Tambunan: Exploring Sabah’s Hidden Bamboo Valley

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Tambunan: Exploring Sabah’s Hidden Bamboo Valley Tambunan is often called the “Switzerland of the East,” and while it may lack the Alps, it more than makes up for it with emerald rice terraces, cool mountain breezes, and a soul that is purely Sabahan. Tucked away in the interior of Sabah, about an 80-kilometer drive from …

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Journey to The Maligan Highlands – Ba’Kelalan

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Ba’kelalan is a group of nine villages at Maligan Highlands of Limbang Division, Sarawak, Malaysia about 3,000 feet (910 m) above sea level and 4 km from the border with Indonesian Kalimantan and 150 km from the nearest town of Lawas. There are nine villages in Ba’kelalan. The villagers here belong to the Lun Bawang tribe. The name Ba’Kelalan is derived from the Kelalan River and Ba’ which …

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