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Women artists are celebrated and honoured during the Sabah Women Painters Art Exhibition at the Sabah Art Gallery. This exhibition is aimed at encouraging women artists to express their artistic flair. See this outstanding collection of artwork at the gallery this month.

Organizer
Sabah Art Gallery

Event Venue
Conservation Centre, Sabah Art Gallery

Contact Person
Jennifer P. Linggi, Manager/Curator (SAG)
T: 088 268748, 088 268825, 088 268875, 088 268806, 088 268535
F: 088 210040
E: jplinggi@yahoo.co.uk, art.gallery.sabah@gmail.com

 

source: Sabah Tourism

The Kuching Festival is held annually to maintain part of the city’s plan to boost the local tourism and food industry. Visitors to the festival can enjoy various events held throughout the month of August, including dramatic performances, musical concerts, galleries, exhibitions, essay writing competition and many more. One of the main attractions within the festival is the food fair, a mouth-watering event a festival of this caliber cannot do without.

 

The Sabah Fitness Festival (SFF) is a first of its kind event and the biggest lifestyle fitness event in East Malaysia. It will be held on 22-24 August, 2014 at Likas Sports Complex Indoor Stadium.

SFF is the gathering of a regional fitness community with the aim to experience, share, and enjoy fitness. SFF provides a platform for exhibitors to showcase their products and services, while attracting local and international participation through a variety of activities.

Sabah Minister of Youth & Sports, YB Datuk Tawfiq Abu Bakar Titingan was present during the press conference and proudly announced the ministry’s support towards SFF. He is very excited about the event which aims to also increase awareness and promote a healthy lifestyle by sharing the joy of fitness. Thus, he encourage the general public who are more than welcome to come and experience the event.

SFF highlights

• 40 exhibition booths for local fitness businesses such as fitness clubs, physio, apparel, equipment, gear, supplements, etc. to showcase their products and services.
• X45 Challenge, the first regional CrossFit competition to be organised in Malaysia. Almost 200 athletes from the region including Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Philippines, Kuala Lumpur, Kuching, and Kota Kinabalu will compete in 5 categories – Men’s Open, Women’s Open, Men’s Scaled, Women’s Scaled, and Team Open. CrossFit is an international fitness community that is a leading trend worldwide. The yearly CrossFit Games is a huge competition screened on ESPN, which tests athletes all over the world to find the “Fittest On Earth”.
• Career Talks by Fit Malaysia to provide fitness enthusiasts and sports science graduates with the knowledge on what career opportunities are available and how to succeed in the fitness industry. Fit Malaysia is the region’s leading fitness education provider.
• Group Fitness Party to attract fitness junkies from all walks of life to participate in a variety of programs such as Fitness FX, Les Mills, and Zumba. It will feature top local presenters such as Michelle Koh, and group fitness teams from the top local fitness clubs.

SFF is a jointly organised event by the Fitness Association of Sabah in partnership with the Ministry of Youth & Sports, X45 Fitness, MOE (Ministry of Events), JCI Kota Kinabalu, and Fit Malaysia. More information at www.sabahfitnessfestival.com

 

 

source: Sabah Fitness Festival Facebook page

The Malaysia International DJ Championship is back for its second year running. Last year, top deejays from around Malaysia competed for the coveted title and RM5,000 in cash. DJ Fenx representing the Federal Territory of Labuan took home the title and cash. This year, a new format of the competition has been included simply because we wanted more deejays to participate and benefit from the competition even more. Entries are now open and we encourage amateurs or pro-deejays to join.

MIDJC 2014 TIMELINE:
Week 1-3: Entry Commence (23 June – 10 July 2014)
Week 4-8: Online Voting (10 July – 10 August 2014)
Week 9: Grand Final (22 August 2014)

GRAND FINAL VENUE:
B.E.D at The Waterfront, 8pm, 22 August 2014

Sutera Harbour Resort presents the 14th Sutera Harbour 7K Sunset Charity Run 2014. Saturday, August 23, 2014 and be a part of Sabah’s biggest charity event in aid of Sabah Thalassaemia Society and Special Olympics Sabah.

There will be plenty of food and beverages during our 7K Post Run Concert with performances by local artistes. The  most creative outfit during the run would also stand a chance to win a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 lite.

Entrance Fee : RM30.00 per adult and RM20.00 per child/student (inclusive of one 7K Tshirt).

For registration and further information, please contact the 7K Hotline at +6088 303 473 / 308 111 or e-mail cornelia.esther@suteraharbour.com.my