ATTENTION: EDITORS August 20, 2021 Kuala Lumpur – COVID-19 has not stopped the U.S. Embassy and U.S. Ambassador Brian D. McFeeters from interacting with different parts of Malaysia. From August 16-20, 2021, Ambassador McFeeters conducted a virtual visit to Sabah through a series of meetings with state government officials, representatives from various non-governmental organizations (NGOs), ...
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By U.S. Embassy Malaysia | 20 August, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Press Releases | Tags: Ambassador Brian McFeeters, Sabah, Virtual Visit
Today, a pathway for a water village in Semporna, Sabah was officially opened in Kuala Bibang. On behalf of villagers who rely on the pathway as a link between the coast and their homes, the U.S. Army and the PASKAL Unit of the Royal Malaysian Navy worked together to replace the damaged structure. The new pathway will provide safer passage for the villagers ...
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By U.S. Embassy Malaysia | 22 December, 2018 | Topics: U.S. & Malaysia | Tags: PASKAL, Royal Malaysian Navy, Sabah
The U.S. Embassy in Kuala Lumpur hosted the second phase of its two-part English Access Microscholarship Teacher Training Workshop in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah from December 4-7, 2017. The training was attended by 18 English teachers across Malaysia, as well as Regional English Language Officer Alice Murray. The 4-day, intensive workshop was organized by the Access ...
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By U.S. Embassy Malaysia | 7 December, 2017 | Topics: Education, News, U.S. & Malaysia | Tags: English Access Microscholarship Teacher Training Workshop, English Language Fellow, Sabah, teacher, Teacher Trainees
Dr. Mohamed Elsanousi, Director of the
Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers captivated youth audiences when he visited the states of Sabah and Sarawak and shared the importance of interfaith dialogues in keeping radical views at bay. Dr. Elsanousi also met with the Mufti of Sabah and discussed the need for open communication with youth in understanding them and not losing ...
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By U.S. Embassy Malaysia | 11 October, 2017 | Topics: Education, Events, U.S. & Malaysia | Tags: Dr. Mohamed Elsanousi, Sabah, Sarawak
The U.S. Embassy in Kuala Lumpur sponsored a research visit to Sabah by three elephant experts from the
Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC. Elephant research specialist Erin Latimer, Senior Curator Bryan Amaral and Veterinarian Dr. James Steeil visited the
Sabah Wildlife Department in Lok Kawi and Sepilok from July 31- Aug 5. Their goal was to improve the ability to diagnose
Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus (EEHV) in the current ...
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By U.S. Embassy Malaysia | 6 August, 2017 | Topics: Environment, U.S. & Malaysia | Tags: EEHV, Research, Sabah, Sepilok, Smithsonian Institution
Erin Zanre, a consultant who specializes in development and implementation of community-based sustainable livelihoods and natural resource management programs, visited Tun Mustapha Park in Sabah on July 3 – 7. Her trip was funded by the Embassy and
Sabah Parks in support of community-based fisheries management initiatives. She met community stakeholders, NGOs, government agencies and delivered a ...
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By U.S. Embassy Malaysia | 24 July, 2017 | Topics: Environment, U.S. & Malaysia | Tags: Borneo Marine Research Institute, Erin Zanre, Research, Sabah, Sabah Parks, Tun Mustapha Park
Fulbright Senior Scholar
Dr. Wendy Erb visited an orangutan rehabilitation center in Sabah, East Malaysia on June 21 – 23 to meet wildlife experts and support research efforts and develop educational programs. Dr. Erb is currently conducting research in Indonesia to promote the conservation of wild orangutan populations.
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By U.S. Embassy Malaysia | 23 June, 2017 | Topics: Education, Environment, U.S. & Malaysia | Tags: Dr. Wendy Erb, Orangutan, Sabah
Fourteen students from
Oregon State University spent two weeks in Sabah to learn about wildlife conservation and sustainable development and to carry out fieldwork. This is the second year of this collaborative partnership under the Portland-Kota Kinabalu sister city program.
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By U.S. Embassy Malaysia | 21 June, 2017 | Topics: Education, U.S. & Malaysia | Tags: Oregon State University, Sabah, wildlife
Ambassador Lakhdhir visited Sabah for the second time on May 4-5, 2017. While there she visited the Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Likas, gave remarks at a luncheon for the
L.E.A.N women’s group, and traveled to
Lok Kawi Wildlife Park to meet Joe the elephant, who was rescued by Sabah Wildlife staff. Ambassador Lakhdhir also attended a ship reception with U.S. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Malaysia | 8 May, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, U.S. & Malaysia | Tags: General Electric, L.E.A.N., Lok Kawi Wildlife Park, Sabah, Women's and Children's Hospital
Ambassador Lakhdhir made her first official trip to Sabah on April 1-5, 2017. She visited the
Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Center ,
Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Center , Rainforest Discovery Center and
Danau Girang Field Centre in Sandakan. In Kota Kinabalu, she met Foreign Minister Dato’ Sri Anifah Aman, Chief Minister Datuk Musa Aman, and Minister of Tourism and Environment Datuk Masidi Manjun. Her trip reiterated the close relationships with the Sabah State government ...
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By U.S. Embassy Malaysia | 7 April, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, Environment | Tags: Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir, Sabah, wildlife
The festival on August 20th and 21st was a celebration to promote biodiversity and a deeper understanding of the natural heritage on Borneo island. The festival held at the world famous Sepilok rainforest in Sandakan gathered scientific experts and conservationists to share a wealth of information through their studies and research. The festival was officiated by ...
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By U.S. Embassy Malaysia | 22 August, 2016 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Environment | Tags: Sabah
“A real jungle gym” is how U.S. Science Envoy Dr. Tom Lovejoy described watching orangutans from
Sabah’s Orangutan Rescue Center exercising in the rainforest. The rescue, rehabilitation, and return to the wild of over 700 orangutans throughout the center’s history was just one of many biodiversity conservation success stories that Dr. Lovejoy heard during his four day tour through ...
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By U.S. Embassy Malaysia | 25 July, 2016 | Topics: Environment, Science & Tech | Tags: Orang Utan, Sabah, Sarawak
Last May 6-8, 2016, Education USA attended the Kota Kinabalu MATTA fair held in Suria Sabah, Kota Kinabalu. Education USA, hosted by the Malaysian American Commission on Educational Exchange (MACEE) is a one stop advising center supported by the U.S. Department of State. This organization provides unbiased, accurate, comprehensive and current information about how to apply to accredited ...
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By U.S. Embassy Malaysia | 9 May, 2016 | Topics: Consular Affairs, Education, Non Immigrant Visas, Study in the U.S. | Tags: MATTA, Sabah
Ambassador Yun and a 10-person delegation from Portland, Oregon visited Sabah as part of a Sister City initiative and the Oregon-Sabah Collaborative. The delegation, led by Portland Metro Council President Tom Hughes, visited sites in Kota Kinabalu and other parts of Sabah to build relationships in the fields of business, education, and environmental cooperation. During ...
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By Hisham Selamat | 15 January, 2016 | Topics: Ambassador, Art & Culture | Tags: Kota Kinabalu, Oregon, Sabah
Ambassador Joseph Yun will accompany a delegation from Kota Kinabalu and Sabah as they visit Portland, Oregon from September 27 – October 4, 2014. Led by Sabah Minister of Tourism, Culture & Environment, YB Datuk Seri Panglima Masidi Bin Manjun, the Sabah delegation includes the Mayor of Kota Kinabalu Datuk Abidin Madingkir, and representatives from ...
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By U.S. Embassy Malaysia | 26 September, 2014 | Topics: Ambassador, Press Releases | Tags: Ambassador Yun, Sabah
