Persatuan Sejarah Malaysia Cawangan Sabah to Showcase Cocos Community Cultural Heritage

Sabah Fest 2011 to showcase Cocos Community cultural heritage on May 18-21, 2011. In addition to the Dansa and Melenggok dance, Sabah Fest 2011 to showcase the community workmanship. The show to be made possible by Persatuan Sejarah Malaysia Cawangan Sabah with the cooperation of Muzium Sabah towards promoting the culture and heritage of the ethnic groups in Sabah which totaled more than 30 and 100 sub-ethnic.

Persatuan Sejarah Malaysia Malaysia Cawangan Sabah is selling historical books on various topics as well as paraphelenia of the Society with the aim or promoting the Society amongst the students and undergraduates.

There is a Storytelling session on the Cocos Community too.

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First Committee Meeting in 2011

PSMCS has scheduled its first meeting on February 20, 2011 at the office of the Vice President to discuss among others the activities for 2011 including the Annual General Meeting, Warkah PSM and Journal Publication and brief the Committee what transpired at the Courtesy Call to its Advisor on February 10, 2011 as well as the Courtesy Call to the Director of Sabah Muzium scheduled in February 2011 after the 23rd.

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 Atkinson Clock Tower

The Atkinson Clock Tower at the City of Kota Kinabalu, from different angles, an important historical landmark that required upgrading to include facilities befiting the tourists to sit down and relax as well as enjoy the local cuisine and bring home some local souvenirs, if these are available at the compound of the Clock Tower, but they are not.

Jesselton 1911

What remains is the Atkinson Clock Tower that sit on top of a small hill called Signal Hill that acted as a beacon for ships plying the channel between Gaya Island and the mainland, that too will be over-shadowed if the developer, a State Government Agency goes ahead with their plan to build a multi storey hotel and car park and commercial complex that leaves only about 6 meters between the Clock Tower and the complex. The Chief Minister had called for the down-sizing of the project to maintain the beauty and value of the Clock Tower which is the last remaining icon of the British colonial period. There are two other icon, namely the Post Office Building which is now the Tourism Board office and one Government building site which was burnt down but now maintained as an art piece by the Sabah Art Gallery.

Christmas Greeting

Wishing everyone celebrating Cristmas, a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year with the hope that the new year brings peace, joy, success and happiness.

Malaysia And Indonesia Holds A Dialogue

Bilateral relations were strained by some border crossing incidents and the treatment of a maid that resulted in some protests in Jakarta, the Indonesia capital city against its neighbor Malaysia.

Now Persatuan Sejarah Malaysia is organizing a Dialogue in Johor Bahru in October 1-3, 2010 to explore the collective memory and provide an awareness for the prosperity of Malaysia and Indonesia.

Malaysia's representatives come from the Association Branches throughout Malaysia that deliberates on various topics and working papers.