infrastructure and promotion materials and publications to and on such areas.