The annual typhoon season that cuts through the Philippines doesn’t hit Sabah that lies directly beneath it, giving it the monicker – The Land Below the Wind. The ideal place to seek shelter.

The Agnes Keith House in Sandakan remains a tourist attraction due to its post-colonial wooden architecture. (Sabah Tourism pic) The Agnes Keith House is one of Sandakan’s most talked-about ...

COME Sept 26, Sabah will elect a new state government. Going by the stories about the Land Below the Wind told during the ongoing campaign period, it is perplexing that the state is still ...

SANDAKAN: Replicas of the book that gave Sabah the 'Land Below the Wind’ tagline have been published by the Culture, Arts and Heritage Ministry. Its minister Datuk Seri Rais Yatim said that ...

This harsh reality in the Land Below the Wind is vividly illustrated through the experiences of Amad Ranton and Ibrahim Mubarak. Amad, 41, supports his family as a fisherman on Pulau Banggi, about 40 ...

The teacher who hails from Sik, Kedah, has developed a strong love for Sabah, thanks to the unique beauty of the culture and nature in the Land Below the Wind. For Haikal, more fondly known as ...

KOTA KINABALU - In Sabah, extreme poverty is not just a ... the long-standing issue of extreme poverty in the Land Below the Wind. This problem, he explained, is not only prevalent in rural ...

I have not been to Sabah for a few years and I wanted a first-hand update on happenings in the Land below the Wind. I knew Lawrence is a member of Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS), although he holds no ...

In 1979, he produced “Land Below the Wind”, his first instrumental album, and in 1999, the state named him “Father of Sabah Modern Music”. Funk said from the first time she met him ...

A political storm is brewing in Sabah. Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi - who is also the Umno president - is flying to the land below the wind to resolve the tensions. GRS, Sabah Umno ...

“Kembara Kenali Borneo is my last visit to Sabah, the Land Below The Wind, as Yang di-Pertuan Agong. It is an experience I will never forget. “May the people of Sabah whom I love be protected by Allah ...