Annual Report 2021 Kumpulan Yayasan Sabah

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

YAYASAN SABAH GROUP

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TITLE : ANNUAL REPORT 2021

YAYASAN SABAH GROUP

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ANNUAL REPORT 2021

YAYASAN SABAH GROUP

About this report

This integrated annual report provides a fundamental overview of our operations throughout 2021. In addition, this report intends to give our stakeholders information about our activities and financial performance. The audited Yayasan Sabah Consolidated Account for 2021 will be enclosed with the report in August 2022.

Education

Education Loan Collection

Kolej Teknikal Yayasan Sabah University College Sabah Foundation (UCSF)

Tun Haji Mohd. Fuad Stephens

Borneo Research Library

Social Development Programmes

Pusat Kraftangan Sabah

KeyMessages

Message

Chief Minister of Sabah/ Chairman of Yayasan Sabah Board of Trustees

Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh and Salam Sabah Maju Jaya.

Since its inception in 1966, Yayasan Sabah has been at the forefront of assisting the State Government in empowering the people of Sabah through various initiatives. We are proud of the efforts and leadership of many people - past and present - who have steered the Group into what it is today.

The Yayasan Sabah Group has performed beyond expectations in delivering its goals and objectives. The Group has undertaken its significant role as one of the main players in the Hala Tuju Sabah Maju Jaya (SMJ) development plan to progress the State's development. lt will remain as an important institution in the State's social, educational, and economic agenda.

“The

progress of the State depends on its people who have education, knowledge and expertise, and

skills in various fields.

Hence,

the Yayasan Sabah Group will strive to enhance competitive human capital in the State and to ensure its programmes will benefit the people as outlined in the SMJ development plan.”

It is fortunate that the Board of Trustees, the Management and the staff share a common goal and an unrelenting commitment to serving the rakyat. Our economy still faces challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but despite this, I am happy to note that the Yayasan Sabah Group's resilience and commitment to not lose sight of its priorities for the benefit of the people.

I offer best wishes to Yayasan Sabah Group Management and staff in all your endeavours.

DATUK SERI PANGLIMA HAJI HAJIJI BIN HAJI NOOR

Message

Director of Yayasan Sabah/ Executive Chairman of Innoprise Corporation Sdn. Bhd.

Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh and Salam Sabah Maju Jaya.

I am delighted and privileged to present the Yayasan Sabah Group’s 2021 Annual Report. This annual report highlights the very aspects of shaping and enriching the lives of Malaysians in Sabah through education and numerous socioeconomic programmes.

With the leadership and support from the Yayasan Sabah Board of Trustees led by Yang Amat Berhormat Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji bin Haji Noor, we have achieved commendable achievements in terms of our operations and financial standings.

In the past 12 months, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, we have developed our determination to enrich lives for a sustainable future. Guided by our motto, “Developing People Towards Progress,” we focus on impacting social progress for the people to enjoy a better quality of life.

“With this in mind, we are determined to deliver all our sustainable and scalable initiatives, with shared success at heart, just like we have been doing for the past five decades. Within the education field, we provide scholarships and loans to needy students and those who excelled academically to further their studies locally and abroad. In community development, our motivation is to build sustainable communities and individuals in improving and progressing their livelihood.”

I am grateful for the support given by the Board of Trustees, Board of Directors, Management, and our greatest asset, i.e., our staff, in sharing similar aspirations and core values for the people's progress. I must also take this opportunity to express my sincere appreciation to the team involved in producing this annual report, led by my able Deputy, Datuk Sam Mannan.

I present the Yayasan Sabah Group Annual Report for 2021.

DATO' SRI HAJI GULAMHAIDAR @ YUSOF BIN KHAN BAHADAR, JP

Story Our

Where It All Began...

I would like to propose a foundation by the name of Sabah Foundation, to be established to provide facilities and opportunities to upgrade the education of the intelligent children of Sabah, regardless of their cultural backgrounds, religions, or race.

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Tun Datu Haji Mustapha bin Datu Harun, 9 November 1965, Mesapol, Sipitang.

A visionary leader, the late Tun Datu Haji Mustapha bin Datu Harun has long envisioned a well-developed

prosperous Sabah, which materialised through the establishment of Yayasan Sabah, a foundation for the people of Sabah.

Mesapol, Sipitang, 1965.

The old cinema in Mesapol, Sipitang where the late Tun Datu Haji Mustapha bin Datu Harun on 9 November 1965 proposed the setting up of Yayasan Sabah.

Our Story - Inception

In a meeting with the people gathering in Mesapol, Sipitang, on 9 November 1965, Sabah’s Father of Independence, Tun Datu Haji Mustapha bin Datu Harun in his capacity as the President of the United Sabah National Organisation (USNO), made specific proposals for the setting up of a foundation for the promotion and provision of educational facilities for the youth of Sabah and the encouragement of a Malaysian consciousness among the people of Sabah.

He expounded to the people of Sabah a charter of education facilities to help needy and bright children reap the benefits of higher education.

In his speech, Tun Datu Haji Mustapha, the new unchallenged leader of Sabah, displayed great concern for the plight of indigent parents unable to provide higher education to their children due to financial difficulties.

He said, “As you all know, Sabah faces an acute problem regarding its educational advancement. Compared to many other parts of these regions, we are still far behind, not because we do not have the potential in our society who are not fit enough to become proficient in academic achievements but because of various other factors. Chief among them is the lack of facilities to take up secondary and higher education and above all, the unaffordability of many parents to provide higher education to their children because of their academic difficulties and other attendant problems.”

Daily Express

“Our future generation will blame us if we did not pay due attention to their plight and difficulties. As a party whose sole aim, as I told you before, is to ensure that every Sabahan has equal opportunities in Malaysia. I feel our party should lift such a group of boys and girls from their dilemma,” he said.

The former Head of State said that since stepping down from office, he had given much thought to the plight of education in the State.

“Education of our children is an important requirement. The greatest asset a father can provide his children is vast opportunities for education, secondary and higher, so that the children may compete with others to settle themselves profitably and benefit the country in the long run,” he explained.

However, due to a lack of funds to afford secondary and university education, many students in all communities have been compelled to break their educational courses, depriving the bright and intelligent children of the chances of higher education to which they are entitled. Indeed, this was no fault of theirs. There was no institution or agency provisioned to look after their interests and future.

“Each year, the number of this category of children is multiplying, and society has done little for them. As the leader of a party devoted to working for the welfare of all Sabahans, especially those who need assistance, I have drawn up an ambitious project that will undoubtedly fill a needed want in Sabah. This, I hope will get your full approval and backing,” he stressed.

10 November 1965

He added, “My main concern is how to extend and help the needy children of parents who cannot enjoy the benefits of higher education despite their eagerness to pursue higher studies as well as those who are bright and intelligent.”

According to him, if we neglect such children, it will be a stigma and a blot on the leaders of our present generations.

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11 November 1965

Hence, he proposed the establishment of a foundation designed to provide higher education facilities to the youth of Sabah who, in normal circumstances, cannot afford the luxury of a costly education despite being brilliant in their studies.

The proposed foundation, he said, will be financed by voluntary donations from philanthropic-minded Sabahans and others in all walks of life and through seeking government help in the form of timber concession solely to benefit the foundation.

In realising his vision to establish the foundation to be named Yayasan Sabah, Tun Datu Haji Mustapha invited a lecturer from the History Department of the University of Malaya, Encik (Datuk Professor) Zainal Abidin bin Abdul Wahid, to conduct a study on the proposed roles of Yayasan Sabah in improving the education system in Sabah. The study, conducted from 17 December 1965, was presented to Tun Datu Haji Mustapha on 22 December 1965.

Following the enthusiastic response to his proposal on the setting up of Yayasan Sabah, Tun Datu Haji Mustapha instructed for a draft bill to be prepared and deliberated at the Executive Committee of the Sabah Alliance before presenting it to the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for approval.

Subsequently, an enactment was tabled at the Sabah State Legislative Assembly by the Chief Minister of Sabah, Encik (Tan Sri) Peter Lo Su Yin, on 22 April 1966 to establish Yayasan Sabah. The following is the extraction of his speech:

“...Yet, it is true to say we are in a race against time, against our own time. There is a lot more work to be done and even more to do. As our country develops, the need for trained men and women in all walks of life, in government, and business will grow greater. It is our duty and our responsibility as representatives of the people to provide every opportunity for the young people of today to develop their natural talents without hindrance due to lack of funds and resources. The Sabah Foundation is a golden opportunity for all to help further the cause of our youth, on whom the future and success of the nation depend. The Bill is merely an enabling one designed to provide the machinery for the improvement of opportunity for education. As such, it cannot be implemented unless it has the support of its citizens. In many respects, the Bill may be described as a Charter for human progress, as it is the right of all citizens to

expect their country to provide the necessary facilities and means to seek knowledge through education. It is essential, as I have endeavoured to make clear that we seize time by the forelock and press on with every means at our disposal to widen the educational opportunities within this State...”

The Sabah State Legislative Assembly passed the Sabah Foundation Bill 1966 unanimously on 26 April 1966. The Sabah Head of State, His Excellency Tun Datuk Pengiran Haji Ahmad Raffae, signed the Enactment on 4 May 1966.

Subsequently, Yayasan Sabah was officially established on 10 May 1966, and Tun Datu Haji Mustapha was appointed as the first Chairman of the Yayasan Sabah Board of Trustees on 8 August 1966, with the Board of Trustees having its first meeting on 8 November 1966.

The old State Legislative Assembly Building (Presently, the site of the Sabah State Museum)

Encik (Tan Sri) Peter Lo Su Yin

Our Story - Over the Years

9 November 1965

10 May 1966

29 January 1968

The first batch of 116 Yayasan Sabah sponsored students under the Inter-State Scholarship Plan was sent to Peninsular Malaysia for their secondary education.

Tun Datu Haji Mustapha bin Datu Harun proposed the establishment of Yayasan Sabah in a meet with the people gathering at Mesapol, Sipitang.

Establishment of Yayasan Sabah through the Sabah Foundation Enactment No. 8, 1966 of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly.

1967

Implementation of the Local Scholarship Programme for secondary school students in Sabah.

1967

Yayasan Sabah’s first office at 81/83 Gaya Street, Kota Kinabalu. The office space is now occupied by RHB Bank, Kota Kinabalu Branch.

1968

Implementation of study loan programmes for tertiary education.

1969

Encik Theodore Douglas Alexander Lind, Encik Abdul Ghani Mandar, and Puan Hasnah Harvey were the first Yayasan Sabah sponsored students in institutions of higher learning overseas.

5 September 1970

Establishment of three wholly-owned Yayasan Sabah companies, i.e. Rakyat Bersatu Sdn. Bhd., Rakyat Berjaya Sdn. Bhd. and Sabah Berjaya Sdn. Bhd.

Early 1971

Implementation of scholarship programmes for tertiary education in Peninsular Malaysia.

18 January 1971

Establishment of a Trust Fund managed by Rakyat Bersatu Sdn. Bhd., a wholly-owned company of Yayasan Sabah to administer the Amanah Tun Datu Haji Mustapha.

3 August to 18 September 1971

The first distribution of Amanah Tun Datu Haji Mustapha to 181,813 people, which represents 90 per cent of adult Sabahans, each receiving RM50 with a total expenditure of RM9.09 million.

22 August 1971

Delivery of MV Kinabalu Satu at Sandakan Port, Yayasan Sabah’s first vessel. The vessel was acquired on 11 June 1971.

January 1972

Completion of Yayasan Sabah hostel in Tenom.

The Tenom Hostel was the pioneering project for more rural hostels built in the State by Yayasan Sabah.

May 1972

Completion of Yayasan Sabah hostel in Tawau.

28 February 1972

Establishment of Yasa Nanzai Shipping Company Limited in Hong Kong as a joint venture company between Yayasan Sabah through its wholly-owned company, Sabah Berjaya Sdn. Bhd. and Eastern Prime Limited, a Hong Kong-based Japanese company.

10 March 1972

Delivery of MV Kinabalu Dua.

April 1972

Completion of Yayasan Sabah hostel in Tambunan.

14 May 1972

Delivery of MV Kinabalu Tiga.

11 September 1972

Delivery of MV Kinabalu Lima, Yayasan Sabah’s fourth vessel.

14 September 1972

Delivery of MV Kinabalu Enam.

22 November 1972

Delivery of MV Kinabalu Tujoh.

1972

1 August to 25 September 1973

17 August 1973

3 June 1974

The signing ceremony of a joint venture agreement between Yayasan Sabah and Yuasa Trading Company Limited, Japan, to establish Sinora Sdn. Bhd, a joint venture company undertaking downstream timber processing.

20 June to 31 July 1974

The official opening of Yayasan Sabah-Institiut Teknologi MARA (YS-ITM) campus and Yayasan Sabah hostel at Jalan Sembulan, Kota Kinabalu.

1973

Completion of Yayasan Sabah hostels in Beluran, Beaufort and Sandakan.

Yayasan Sabah Kuala Lumpur branch office officially opened.

Beluran

Beaufort

Sandakan

The second distribution of Amanah Tun Datu Haji Mustapha to 249,112 adult Sabahans, each receiving RM60 with a total expenditure of RM14.94 million.

The third distribution of Amanah Tun Datu Haji Mustapha to 260,309 adult Sabahans, each receiving RM60 with a total expenditure of RM15.61 million.

22 June 1974

Delivery of MV Kinabalu Lapan.

30 September 1974

The first intake of 50 students for a one-year Pre-Science course at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Sabah branch campus.

June 1974

Completion of Yayasan Sabah hostels in Papar, Kota Marudu, Sipitang, Kudat and Ranau.

1974

Establishment of Yayasan Sabah branch offices in Melaka, Kedah and Terengganu.

Papar

Kota Marudu

Sipitang

Kudat

Ranau

Melaka

Kedah

Terengganu

3 March 1975

Introduction of the Flying Doctor Service to the rural areas.

15 April 1975

Yayasan Sabah, through its wholly-owned company, Sapangar Sdn. Bhd. entered a joint venture agreement with the North Borneo Timbers Bhd., to plant fast-growing trees and the ultimate establishment of facilities for processing the timber produced from the plantation into pulp and paper products. The joint venture company, known as Sabah Softwoods Sdn. Bhd. (now Sabah Softwoods Berhad) was incorporated in December 1973.

April 1975

The first official logo of Yayasan Sabah.

30 June 1975

Delivery of MV Kinabalu Sembilan.

28 July 1975

Delivery of MV Kinabalu Sepuloh.

31 July 1976

Delivery of MV Kinabalu Sebelas to replace MV Kinabalu Satu, which sank about 100 miles southwest of Hong Kong in October 1975.

10 September 1976

Delivery of MV Kinabalu Duabelas to replace MV Kinabalu Enam which ran aground of the coast off Taiwan.

December 1976

Completion of 128 units of four-storey shophouses of the Kota Kinabalu Seafront Development project at Sinsuran waterfront, Kota Kinabalu.

December 1976

Yayasan Sabah’s second office at Block K, Sinsuran Complex, Kota Kinabalu. The office space is now occupied by Alliance Bank, Sinsuran Branch.

Early 1977

Completion of a single core 24-feet wide carriageway Likas coastal road linking Kota Kinabalu Central Business District to Inanam south. The work was carried out by Seranum Sdn. Bhd., a wholly-owned company of Yayasan Sabah.

11 July 1978

The official opening of Yayasan Sabah hostel in Keningau.

30 June 1977

Delivery of MV Kinabalu Limabelas.

20 March to 7 May 1978

The distribution of Amanah Rakyat Sabah (ARS) to approximately 315,000 adult Sabahans, each receiving RM80 with a total expenditure of RM28 million.

31 March 1978

Establishment of Sabah Melale Wood Industries Sdn. Bhd., a joint venture company between Yayasan Sabah and Santa Ines Melale Forest Product Corporation of the Philippines, established a wood-based industrial complex in Pasir Putih, Tawau.

August 1978

Completion of Phase 1A of Kota Kinabalu Sports Complex.

13 February 1979

Introduction of uniforms distribution scheme to primary schools students.

February 1979

Another milestone was recorded in the development of education in Sabah with the laying of a foundation stone at the site for the permanent campus of Yayasan Sabah - Institiut Teknologi MARA (YS-ITM) at Kuala Manggatal.

29 March 1979

Yayasan Sabah Shipping Sdn. Bhd. (YSSSB) was incorporated and three new vessels of the ‘Yayasan’ series were acquired (Yayasan Satu in February 1980, Yayasan Dua in June 1980 and Yayasan Tiga in September 1980).

20 July to 19 September 1979

Distribution of Amanah Rakyat Sabah (ARS) to 375,000 adult Sabahans, each receiving RM100 with a total expenditure of RM37.5 million.

30 May 1979

The signing ceremony of a joint venture agreement between Yayasan Sabah and the Weyerhaeuser Company of the United States through its whollyowned company, Kennedy Bay Timber Sdn. Bhd. to establish Pacific Hardwoods Sdn. Bhd./Silam Forests Products Sdn. Bhd., an integrated wood-based complex at Silam, Lahad Datu.

October 1979

Introduction of stationaries distribution scheme for primary and secondary students.

July 1979

Completion of Yayasan Sabah Headquarters building with a total cost of RM38 million from funds generated through the sales of the Kota Kinabalu Seafront Development at Sinsuran waterfront.

1979

Introduction of the school holiday break camp for Yayasan Sabah students in secondary schools in Peninsular Malaysia.

1979

Completion of Yayasan Sabah hostel in (Federal Territory of) Labuan.

February 1980

Delivery of MV Yayasan Satu, Yayasan Sabah’s first vessel under the Yayasan series.

5 April to 31 October 1980

Distribution of Amanah Rakyat Sabah (ARS) to 417,000 adult Sabahans, each receiving RM100 with a total expenditure of RM41.7 million.

6 June 1980

The official opening of the Tun Haji Mohd. Fuad Stephens (Borneo Research) Library.

June 1980

Delivery of MV Yayasan Dua.

21 June 1980

The signing ceremony of a joint venture agreement between Yayasan Sabah and Kumpulan FIMA Berhad (Food Industrial Marketing Authority Bhd.) to establish Safima Plantation Sdn. Bhd. for planting, processing, and marketing cocoa at Sungai Sapi, Beluran.

7 August 1980

Yayasan Sabah adopted a new logo.

September 1980

Delivery of MV Yayasan Tiga.

15 October 1980

Introduction of milk distribution scheme for primary school students. The event was held at Kampung Buayan, Penampang.

25 January to 1 April 1981

Distribution of Amanah Rakyat Sabah (ARS) to 373,000 adult Sabahans, each receiving RM150 with a total expenditure of RM55.95 million.

15 February 1981

Introduction of shoe distribution scheme for primary school students.

June 1981

Completion of Phase 1B and 1C Kota Kinabalu Sports Complex. The facilities under phases 1A, 1B, and 1C were handed over to the State Government through the Sports and Cultural Board on 1 July 1981, with a total cost of RM162 million.

1981

Completion of Phase 1 of Yayasan Sabah-Institiut Teknologi MARA (YS-ITM) permanent campus at Kuala Manggatal.

March 1982

Introduction of milk distribution scheme for kindergarten pupils.

19 June 1982

The official launching of Yayasan Sabah Paramedic (PAYS), a 24-hour ambulance service around Kota Kinabalu. The service started its operation on 15 August 1981 by providing efficient accident and emergency services on a 24-hour basis.

29 August 1982

Delivery of MV Yayasan Lima by Sabah Shipyard Sdn. Bhd., (Federal Territory) of Labuan. MV Yayasan Lima was Yayasan Sabah’s fourth vessel in the Yayasan series.

September 1982

The first intake of 138 students at the Yayasan Sabah Ria Kindergarten.

18 December 1982

The official launching of MV Yayasan Enam at Limbungan Sabah Shipyard Sdn. Bhd., (Federal Territory) of Labuan.

1982

17 March 1983

1983

The official launching of MV Yayasan Tujuh at Limbungan Sabah Shipyard Sdn. Bhd., (Federal Territory) of Labuan.

1983

Completion of Phase II of Yayasan Sabah-Institiut Teknologi MARA (YS-ITM) permanent campus at Kuala Manggatal.

March 1984

Delivery of MV Yayasan Lapan by Sabah Shipyard Sdn. Bhd., (Federal Territory) of Labuan.

25 September 1984

The signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of Danum Valley Rainforest Research and Training Programme between the Danum Valley Management Committee and The Royal Society of the United Kingdom on the research work to be carried out at Danum Valley. Presently, the collaboration continues with the South East Asia Rainforest Research Partnership (SEARRP).

The shoe distribution scheme extended to secondary students.

The official opening of the Yayasan Sabah Ria Kindergarten building.

October 1984

Yayasan Sabah Forest Management Plan (1984-2032) was approved by the Sabah State Government.

1984

Introduction of InSPIRE project (Integrated Systems of Programmed Instruction for Rural Environments) in Sabah. The project was undertaken by Yayasan Sabah with the support of Universiti Sains Malaysia and the Education Department, aims to improve the quality of the teaching-learning processes, especially in the rural primary schools in the State.

1 to 18 April 1985

The distribution of Amanah Rakyat Sabah (ARS) to 433,714 adult Sabahans, each receiving RM150 with a total expenditure of RM65.05 million.

July 1985

Completion of the Voluntary Associations Building Complex at Tuaran Road, Kota Kinabalu.

29 August 1986

The official opening of the Danum Valley Field Centre (DVFC) for research, training, and education on conservation.

15 September 1986

Introduction of Health Education Services to the rural areas which include, among others, health screening, health talks, and mobile clinic services.

21 March 1987

Establishment of Luasong Forestry Centre (LFC), Tawau, as a tropical forest development and operational base for logging, measurement, inventory, and agro-forestry activities.

18 December 1987

The official opening and handing over ceremony of Asrama Kinabalu, Universiti Malaya. The hostel, which cost RM12 million, and was completed in August 1985.

18 April to 6 May 1988

Yayasan Sabah, together with the Royal Malaysian Air Force and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), conducted scientific research in Maliau Basin, Tawau.

17 August 1988

Innoprise Corporation Sdn. Bhd. (ICSB) was incorporated as the investment vehicle and management company of the commercial activities of the Yayasan Sabah group of companies.

7 October 1988

The official launching of Sabah Nature Club (SNC). Since its inception, the club has over 44,000 registered members.

1 December 1988

Yayasan Sabah acquired a special air-conditioned mobile health care unit, Put-On-Deck (POD) concept. It was the first of its kind in South East Asia.

1 December 1988

The signing ceremony of a management agreement on Tanjung Aru Beach Hotel between Yayasan Sabah and Shangri-La International Hotel Management Limited. With the agreement, Tanjung Aru Beach Hotel is now managed by Shangri-La International Hotel Management Limited.

5 December 1988

The official launching of the People Development pilot project at Tambunan Village Resort Centre, Kampung Keranaan, Tambunan.

March 1989

The first batch of 30 children were enrolled at the Child Development Centre preschool nursery.

24 April 1989

Innoprise Corporation Sdn. Bhd. (ICSB) acquired 15 per cent equity in Shell Timur Sdn. Bhd.

July 1989

Establishment of Institute of People Development (IPD) which was later known as Kolej Komuniti Yayasan Sabah (KKYS) then Kolej Yayasan Sabah (KYS) and thereafter Kolej Teknikal Yayasan Sabah (KTYS).

16 September 1989

Yayasan Sabah contingent won second place in the Sabah Head of State 63rd official birthday celebration and Closing Ceremony of the 25th Sabah Merdeka Celebration. The team was led by the Enforcement Manager, Encik Awang Damit Mohamad.

16 September 1989

Yayasan Sabah Group won the first runner-up Float Procession in the Sabah Head of State 63rd official birthday celebration and Closing Ceremony of the 25th Sabah Merdeka Celebration.

8 May to 23 June 1990

The distribution of Amanah Rakyat Negeri Sabah (ARNS) to 500,000 adult Sabahans, each receiving RM200 with a total expenditure of RM1billion.

23 May 1990

The official launching of the Sabah State Scholarship Award of Excellence.

15 to 22 September 1990

Yayasan Sabah hosted the first Inter-State Foundation Sports Carnival (PESAYA), held at the Likas Sports Complex, Kota Kinabalu. Yayasan Sabah emerged as champion. Yayasan Sabah emerged champions eight times out of the thirteen championships held.

1990

The first intake of 15 building/construction students for a two-and-a-half-year training at the Institute of People Development (IPD, now Kolej Teknikal Yayasan Sabah, KTYS).

7 April 1991

MoU between Innoprise Corporation Sdn. Bhd. and Centre Technique Forestier Tropical (CTFT), France for In-Vitro Culture Propagation. The collaboration was further renewed with the Biotechnology and Horticulture Division (BHD). Presently, all research on Teak is undertaken by YSG Bioscape Sdn. Bhd. (YSG Biotech Sdn. Bhd.).

15 August 1991

The official opening of an Integrated Timber Processing Complex at Pacific Hardwoods Sdn. Bhd., Silam, Lahad Datu.

13 September 1991

The official opening of the Yayasan Sabah District Hostel, Tambunan.

27 November 1991

The official opening of Danum Valley Field Centre (DVFC) Phase III development.

2 December 1991

MoU between Rakyat Berjaya Sdn. Bhd. (RBJ) and Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) for technical consultation on rattan and valuable wood species. The collaboration continued until 2017.

6 December 1991

The first convocation of the Institute of People Development (IPD, now Kolej Teknikal Yayasan Sabah, KTYS).

17 December 1991

The official opening of Yayasan Sabah Sports Centre (Tun Adnan Sports Complex).

1991

An ancient burial site was discovered under a ledge on the escarpment facing Borneo Rainforest Lodge (BRL), Lahad Datu.

21 March 1992

MoU between Rakyat Berjaya Sdn. Bhd. (RBJ) and Swedish University of Agriculture Sciences (SUAS) on Tropical Forest Research Study in Luasong, Tawau. The collaboration continued until 2016.

17 June 1992

MoU between Rakyat Berjaya Sdn. Bhd. (RBJ) and Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) on the Eucalyptus Seed. The collaboration continued until 1996.

29 June 1992

MoA between Rakyat Berjaya Sdn. Bhd. (RBJ) and FACE (Forest Absorbing Carbon Dioxide Emissions Foundation) of the Netherlands on the rehabilitation of logged-over forests for Phase 1. Presently, the collaboration continues with FACE Forest B.V.

3 July 1992

The signing ceremony of the Plan of Operation (PoO) between Rakyat Berjaya Sdn. Bhd. (RBJ) and Department of Silviculture, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SUAS) on technical collaboration in Applied Tropical Rainforest Research.

1 August 1992

MoU between Rakyat Berjaya Sdn. Bhd. (RBJ) and New England Power Company (NEP), USA on Reduced Impact Logging Project (RIC). The collaboration continued until 1998.

8 December 1992

The official opening of Innoprise Wood Products Sdn. Bhd. (IWPSB) in Inanam, producer of garden furniture.

19 December 1992

The topped-up ceremony of Kinabalu Wing of Shangri-La’s Tanjung Aru Resort (STAR), Kota Kinabalu.

27 March 1993

The official opening of Yayasan Sabah Village Hostel at SK Pegalan Kusob, Tambunan.

13 May 1993

Establishment of the first infrastructure in Maliau Basin, known as the Maliau Basin Field Station at Camel Trophy Base Camp, through a donation of USD500,000 from Camel Trophy.

31 August 1993

Yayasan Sabah emerged as champion in the National Day parade (Statutory Body Category).

The team was led by Encik Oldey Robroy of the Security Unit.

8 May 1994

The official opening of Kinabalu Wing, Shangri-La’s Tanjung Aru Resort (STAR), Kota Kinabalu.

24 June 1994

1 July 1994

Completion of Borneo Rainforest Lodge (BRL) Phase I comprising of ten rooms of duplex chalets. BRL opened for business as a commercial nature tourism facility.

9 November 1994

The official opening of Sinora Particle Board Sdn. Bhd., Sandakan.

20 December 1994

The official launching of the Centre for Borneo Studies (CBS) or commonly known as Borneo Research Centre.

The official opening of Sinora Plymill II, Sandakan.

16 May 1995

The Danum Valley Conservation Area (DVCA) of 43,892 hectares was upgraded as a Class 1 (Protection) Forest Reserve by the Sabah State Legislative Assembly under the provision of the Forest Enactment 1968. This declaration came with the creation of the Forest (Danum Valley Conservation Area) Rules 1996, which provided the framework for the planning and management of DVCA.

2 September 1995

Handing over of Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) temporary campus, adjacent to Yayasan Sabah Headquarters Complex, Kota Kinabalu.

8 September 1995

The signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Yayasan Sabah and Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (UPM) on undergraduate training through the recognition of Luasong Forestry Centre (LFC) and Danum Valley Field Centre (DVFC) as affiliated UPM campuses.

7 January 1996

Borneo Rainforest Lodge (BRL) awarded the “Best New Tourist Attraction in ASEAN” at the 10th ASEANTA Award for Excellence in Tourism during the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Convention in Surabaya, Indonesia.

14 to 16 March 1996

Visit of their Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden to Borneo Rainforest Lodge (BRL) in Danum Valley.

13 April 1996

Director of Yayasan Sabah/Chief Executive of ICSB, Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Haji Aman officiated the Japanese International Research Centre for Agriculture Science (JIRCAS) building at the Luasong Forestry Centre (LFC), Tawau.

12 to 15 May 1996

The Maliau Basin Scientific Expedition was organised by Yayasan Sabah, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), and the Ministry of Tourism and Environmental Development Sabah.

6 June 1996

The signing of an agreement for the sale of 51% equity in Norsechem (Sabah) Sdn. Bhd. held at the Shangri-La’s Tanjung Aru Resort (STAR), Kota Kinabalu. Through this agreement, Innoprise Corporation Sdn. Bhd. (ICSB) has now diversified into industrial glue manufacturing.

3 July 1996

25 July 1996

The official launching of Yayasan Sabah staff housing sales (Taman Bakti Ikhlas) by the Director of Yayasan Sabah/Chief Executive of ICSB, Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Haji

4 August 1996

21 August 1996

Handing over ceremony of the findings on the research of lead poisoning exposure among preschool children in Sabah from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM).

31 August 1996

Yayasan Sabah won ”The Overall Best Decorative and The Most Colourful Category” in the float procession competition in conjunction with the National Day celebration.

31 August to 1 September 1996

Visit of the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad and Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah binti Mohamad Ali to Danum Valley Field Centre (DVFC) and Borneo Rainforest Lodge (BRL), Lahad Datu.

Sinora Industries Berhad (SIB) listed on the Bursa Saham Kuala Lumpur (BSKL).

The official opening of the Yayasan Sabah Village hostel at Kg. Sungai-Sungai, Sugut, Beluran.

Aman.

16 September 1996

Yayasan Sabah emerged as champion in the Sabah Head of State 66th official birthday parade (Government/Government Agency/Statutory Body Category). The team was led by Encik Zulkhairi Haji Ismail of the Corporate Communications Division.

30 October to 1 November 1996

Visit of His Majesty Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Jaafar Ibni Al-Marhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman and Her Majesty Seri Paduka Baginda Raja Permaisuri Agong, Tuanku Najihah binti Al-Marhum Tuanku Besar Burhanuddin to the Danum Valley Field Centre (DVFC) and Borneo Rainforest Lodge (BRL), Lahad Datu.

December 1996

Completion of Borneo Rainforest Lodge (BRL) Phase II comprising 18 single-unit chalets.

1996

The Danum Valley Management Plan (1996 - 2020) was prepared to outline the strategic actions required to achieve the Danum Valley Conservation Area (DVCA) in research, education, training, and nature tourism. Subsequently, the second Management Plan (2010-2020) was prepared.

27 November 1996

The 14th Preschool Graduation and Concert Ceremony held at the Auditorium (Tun Ahmad Raffae Auditorium, Menara Tun Mustapha), Kota Kinabalu.

23 February 1997

The official opening of Yayasan Sabah district Hostel in Kampung Padas, Sibuga, Sandakan by the Director of Yayasan Sabah, Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Haji Aman.

22 March 1997

The official opening of the Yayasan Sabah District Hostel at Sipitang.

17 April 1997

The Signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Yayasan Sabah and Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) on research development projects in the field of social, education, commercial and science, biodiversity and forest conservation.

20 September 1997

The official launching of the Yayasan Sabah website through internet and intranet by the Director of Yayasan Sabah/Chief Executive of ICSB, Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Haji Aman.

24 November 1997

The signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Innoprise Corporation Sdn. Bhd. (ICSB) and British Columbia Fire Service, a fire protection agency of the United States of America on forest fire protection for Yayasan Sabah Concession Area.

29 November 1997

The official opening of Yayasan Sabah Village Hostel at SK Simpangan Paitan, Beluran.

17 December 1997

The official launching of the Yayasan Sabah Auxiliary Fire Squad by the Director of Yayasan Sabah/Chief Executive of Innprise Corporation Sdn. Bhd. (ICSB), Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Haji Aman.

2 June 1998

The signing ceremony of the first Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Rakyat Berjaya Sdn. Bhd. (RBJ) and IKEA of Sweden on rehabilitation of degraded forest project in the Yayasan Sabah Concession Area. The collaboration has now entered its fourth phase (2015 - 2025).

6 June 1998

Yayasan Sabah team won the 13th Dragon Boat Festival (International Category) held at Likas Bay.

8 March 1999

The official opening of Yayasan Sabah District Hostel at Kg. Seri Melor, Semporna by the Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government, Datuk Seri Panglima Mohd. Shafie bin Apdal.

13 August 1999

Launching of Lead Awareness Campaign on health hazards from exposure to lead among children by the Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department, Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Haji Aman.

1999

The Danum Valley Conservation Area was further gazetted under the Cultural Heritage (Conservation) Enactment 1997 as a Cultural Heritage (Conservation) Area.

22 February 2000

The Training Unit of Yayasan Sabah received an international certification through MS ISO 9002:1994 from Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA).

8 June to 7 July 2000

The Sabah Forestry Department and Yayasan Sabah organised the first Imbak Canyon Scientific Expedition, which was carried out on the eastern part of Imbak Canyon Conservation Area, i.e., in an area at the entrance to the Canyon (around Big Belian Tree, near the Imbak Waterfall) and the Tampoi Research Station.

20 August to 2 September 2000

Eco-Challenge (World’s most challenging expedition race) in Danum Valley Conservation Area, Lahad Datu.

10 November 2000

The official opening of the Wisma Yayasan Sabah in Cairo, Egypt.

31 July 2001

The Yayasan Sabah Headquarters building is officially named Menara Tun Mustapha. The event was held in conjunction with Yayasan Sabah’s 35th Anniversary Celebration.

9 July 2002

The signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Maliau Basin Management Committee and Harvard University Herbaria (HUH), USA, on a collaboration in the study and conservation of the Maliau flora.

8 March 2003

Yayasan Sabah won two awards at the Sabah Environmental Awards :

(1) Yayasan Sabah Conservation Project, Maliau Basin for “Outstanding Environmental Project Award for an Organization 2003”; and

(2) Sabah Nature Club for “Outstanding Environmental Friendly Government Organization Award.”

12 March 2003

The official opening of the Belian Camp, Maliau Basin Studies Centre, Tawau.

12 December 2003

The official launching of Yayasan Sabah Group’s vision - A Dynamic, People Oriented, Committed and Caring Organisation.

17 January 2004

The official opening of the Shell Nature Interpretation and Environmental Education Building at Danum Valley Field Centre, Lahad Datu.

10 to 24 May 2004

Yayasan Sabah and various local and international organisations organised the second Imbak Canyon Scientific Expedition, which was carried out in the heart of the Canyon (Kapur Research Station).

4 February 2005

The signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Yayasan Sabah Group and The Tropical Forest Trust, United Kingdom (now The Forest Trust) on the cooperation towards achieving a Forest Stewardship Council Certification.

3 March 2005

The Human Resource and Administration Division (Group) and the Forestry, Processing, and Marketing Division received certification from SIRIM QAS International Sdn. Bhd. for implementing the Quality Management System MS ISO 9001:2000.

10 May 2006

The official launching of the Yayasan Sabah 40th Anniversary celebration and the official opening of Tun Mustapha Gallery.

27 May 2006

28 to 30 March 2005

The st International CEOs Conference 2005. The Conference was attended by more than 600 Malaysians and international delegates from 32 countries and gathered 28 leading international speakers.

The official opening of Yayasan Sabah Group preschool nursery at Sadong Jaya Complex.

29 April 2005

The official launching of Majlis Bersama Jabatan (MBJ) as an avenue to enhance a cordial working relationship between the Management and the staff of Yayasan Sabah Group. MBJ was approved by the Management on 28 October 2004.

15 to 2 4 June 2006

Eucalyptus Camp Scientific Expedition, Maliau Basin organised by Yayasan Sabah Group and Academy of Sciences Malaysia.

The

6 February 2007

Rakyat Berjaya Sdn. Bhd. (RBJ) awarded the National Excellence Gold Award on Occupational Safety and Health 2006 in the Forestry Category by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (NCOSH). The audit was conducted in Keningau.

8 February 2007

20 March 2007

24 April 2007

Yayasan Sabah Group, through the Innoprise-IKEA Tropical Forest Rehabilitation Project (INIKEA) was awarded IWAY Certificate by IKEA for achieving high standards on issues related to the environment, forestry, and working conditions.

24 April 2007

26 April 2007

The official opening of Tamoi Bridge and Millian Forestry Centre in Tongod, Kinabatangan.

The of ficial opening of YSG Biotech Sdn. Bhd. at Jalan Tuaran, Kota Kinabalu.

The official opening of the Shell Maliau Basin Reception and Information building at Maliau Basin Studies Centre, Tawau.

The official opening of Maliau Sky Bridge and Observation Tower at Maliau Basin Studies Centre, Tawau.

18 June 2007

The official launching of MT Maliau chemical tanker in South Korea.

22 October 2007

Yayasan Sabah Dua Shipping Sdn. Bhd. received its first superfast crew boat, MV Libaran, at the Asian Supply Base Rancha-Rancha New Jetty, Federal Territory of Labuan.

11 to 22 November 2007

Yayasan Sabah Group and Quest Learning Sdn. Bhd. organised an International Women Executive Congress 2007 (IWEC 2007) at the Magellan Sutera Hotel, Sutera Harbour Resort. The Congress was attended by 326 Malaysians and international delegates, besides 15 well-known international speakers.

2007

Rakyat Berjaya Sdn. Bhd. (RBJ) awarded the National Excellence Gold Award on Occupational Safety & Health 2007 in the Forestry category by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (NCOSH). The audit was conducted in Sandakan.

25 January 2008

The official launching of MT Imbak chemical tanker in South Korea.

15 to 17 June 2008

Yayasan Sabah Group and Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute (ASLI) organised the 2nd International CEOs Conference 2008 (ICC 2008), participated by 560 Malaysians and international delegates from 27 countries, and gathered 35 leading international figures.

14 August 2008

The signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Yayasan Sabah Group and New Forests, Australia, during the International Conference on Preservation of Nature in Sabah.

25 October 2008

Yayasan Sabah Group through Sabah Softwoods Berhad (SSB) awarded “Anugerah Majikan Prihatin 2008” by the Labour Department of Sabah.

6 April 2010

The official launching of k@Borneo Portal by the Chief Minister of Sabah cum Chairman of Yayasan Sabah Board of Trustees, Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Haji Aman.

2008

Rakyat Berjaya Sdn. Bhd. (RBJ) awarded the National Excellence Gold Award on Occupational Safety & Health 2008 in the Forestry category by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (NCOSH). The audit was conducted in Tawau.

26 May 2010

Yayasan Sabah Group Forest Management Units (FMUs) 15 and 16 in the Sungai Pinangah Forest Reserve received the Verification of Legal Compliance (VLC) from the Rainforest Alliance of New York under its Smart Program.

22 October 2009

Yayasan Sabah Group and USCI organised the Blue Ocean Strategy Conference (BOSC 2009). The Conference facilitated by Prof. W. Chan Kim was attended by more than 500 delegates and held at The Magellan Sutera Hotel, Sutera Harbour Resort, Kota Kinabalu.

21 November 2009

Borneo Rainforest Lodge (BRL) was awarded the “Excellence in Hotel Services - Nature Lodge Category,” “Best Tourism Attraction Nature Category,” and “Best New Tours Package 4 days/ 3 nights Borneo Rainforest Lodge Package” awards during the Sabah Tourism Award 2009.

5 August 2010

The official opening of the Yayasan Sabah Group hostel in Alexandria, Egypt.

26 November to 5 December 2010

Yayasan Sabah Group and the Academy of Sciences Malaysia organised the third Imbak Canyon Scientific Expedition in the Gunung Kuli area, the southern part of Imbak Canyon.

21 December 2010

Rakyat Berjaya Sdn. Bhd. (RBJ) awarded the National Excellence Gold Award on Occupational Safety & Health 2009 in the Forestry Category by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (NCOSH). The audit was conducted in Lahad Datu.

29 January 2011

The official opening of the Maliau Basin Studies Centre, Tawau.

7 May 2011

Sabah Softwoods Berhad’s Cenderamata Estate was awarded the “Ladang Bahagia Award” for its Brumas Tree Plantation for Best Plantation Employer in conjunction with the National Workers’ Day celebration 2011.

29 June 2011

The official launching of Yayasan Sabah GroupPETRONAS Imbak Canyon Conservation Partnership.

16 June 2012

The official opening of Pusat Kraftangan Sabah in Keningau.

5 to 22 July 2012

Yayasan Sabah Group, and the Sabah Wildlife Department and other relevant government departments/organisations organised the Imbak Canyon Wildlife Survey.

15 September 2012

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William, and Catherine Middleton visited the Danum Valley Field Centre (DVFC) and Borneo Rainforest Lodge (BRL), Lahad Datu.

30 October 2012

Rakyat Berjaya Sdn. Bhd. (RBJ) once again awarded the National Excellence Gold Award on Occupational Safety and Health 2011 in the Forestry Category by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (NCOSH). The audit was conducted in Keningau.

12 November 2012

Yayasan Sabah Group and Deanoor International organised the Sabah Batik International Catwalk Fashion Show 2012.

2012

Rakyat Berjaya Sdn. Bhd. (RBJ) awarded the National Excellence Gold Award on Occupational Safety and Health 2012 in the Forestry Category by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (NCOSH). The audit was conducted in Sandakan.

10 to 24 June 2013

Yayasan Sabah Group and Sabah Wildlife Department organised the Wildlife & Resources Survey 2013 held in Maliau Basin Conservation Area (MBCA).

13 September 2013

2013

Borneo Rainforest Lodge (BRL) awarded the Malaysian Tourism Awards 2012/2013. BRL was also awarded an international award, the 27th ASEANTA Awards for Excellence 2013 - The Best ASEAN New Tourist Attraction - Canopy Walkway Danum Valley Conservation Area.

2013

Rakyat Berjaya Sdn. Bhd. (RBJ) awarded the National Excellence Gold Award on Occupational Safety and Health 2013 in the Forestry Category by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (NCOSH). The audit was conducted in Keningau.

31 August 2013

Yayasan Sabah Group contingent emerged as champion (Private Sector/Commercial Category) during the State National Day Parade.

10 May 2014

The official opening of the Ulu Kinabatangan Information Centre and Jetty in Tongod, Kinabatangan.

The official opening of Seraya Palm Oil Mill, Benta Wawasan Sdn. Bhd., Tawau.

22 May 2014

The official opening of Sabah Softwoods Hybrid Fertiliser Sdn. Bhd. factory in Palm Oil Industrial Cluster (POIC), Lahad Datu.

24 to 25 June 2014

The official launching of the Maliau Basin Conservation Area Strategic Management Plan.

25 to 28 June 2014

Pusat Kraftangan Sabah (PKS) won first place in “Anugerah Produk Terbaik” in the handicraft category in the Small and Medium Entrepreneurship Carnival in Kota Kinabalu.

17 December 2014

Yayasan Sabah Group through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Rakyat Berjaya Sdn. Bhd. (RBJ) was once again awarded the National Excellence Gold Award on Occupational Safety and Health 2014 under the Forestry Category by the National Council for Occupational Safety & Health (NCOSH). The audit was conducted in Sandakan.

2014

Borneo Rainforest Lodge (BRL) awarded the Tripadvisor Certificate of Excellence.

31 August 2014

Yayasan Sabah Group contingent emerged as champion (Private Sector/Commercial Category) during the State National Day Parade.

9 February 2015

The official launching of the Strategic Transformation Plan of Yayasan Sabah Group 2013-2023.

14 April 2015

Pusat Kraftangan Sabah (PKS) acknowledged as one of the winners of the Malaysia Good Design Mark 2015 Award organised by the Malaysia Design Council (MRM), an agency under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), Malaysia.

20 April 2015

The first intake of 107 students of University College Sabah Foundation (UCSF).

10 to 20 May 2015

The Scientific Expedition 2015 at Silam Coast Conservation Area (SCCA), Lahad Datu organised by Yayasan Sabah Group, Shell Malaysia, Sabah Wildlife Department, Sabah Fisheries Department, Sabah Parks, Sabah Biodiversity Centre, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Sabah Museum and Institute for Development Studies (Sabah) to acquire more data/ information to formulate a Strategic Management Plan for the conservation area.

9 to 11 June 2015

Yayasan Sabah Group and PETRONAS organised an International Conference on Rainforest Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation in Borneo.

31 August 2015

Yayasan Sabah Group emerged as champion in the National Day parade (Private Sector/Commercial category).

9 November 2015

Pusat Kraftangan Sabah (PKS) through Kristal Handal Sdn. Bhd. was among the 51out of 604 Batik producers in Malaysia that received the Batik Malaysia MS 692:2007 certification held at the Malaysian Handicrafts Development Corporation (MHDC), Kota Bharu, Kelantan.

27 November 2015

Borneo Rainforest Lodge (BRL) awarded the Tripadvisor Certificate of Excellence, Tripadvisor Hall of Fame 2015 Certificate, and PATA Tourism InSPIRE Awards 2015. BRL was awarded in the category of Best Responsible Tourism Destination, for its performance in stakeholder engagement and resource efficiency. The special awards ceremony was held at a gala dinner hosted by the Tourism Promotions Board Philippines during the PATA New Tourism Frontiers Forum 2015 in Legazpi, Albay, Philippines.

3 to 6 December 2015

Yayasan Sabah Group through Kristal Handal Sdn. Bhd. won second place in the Handcraft Cluster Competition of Textile Product category during the One District One Industry Showcase held at the Melaka International Trade Centre (MITC), Ayer Keroh, Melaka.

2015

Rakyat Berjaya Sdn. Bhd. (RBJ) was once again awarded the National Excellence Gold Award on Occupational Safety and Health 2015 in the Forestry Category by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (NCOSH). The audit was conducted in Keningau.

12 April 2016

9 May 2016

15 to 18 September 2016

1 October 2016

Yayasan Sabah Group won the first prize (Private Sector/Commercial Category) in conjunction with the Sabah Head of State 63rd official birthday parade.

4 October 2016

The official launching of an Integrity Awareness Session and Yayasan Sabah Group Complaints Management.

6 December 2016

The of ficial launching of Danum Valley Monograph “Danum Valley The Rainforest” and Danum Valley Wildlife and Resources Survey 2016 Seminar.

2016

Rakyat Berjaya Sdn. Bhd. (RBJ) awarded the National Excellence Gold Award on Occupational Safety and Health 2016 in the Forestry Category by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (NCOSH). The audit was conducted in Tawau.

The official opening of the Shell Silam Coast Reception and Information Building, Lahad Datu.

The official launching of the 50th Yayasan Sabah Golden Jubilee Celebration.

Yayasan Sabah Group was adjudged as the best booth under the local category during the Sabah International Expo (SIE) 2016.

16 to 26 August 2017

27 August 2017

7 October 2017

16 November 2017

Ladang Brumas of Sabah Softwoods Berhad (SSB) awarded the National Excellence Award on Occupational Safety and Health 2017 in the Forestry Category by the National Council for Occupational Safety & Health (NCOSH).

4 to 5 December 2017

6 February 2018

Galleria Artisan received the Fair Trade Tourism Select - an Accredited Outlet Recognition Certificate from the Kota Kinabalu City Hall (Handicraft and Craft category). The award was given as a recognition to tourism-related small premises that put aspects of accountability and fairness in trade into practice. The recognition was a milestone for Galleria Artisan in developing local handicrafts and batik industries in the State.

The fourth Imbak Canyon Scientific Expedition in Batu Timbang Imbak Canyon.

The official opening of the Biogas Plant at Seraya Palm Oil Mill, Benta Wawasan, Tawau.

3 October 2017

Corruption - Free Pledge by Management and Staff of Yayasan Sabah Group.

Yayasan Sabah Group won the first prize in the Private Sector/Commercial Category in conjunction with the Sabah Head of State 64th official birthday parade.

The official launching of Imbak Canyon Conservation Area (ICCA) Strategic Management Plan 2014-2023.

24 March 2018

Yayasan Sabah Group through Pusat Kraftangan Sabah (PKS) paints a new record in the Malaysia Book of Records for the longest hand-painted batik. PKS collaborated with six schools namely SM St. Francis Xavier Keningau, SMK Gunsanad, SMK Gunsanad 2, SMJK Ken Hwa, SMK Keningau and Kolej Vokasional Keningau with Sabah Visual Arts Association, Kolej Teknikal Yayasan Sabah (KTYS) and University College Sabah Foundation (UCSF) in painting batik at 2,583.8 meter-long.

21 September 2018

The official launching of the One-Off Yayasan Sabah Education Assistance.

28 September to 9 October 2018

The 5th Imbak Canyon Scientific Expedition, known as the Borneo Geographic Expedition 2018, organised by Universiti Malaysia Sabah and Yayasan Sabah Group, was at Kangkawat River, Imbak Canyon Conservation Area.

6 October 2018

State

8 March 2019

Visit of Her Majesty the Raja Permaisuri Agong, Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah binti Al-Marhum Al-Mutawakkil ‘Alallah Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj to Galleria Artisan, Menara Tun Mustapha, Kota Kinabalu.

26 March 2019

The official opening ceremony of Imbak Canyon Studies Centre (ICSC), Tongod, Kinabatangan.

24 July 2019

The official launching of the Yayasan Sabah Group Key Performance Indicator (KPI).

27 July 2019

The first University College Sabah Foundation (UCSF) Convocation Ceremony involving 274 graduates was held at the Tun Ahmad Raffae Auditorium.

Yayasan Sabah Group won the first prize in the Private Sector/Commercial category in conjunction with Sabah Head of

65th official birthday parade.

30 August 2019

The official opening of Galleria Artisan at the Sabah State Administrative Centre (Pusat Pentadbiran Negeri Sabah, PPNS, now Menara Kinabalu).

28 November 2019

The signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) and Yayasan Sabah Group on stepping up collaboration in research and training on the sustainable management of natural resources.

9 to 18 December 2019

The 6th Imbak Canyon Scientific Expedition was held at Gunung Kuli Research Station and Imbak Canyon Studies Centre.

7 February 2020

With the vision of propelling the State’s economy to greater heights, Yayasan Sabah Group presents the future of Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions (MICE) through Sabah International Convention Centre (SICC). The Yayasan Sabah Group’s Annual Dinner 2020 marks the beginning of the SICC operation.

23 March 2020

COVID-19 :Yayasan Sabah Group contributes to the Women and Children’s Hospital, Likas.

24 March 2020

COVID-19 :Yayasan Sabah Group contributes to Tawau Hospital.

25 March 2020

COVID-19 :Yayasan Sabah Group contributes to Batu Putih Quarantine Centre, Sandakan.

8 April 2020

COVID-19 :Yayasan Sabah Group (Sabah Softwoods Berhad and Benta Wawasan Sdn. Bhd.) contributes RM1.35 million to the Sabah State Disaster Fund Committee at Sabah State Administrative Centre (Pusat Pentadbiran Negeri Sabah, PPNS, now Menara Kinabalu).

13 April 2020

COVID-19 :Yayasan Sabah Group contributes to Rumah Kanak-Kanak Bondulu Toboh, Tambunan.

10 April 2020

COVID-19 :Yayasan Sabah Group contributes to Rumah Anak Yatim & Asnaf Kg. Silad and Kg. Langsat, Ranau.

10 April 2020

COVID-19 :Yayasan Sabah Group contributes to Madrasah Rumah Transit Mualaf Kg. Lohan, Ranau.

13 April 2020

COVID-19 :Yayasan Sabah Group contributes to Rumah Anak Yatim Tambunan.

13 April 2020

COVID-19 :Yayasan Sabah Group contributes to Rumah Warga Tua Sri Harapan, Sandakan.

26 August 2020

Presentation of Yayasan Sabah Secondary School Scholarship at SMK Apin-Apin, Keningau.

26 August 2020

Presentation of Yayasan Sabah Secondary School Scholarship at SMK Gunsanad, Keningau.

26 August 2020

Presentation of Yayasan Sabah Secondary School Scholarship at SMK Bingkor, Keningau.

26 August 2020

Presentation of Yayasan Sabah Secondary School Scholarship at SMK Desa Wawasan, Tambunan.

2 September 2020

Presentation of Yayasan Sabah Secondary School Scholarship at SMK Tambunan.

2 September 2020

Presentation of Yayasan Sabah Secondary School Scholarship at SMK St. Martin, Tambunan.

2 September 2020

Presentation of Yayasan Sabah Secondary School Scholarship at SMK Nambayan, Tambunan.

3 September 2020

Presentation of school stationeries at SK Daingin, Kimanis.

3 September 2020

Presentation of Yayasan Sabah Secondary School Scholarship at SMK Agama Kimanis, Papar.

4 September 2020

Presentation of Yayasan Sabah Secondary School Scholarship at SMKA Tun Said, Kota Belud.

7 September 2020

Presentation of Yayasan Sabah Secondary School Scholarship at Tuaran District Education Office.

9 September 2020

Presentation of Yayasan Sabah Secondary School Scholarship and face masks at SMK Gadong, Beaufort.

22 December 2020

Kolej Teknikal Yayasan Sabah (KTYS) was awarded 4-Star of the Malaysian Quality Evaluation System for Private College (MyQuest) by the Ministry of Higher Education.

10 December 2021

The signing ceremony between Yayasan Sabah Group and Sabah Environmental Trust (SET) on survey on globally threatened species in DaMaI Rainforest Complex and consultancy services appointment to formulate the strategic management plan on Silam Coast Conservation Area (SCCA).

22 March 2021

The official Launching of Lok Kawi Resort City Development.

9 September 2021

The official launching of Global Entrepreneur One Stop Centre (GLOPEC) under the Bumiputera Entrepreneur Development Fund Programme.

At A Glance Our Group

Our Group At A Glance

VISION

A Dynamic, People Oriented, Committed and Caring Organisation.

MISSION

To uplift the quality of life of Malaysians in Sabah.

OBJECTIVES

• To give deeper and broader emphasis on the advancement of education;

• The relief of poverty; and

• The undertaking of charitable activities.

ROLE

Supplementing and complementing the State and Federal Government in the development of Sabah in particular and Malaysia in general.

FUNCTION

A strategic development vehicle of the Sabah State Government.

CORE VALUES

• Honest

• Committed

• Caring

• Dynamic

• Firm

• Resilient

• Result Oriented

How We Are

Governed

How We Are Governed - Corporate Structure

Yayasan Sabah is a Sabah State Government statutory body, established through Enactment No. 8, 1966 of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly.

Sabah State Government

Yayasan Sabah

Sapangar Sdn. Bhd.

KKYS Sdn. Bhd.

UNI YS Sdn. Bhd.

Borneo Refugia Adventure Sdn. Bhd. Innoprise Corporation Sdn. Bhd.

How We Are Governed - Yayasan Sabah Board of Trustees

YAB DATUK SERI PANGLIMA HAJI HAJIJI BIN HAJI NOOR

YB DATUK SERI PANGLIMA DR. JEFFREY G. DATUK KITINGAN

PUAN JASMINE TEO

YB DATUK SERI PANGLIMA SR. HAJI SAFAR BIN UNTONG, JP

YBHG. DATUK FREDERICK KUGAN YBHG. DATUK DR. MISTIRINE BINTI RADIN

YBHG. DATUK DR. HAJAH JAINAB BINTI DATUK SERI PANGLIMA HAJI AHMAD AYID

YBHG. DATUK DR. OSMAN @ OTHMAN BIN MINUDIN

ENCIK HANAFIAH DIMAN

YB DATUK SERI PANGLIMA

HAJAH AZIZAH BINTI

HAJI MOHD. DUN Chief Minister of Sabah Deputy Chief Minister II/ Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Sabah State Secretary of Sabah Chief Conservator of Sabah Forest Director of Sabah Education

How We Are Governed - ICSB Board of Directors

YB DATO’ SRI HAJI GULAMHAIDAR @ YUSOF BIN KHAN BAHADAR, JP

PUAN JOCELYN CHONG FUNG KEN Executive Chairman

YBHG. DATUK FREDERICK KUGAN YBHG. DATUK HAJAH ROSMAWATI HAJI LASUKI, JP

ENCIK HAIZAR RAZIF HISYAM BIN AJAZ NABIJAN Member Member Member

Senior Company Secretary

YB Dato’ Sri Haji Gulamhaidar @ Yusof bin Khan Bahadar, JP

YBhg. Datuk Sam Mannan Director of Yayasan Sabah cum Deputy Director of Yayasan Sabah Executive Chairman of ICSB

Chief Operating Officer ICSB

Group Manager

Conservation & Environmental Management Division

Human Resource and Corporate Services Division (YS/ICSB) Accounts and Financial Services Division (YS/ICSB)

Hanafiah bin Diman

Corporate Secretary Yayasan Sabah

Corporate Communications Division

Group Manager Group Manager

Corporate Business Development Division Education Development Division

Internal Audit Division (YS/ICSB)

Corporate Advisor to Yayasan Sabah

Legal Division (YS/ICSB)

Group Manager Group Manager

Child Development Division

Forestry Division

Education Loan Collection Division

Senior Legal Advisor Group Manager Senior Company Secretary Group Manager Group Manager Group Manager

Chief Librarian

Research Division

Zulkhairi bin Haji Ismail Praxedes John Matayun @ Felicia

Ronald Ong

Bahiwata Sayangan Haji Mulia

Dr. Yap Sau Wai

Zainudin Saridi

Adrin S. E. Banting

Jocelyn Chong Fung Ken

Mohd. Sharuddin bin Mohd. Wali

Hajah Ainahwati binti Abd. Sani

Sam S. Karnail

Rosmini Simin

Dr. Li Fui Yee @ Esther

Dr. Waidi Sinun

Douglas J. Joinol

Izharuddin bin Jalaludin Senior Group Manager Senior Group Manager

Tun Haji Mohd Fuad

Stephens Borneo Research Library

2021 Snapshot

Snapshot 2021

29 March 2021

9 April 2021

22 April 2021

Let’s Read Programme.

5 January 2021

Visit of Yayasan Sabah Director to Yayasan Sabah Kuala Lumpur Branch office.

3 February 2021

Presentation of dividend by Ikatan Kayangan Sdn. Bhd.

22 March 2021

Official launching of Lok Kawi Resort City Development.

Exhibition in conjunction with the official launching of Sabah Maju Jaya Road Map.

Briefing to YB Datuk Abidin bin Madingkir, Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister of Sabah.

22 April 2021

Distribution of Bubur Lambuk and Food Basket organised by Badan Kebajikan Islam Kumpulan Yayasan Sabah (BAKIYS) and Majlis Bersama Jabatan (MBJ).

29 April 2021

Handing over Hari Raya goodies to Security Forces and Medical Frontliners.

30 April 2021

Yayasan Sabah Group received All-Terrain Vehicles (ATV) from Sabah Environmental Trust.

1 July 2021

Presentation of dividend by Kimanis Power Sdn. Bhd.

27 July 2021

Webinar on Opportunity to Further Study in UCSF and KTYS.

9 August 2021

MoU between Yayasan Sabah and KOP MANTAP.

9 August 2021

The newly appointed Deputy Director of Yayasan Sabah, Datuk Sam Mannan reports for duty at Menara Tun Mustapha.

17 September 2021

Handing over ceremony of a hearse vehicle.

9 September 2021

Official launching of Global Entrepreneur One-Stop Centre (GLOPEC) under the Bumiputera Entrepreneur Development Fund Programme.

29 September 2021

Yayasan Sabah

29 September 2021

Webinar on Education Opportunity and the Direction of Youth in Sabah.

13 October 2021

Visit of the Sabah Head of State’s Consort, YABhg. Toh Puan Datuk Seri Panglima (Dr.) Hajah Norlidah binti Tan Sri Datuk R. M. Jasni to Galleria Artisan, Menara Tun Mustapha.

Group (Sabah Softwoods Berhad and Benta Wawasan Sdn. Bhd.) contributes RM2 million to Yayasan Kebajikan Sabah.

13 November 2021

Dato’ Sri Gulamhaidar @ Yusof Khan Bahadar

Seven a Side Football Championship at Tun Adnan Sports Complex, Yayasan Sabah.

19 to 21 November 2021

26 to 28 November 2021

19 to 21 November 2021

21 November 2021

3 to 5 December 2021

Yayasan Sabah Group and Yayasan Peneraju

Pendidikan Bumiputera organised the Peneraju Tunas Bridge Aspirasi 2021 programme at MT Beach Lodge & Chalet, Kg. Rampayan Laut, Kota Belud.

Yayasan Sabah Group Golf Tournament at Shan Sui Resort, Tawau.

Yayasan Sabah Group and Yayasan Peneraju

Pendidikan Bumiputera organised the Peneraju Tunas Bridge Aspirasi 2021 programme at Taman Bandukan Riverside Resort, Keningau.

Yayasan Sabah Group and Yayasan Peneraju Pendidikan Bumiputera organised the Peneraju Tunas Bridge Aspirasi 2021 programme at Beringgis Beach Resort & Spa, Papar.

Yayasan Sabah Group and Yayasan Peneraju

Pendidikan Bumiputera organised the Peneraju Tunas Bridge Aspirasi 2021 programme at Grand Ballroom, Nexus Karambunai Resort & Spa.

10 December 2021

17 to 19 December 2021

16 December 2021

20 to 22 December 2021

7 December 2021

Dividend presentation from Innoprise Capital Sdn. Bhd. (ICSB) to Sabah State Government.

The signing ceremony between Yayasan Sabah Group and Sabah Environmental Trust (SET) on survey on globally threatened species in DaMaI Rainforest Complex and consultancy services appointment for the formulation of the strategic management plan on Silam Coast Conservation Area (SCCA).

7 December 2021

Dividend presentation from Innoprise Capital Sdn. Bhd. (ICSB) to Yayasan Sabah Group.

Dividend presentation from Ikatan Kayangan Sdn. Bhd. to Yayasan Sabah Group at Shangri-La’s Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa, Kota Kinabalu.

Yayasan Sabah Group and Yayasan Peneraju Pendidikan Bumiputera organised the Peneraju Tunas Bridge Aspirasi 2021 programme at Sahabat Beach Resort, Lahad Datu.

Yayasan Sabah Group and Yayasan Peneraju Pendidikan Bumiputera organised the Peneraju Tunas Bridge Aspirasi 2021 programme at Sandakan Hotel, Sandakan.

News 2021 YSG In The

Recognitions Awards &

Awards & Recognitions

2020

Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa

● Booking.com - Guest Review Award–Shangri-La’s Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa (8.6 out of 10).

● The Wedding Vows https://www.theweddingvowsg.com/ Top 10 Most Romantic Malaysia Honeymoon Destinations (2020 Guide).

● Hotels.com - Loved by Guest Award–Shangri-La’s Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa (8.8 out of 10).

● Bureau Veritas Audit - Safeguard and Hygiene Excellence and Safety Label.

● Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture of Malaysia - Five-Star Award.

● Tripadvisor - Travellers’ Choice 2020.

● Tripadvisor - Rave Reviews Award 2020.

● Tripadvisor - Bravo Award 2020.

YSG Bioscape Sdn. Bhd.

● More than 100 scientific articles have been published from 1996 to 2020, resulting in worldwide recognition of YSG Bioscape as a reputable supplier of superior quality tissue culture teak.

2019

Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa

● Holidays With Kids – Readers’ Choice Top 10 Awards 2019, Shangri-La’s Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa 2019.

● Booking.com – Guest Review Awards, Shangri-La’s Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa (8.6 out of 10) 2019.

● Heffx Australia – Top 10 best hotels in Malaysia, Shangri-La’s Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa 2019

● Hotels.com – Loved by Guest Award, Shangri-La’s Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa (8.6 out of 10) 2019

● Ctrip – Top Service Quality Award 2019.

● Tripadvisor – Certificate of Excellence, Peppino of Shangri-La’s Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa 2019

● Tripadvisor – Bravo Award 2019.

● Tripadvisor – Rave Reviews Award 2019.

● Sabah Tourism Awards – Best Wellness Experience–Hotel/Resort, Chi, The Spa of Shangri-La’s Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa 2019.

Borneo Rainforest Lodge

● Sabah Tourism Awards 2019 (Excellence in Hotel Services-Nature Lodges).

● Tripadvisor Certificate of Excellence 2019.

Sabah Softwoods Berhad

● Sabah Industry Excellence Awards 2018/2019 by the Ministry of Trade & Industry, Sabah.

● Sabah Top Achievers Award (Industry Excellence in Forestry & Agro) 2019.

● Winner of the Excellence Award for Occupational Safety & Health under the Agricultural Sector for Dumpas Estate by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (NCOSH).

Kolej Teknikal Yayasan Sabah

● Awarded 4 Stars in MyQuest rating by Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia.

2018

Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa

● ASEAN Tourism Standard - ASEAN Green Hotel Standard 2018, Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa is classified as a Green Hotel.

Borneo Rainforest Lodge

● Tripadvisor Certificate of Excellence (Hall of Fame 2018).

Sabah Softwoods Berhad

● Disable Caring Employer Award by Labour Department (Sabah), Ministry of Human Resources, Sabah.

● Winner of the Excellence Award for Occupational Safety & Health under the Forestry Sector for Tree Plantation - Zone B, Brumas by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (NCOSH).

Pusat Kraftangan Sabah

● Yayasan Sabah Group, through PKS, paints a new record in the Malaysia Book of Records for the longest hand-painted batik. PKS collaborated with six schools namely SM St. Francis Xavier Keningau, SMK Gunsanad, SMK Gunsanad 2, SMJK Ken Hwa, SMK Keningau dan Kolej Vokasional Keningau with Sabah Visual Arts Association, Teknikal Kolej Yayasan Sabah (TKYS) and University College Sabah Foundation (UCSF) in painting batik at 2,583.8 meter–long. The event was held on 24 March 2018.

Kristal Handal Sdn. Bhd.

● Recognition of MS ISO Quality Compliance Certificate: Batik Malaysia MS692:2007 certification by Malaysian Handicrafts Development Corporation (MHDC) (2018-2020).

● Galleria Artisan received the FairTrade Tourism Select-an Accredited Outlet Recognition Certificate from the Kota Kinabalu City Hall (Handicraft and Craft category). The award was given as recognition to tourism-related small premisses that put into practice aspects of accountability and fairness in trade. The recognition was a milestone for Galleria Artisan in developing local handicraft and batik industries in the State. The event was held on 6 February 2018.

The Group

● Yayasan Sabah Group emerged as champion in the 65th Sabah Head of State official birthday parade (Commercial/Private Sector Category) on 6 October 2018 at Padang Merdeka, Kota Kinabalu.

● Yayasan Sabah Group won the second runner-up in the National Day parade (Commercial/ Private Sector Category) on 31 August 2018 at Dataran Bandaraya, Jalan Tun Fuad Stephens, Kota Kinabalu.

2017

Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa

● Yayasan Sabah Board of Trustees Chairman’s Trophy 2017.

● Yayasan Sabah Board of Trustees Chairman’s Award 2017 – The Most Outstanding Company.

● Yayasan Sabah Group Outstanding Award 2017 (Core Business Category) - Tourism Sector.

● ASEAN Tourism Standard - ASEAN Green Hotel Standard 2017, Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa is classified as a Green Hotel.

Borneo Rainforest Lodge

● Tripadvisor - Certificate of Excellence 2017.

Sabah Softwoods Berhad

● Yayasan Sabah Group Outstanding Award (Core Business Category) - Forestry & Agro Plantation Sector.

● Winner of the Excellence Award for Occupational Safety & Health under the Forestry Sector for Tree Plantation - Zone A, Brumas by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (NCOSH).

Norsechem (Sabah) Sdn. Bhd.

● Yayasan Sabah Group Outstanding Award (Investment Category).

Innoprise Properties Sdn. Bhd.

● Yayasan Sabah Group Outstanding Award (Priority Sector Category) - Real Estate Sector.

Innoprise Plantations Berhad

● Yayasan Sabah Group Most Promising Award.

The Group

● Yayasan Sabah Group emerged champion in the 64th Sabah Head of State official birthday parade (Commercial/Private Sector Category) on 7 October 2017 at Padang Merdeka, Kota Kinabalu.

2016

Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa

● Yayasan Sabah Board of Trustees Chairman’s Trophy 2016.

● Yayasan Sabah Board of Trustees Chairman’s Award 2016 – The Most Outstanding Company.

● Yayasan Sabah Group Outstanding Award 2016 (Core Business Category) - Tourism Sector.

● Tripadvisor - Certificate of Excellence 2016.

● Tripadvisor - Travellers' Choice Awards 2016.

● Top 1 Per Cent Hotels in the World - Winner of the 2016 tripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Awards for Hotel.

● ASEAN Tourism Standard - ASEAN Green Hotel Standard 2016, Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa classified as a Green Hotel.

Borneo Rainforest Lodge

● Tripadvisor - Certificate of Excellence (Hall Of Fame 2016).

Forestry Division

● Winner of the Excellence Award for Occupational Safety & Health under the Forestry Sector by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (NCOSH) in 2016. The audit was conducted in Tawau.

Sabah Softwoods Berhad

● Malaysia Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) Certification by TUV Nord.

● Yayasan Sabah Group Outstanding Company Award 2016 (Core Business Category) - Forestry & Agro Plantation Sector.

Norsechem (Sabah) Sdn. Bhd.

● Yayasan Sabah Group Outstanding Award (Investment Category).

Innoprise Properties Sdn. Bhd.

● Yayasan Sabah Group Outstanding Award (Priority Sector Category) - Real Estate Sector.

Innovision (PNG) LTD.

● Yayasan Sabah Group Most Promising Award.

The Group

● Certificate of Appreciation in the Implementation of Majlis Bersama Jabatan (MBJ) by Public Services Department Sabah.

● Yayasan Sabah Group won the Best Booth Competition (Services) in conjunction with the Sabah International Expo (SIE 2016) from 15 to 18 September 2016 at The Magellan Sutera, Sutera Harbour Resort, Kota Kinabalu.

● Yayasan Sabah Group emerged champion - Most Outstanding Booth at the Sabah International Travel Fair from 28 to 30 October 2016 at Oceanus Waterfront Mall, Kota Kinabalu.

● Yayasan Sabah Group emerged champion in the 63rd Sabah Head of State official birthday parade (Commercial/Private Sector Category) on 1 October 2016 at Padang Merdeka, Kota Kinabalu.

2015

Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa

● Yayasan Sabah Board of Trustees Chairman’s Trophy 2015.

● Yayasan Sabah Board of Trustees Chairman’s Award 2015 – The Most Outstanding Company.

● Yayasan Sabah Group Outstanding Award 2015 (Core Business Category) - Tourism Sector.

● CTrip - Guests' Favourite 2015.

● Booking.com Guest Review Award 2015 - Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa.

● Booking.com Outstanding Support 2015 - Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa.

● Expatriate Lifestyle Magazine's Best of Malaysia Award 2015 - Best Family Stay.

● Malaysia Tatler's Best Restaurant 2015 - Peppino.

● Prime Minister's Hibiscus Award 2014/2015 - Notable Achievement in Environmental Performance.

● Best Fine Dining Restaurant Award 2014/2015 (Peppino) - Bailliage de Sabah Chaine des Rotisseurs.

● Tripadvisor Certificate of Excellence - Hall of Fame, STARS.

Forestry Division

● Winner of the Excellence Award for Occupational Safety & Health under Forestry Sector by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (NCOSH) in 2015. The audit was conducted in Sandakan.

Sabah Softwoods Berhad

● Yayasan Sabah Group Outstanding Company Award 2015 (Core Business Category) - Forestry & Agro Plantation Sector.

Innoprise Properties Sdn. Bhd.

● Yayasan Sabah Group Outstanding Award (Priority Sector Category) - Real Estate Sector.

Norsechem (Sabah) Sdn. Bhd.

● Yayasan Sabah Group Outstanding Award (Investment Category).

YSG Landscape Services Sdn. Bhd.

● Yayasan Sabah Group Most Promising Award.

Petrosab Logistik Sdn. Bhd.

● Yayasan Sabah Group Outstanding Award (Investment Category).

Innoprise Capital Sdn. Bhd.

● Yayasan Sabah Group Most Promising Award.

Conservation and Environmental Management Division

● Danum Valley Field Centre was voted the 2nd most Influential Field Centre in the world in 2015 during the Tropical Ecology International Conference held in Zurich.

Pusat Kraftangan Sabah

● PKS acknowledged as one of the winners of the Malaysia Good Design Mark (MGDM) 2015 Award organised by the Malaysia Design Council (MRM), an agency under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), Malaysia. The event was held on 14 April 2015.

Kristal Handal Sdn. Bhd.

● Yayasan Sabah Group through Kristal Handal Sdn. Bhd. won second place in the Handcraft Cluster Competition of Textile Product category during the One District One Industry Showcase held at the Melaka International Trade Centre (MITC) Ayer Keroh, Melaka, from 3 to 6 December 2015.

● Yayasan Sabah Group through Kristal Handal Sdn. Bhd. among the 51 out of 604 Batik producers in Malaysia received the Batik Malaysia MS 692:2007 Certification held in Malaysian Handicrafts Developments Corporation (MHDC), Kota Bahru, Kelantan. The event was held on 9 November 2015.

The Group

● Certificate of Appreciation in the Implementation of Majlis Bersama Jabatan (MBJ) by Public Services Department Sabah.

● Yayasan Sabah Group emerged as champion in the National Day parade (Commercial and Private Sector Category) on 31 August 2015.

2014

Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa

● Yayasan Sabah Board of Trustees Chairman’s Trophy 2014.

● Yayasan Sabah Board of Trustees Chairman’s Award 2014 – The Most Outstanding Company.

● Yayasan Sabah Group Outstanding Award 2014 (Core Business Category) - Tourism Sector.

● Rakuten Travel Award 2014 - STARS receives Golden Award.

● Ministry of Tourism and Culture Malaysia - CHI, The Spa classified as A 5-star Facility.

● Booking.com 2014 Award of Excellence - STARS.

● Agoda.com 2014 Gold Circle Award - STARS.

● Tripadvisor 2014 Excellence Award - STARS.

● Tripadvisor 2014 Excellence Award - Sunset Bar.

● Holidays with Kids - Best Family Resorts in Malaysia 2014.

● Malaysia Tatler's Best Restaurant 2014 - Peppino.

Borneo Rainforest Lodge

● Tripadvisor Certificate of Excellence 2014.

Forestry Division

● Winner of the Excellence Award for Occupational Safety & Health under Forestry Sector by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (NCOSH) in 2014. The audit was conducted in Sandakan.

Sabah Softwoods Berhad

● Yayasan Sabah Group Outstanding Company Award 2014 (Core Business Category) - Forestry & Agro Plantation Sector.

Kolej Teknikal Yayasan Sabah

● Certificate of Accreditation by the Malaysian Qualification Agency.

● Certificate of Accreditation by the Department of Skills Development.

Pusat Kraftangan Sabah

● PKS won first place in the Best Product Award in the handicraft category in the Small and Medium Entrepreneurship Carnival. The event was held in Kota Kinabalu from 25 to 28 June 2014.

The Group

● Certificate of Appreciation in the Implementation of Majlis Bersama Jabatan (MBJ) by Public Services Department Sabah.

● Yayasan Sabah Group won the first runner-up in the 61st Sabah Head of State official birthday parade (Commercial/Private Sector/Statutory Body Category) on 4 October 2014.

● Yayasan Sabah Group emerged champion in the National Day parade (Commercial and Private Sector Category) on 31 August 2014 at Likas Stadium, Kota Kinabalu.

2013

Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa

● Guest Review Score 2013 - STARS.

● Best of Blue Fellowship Award - STARS.

● Tripadvisor Travellers Choice Award 2013 - Top 25 Hotels in Malaysia.

● Tripadvisor Travellers Choice Award 2013 - Top 25 Hotels for Service in Malaysia.

● Tripadvisor Travellers Choice Award 2013 - Top 25 Luxury Hotels in Malaysia.

● Conde Nast World Savers Award 2013 - Runner Up.

● Expatriate Lifestyle's Best of Malaysia Award 2013 - Best Family Stay Excellence Award.

● Tripadvisor Certificate of Excellence - Hall of Fame, STARS.

Forestry Division

● Winner of the Excellence Award for Occupational Safety & Health under Forestry Sector by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (NCOSH) in 2013. The audit was conducted in Keningau.

Sabah Softwoods Berhad

● Winner of best CSR practitioners award - National Industries Commodity Award by the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities.

The Group

● Yayasan Sabah Group won the first runner-up in the 60th Sabah Head of State official birthday parade (Association Category) on 5 October 2013 at Likas Stadium, Kota Kinabalu.

● Yayasan Sabah Group emerged as champion in the National Day parade (Commercial and Private Sector Category) on 31 August 2013.

● Certificate of Appreciation in the Implementation of Majlis Bersama Jabatan (MBJ) by Public Services Department Sabah.

2012

Forestry Division

● Winner of the Excellence Award for Occupational Safety & Health under Forestry Sector by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (NCOSH) in 2012. The audit was conducted in Sandakan.

Sabah Softwoods Berhad

● The Genuine Corporate Award by Business Software Alliance (BSA).

YSG Bioscape Sdn. Bhd.

● YSG Bioscape Sdn. Bhd. works on clonal teak were published and archived in the UK Science photo library.

The Group

● Yayasan Sabah Group won the first runner-up in the 59th Sabah Head of State official birthday parade (Commercial Category) on 6 October 2012 at Padang Merdeka, Kota Kinabalu.

● Yayasan Sabah Group won the first runner-up in the National Day parade (Commercial Category) on 31 August 2012 at Dataran Bandaraya Kota Kinabalu.

● Yayasan Sabah Group won the first runner-up Best Booth Display (Industries) in the Sabah International Expo 2012.

2011

Forestry Division

● Winner of the Excellence Award for Occupational Safety & Health under Forestry Sector by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (NCOSH) in 2011. The audit was conducted in Keningau.

Conservation and Environmental Management Division

● The Innoprise-FACE Rainforest Rehabilitation (INFAPRO) Project was awarded the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Certification on 13 June 2011 under the Sustainable Forest Management, Ulu Segama Malua Project (estimated 240,000ha).

● The INFAPRO Project was awarded the Carbon Certification in Forestry Carbon Project, the first Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS) Certified forest project in Asia, in September 2011.

YSG Bioscape Sdn. Bhd.

● YSG Bioscape Sdn. Bhd. project was recognised as an information resource by the Food and Agriculture Organization in 2011.

The Group

● Certificate of Appreciation in the Implementation of Majlis Bersama Jabatan (MBJ) by Public Services Department Sabah.

2010

Sabah Softwoods Berhad

● Winner of "Anugerah Ladang Bahagia" during National Labours' Day Celebration 2010.

Conservation and Environmental Management Division

● Danum Valley was awarded Malaysia Tourism Awards 2010/2011 by the Ministry of Tourism Malaysia under the Innovative Tourist Attractions and Natural Attraction/Eco-Tourism.

The Group

● Certificate of Appreciation in the Implementation of Majlis Bersama Jabatan (MBJ) by Public Services Department Sabah.

● Yayasan Sabah Group won the first runner-up Best Booth Display (Services) in the Sabah International Expo 2010 from 15 to 19 October 2010.

2009

Borneo Rainforest Lodge

● Sabah Tourism Awards 2009, (Excellence in Hotel Services-Nature Lodges).

● Sabah Tourism Award 2009, Best Tourism Attraction - Nature For The Canopy Walkway.

● Sabah Tourism Award 2009, Best New Tour Package - 4D3N Borneo Rainforest Lodge Package.

Forestry Division

● Winner of the Excellence Award for Occupational Safety & Health under Forestry Sector by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (NCOSH) in 2009. The audit was conducted in Lahad Datu.

Sabah Softwoods Berhad

● Winner of "Anugerah Ladang Bahagia" during National Labours' Day Celebration 2009.

● Winner of the State Level Caring Employer Award.

The Group

● Certificate of Appreciation in the Implementation of Majlis Bersama Jabatan (MBJ) by Public Services Department Sabah.

2008

Forestry Division

● Winner of the Excellence Award for Occupational Safety & Health under Forestry Sector by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (NCOSH) in 2008. The audit was conducted in Tawau.

Sabah Softwoods Berhad

● Winner of the State Level Caring Employer Award.

YSG Bioscape Sdn. Bhd.

● One of the first companies granted a BIONEXUS STATUS COMPANY from the Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation.

The Group

● Certificate of Appreciation in the Implementation of Majlis Bersama Jabatan (MBJ) by Public Services Department Sabah.

2007

Forestry Division

● Winner of the Excellence Award for Occupational Safety & Health under Forestry Sector by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (NCOSH) in 2007. The audit was conducted in Sandakan.

Conservation and Environmental Management Division

● The Innoprise-IKEA Tropical Forest Rehabilitation (INIKEA) Project was awarded the IWAY (certification by the IKEA Service AB fulfilling the requirement specified in the IKEA way on purchasing home furnishing products).

Sabah Softwoods Berhad

● Globally Forest Stewardship Council and Chain of Custody certification (2007).

Borneo Rainforest Lodge

● Sabah Tourism Awards 2007 (Excellence in Hotel Services-Jungle Lodges).

The Group

● Certificate of Appreciation in the Implementation of Majlis Bersama Jabatan (MBJ) by Public Services Department Sabah.

● Yayasan Sabah Group won the first runner-up of Float Procession in conjunction with the Kota Kinabalu City 7th Anniversary celebration on 1 February 2007.

2006

Forestry Division

● Winner of the Excellence Award for Occupational Safety & Health under Forestry Sector by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (NCOSH) in 2006. The audit was conducted in Keningau.

Sabah Softwoods Berhad

● Sabah Softwoods Berhad is accredited with FSC Well-Managed Plantation Certification.

● Sabah Softwoods Berhad's Chipmill accorded the FSC Chain-Of-Custody (COC) Certification.

The Group

● Certificate of Appreciation in the Implementation of Majlis Bersama Jabatan (MBJ) by Public Services Department Sabah.

● Winner of Best Booth Displays in the Sabah International Expo 2006 from 10 to 13 August 2006.

● Yayasan Sabah Group was certified the MS-ISO: 9001-2000 (thereafter MS-ISO: 9001-2008 and MS-ISO: 9001-2015) Quality Management System.

» Director's Office

» Financial and Account Division (YS/ICSB)

» Education Development Division

» Conservation & Environmental Management Division

» Child Development Division

» Internal Audit Division

» Research & Economic Development Division

» Tun Haji Mohd. Fuad Stephens Borneo Research Library

» Corporate Communications Division

» Real Estate Management and Maintenance Division

» The Chief Zone Coordinator's Office

» Zone Offices

» Legal Unit

» Innoprise Capital Sdn. Bhd

» Borneo Security Centre Sdn. Bhd.

2005

Borneo Rainforest Lodge

● Sabah Tourism Awards 2005 (Excellence in Hotel Services-Jungle Lodges).

2004

Borneo Rainforest Lodge

● Malaysian Tourism Award 2004, Best Natural Attraction.

2003

Conservation and Environmental Management Division

● The Sabah Nature Club was awarded the Sabah Environmental Award 2003 under the Outstanding Environmental Friendly Government Organization Award Winner 2003.

● Maliau Basin Conservation Area was awarded the Sabah Environmental Award 2003 under the Outstanding Environmental Project Award Winner 2003.

YSG Bioscape Sdn. Bhd.

● YSG Bioscape Sdn. Bhd. was the first company approved by Australian Quarantine and Inspection Services as a supplier of tissue culture teak.

2002

Yayasan Sabah Shipping Group

● The first shipping company in Sabah to be accorded with the International Safety Management (ISM) Documents of Compliance and Safety Management Certificate by the Marine Department of Malaysia and Lloyd's Register of Malaysia (June 2002).

1998

Conservation and Environmental Management Division

● Sabah Nature Club was one of the four WWF Conservation Merit Awards recipients by the World Wide Fund for Nature of Malaysia (WWF-Malaysia).

1996

Borneo Rainforest Lodge

● ASEANTA Awards for Excellent 1996, The Best New Tourist Attraction in ASEAN.

The Group

● Winner of the 39th National Day Float Procession (Overall and Most Colourful).

● Yayasan Sabah emerged as champion in the Sabah Head of State official birthday parade (Government/Government Agency & Statutory Body Categories).

1995

Forestry Division

● Sabah Nature Club won The Most Creative and Decorative Exhibitor Award in conjunction with the Malaysian Environmental Week.

1993

The Group

● Yayasan Sabah Group emerged as champion in the National Day Parade (Statutory Body Category) on 31 August 1993.

1989

The Group

● Yayasan Sabah won the first runner-up in the Float Procession in conjunction with the Sabah Head of State 63rd official birthday celebration and closing ceremony of the 25th Sabah Merdeka celebration on 16 September 1989.

Programmes Social

Knowledge Is Wealth Is Power; Education

CATION the Best Investment

Since our inception in 1966, the Group has been the epitome of improving learning outcomes for Malaysians in Sabah. Our objectives in providing education and educational facilities for the masses have been documented well in the annals of the State's history. The symbiotic relationship between the Group and educational development in the State mirrors the continuation of our longstanding efforts to foster opportunities and growth in the education sector.

The Group successfully implemented programmes that covered preschool primary, secondary, and tertiary education through funding educational programmes. The Group also provides financial assistance for students at secondary and tertiary levels in bursaries, scholarships and study loans.

Our wholly-owned University College Sabah Foundation (UCSF) and Kolej Teknikal Yayasan Sabah (KTYS) offer a wealth of quality and well-recognised Degree, Diploma, and Certificate qualifications. The myriads of courses available at both UCSF and KTYS, provides educational opportunities for students to develop themselves into being both competent and equipped with the necessary skills to meet the job market's requirements.

In adopting the "Education is power, Knowledge is wealth," adage emphasising lifelong learning in improving knowledge, skills and competence, the Group's Tun Haji Mohd. Fuad Stephens Borneo Research Library provides a wealth of information and knowledge. The research library plays a vital role in the fundamental importance of developing future lifelong learning systems giving users access to vast sources of information.

For the past 55 years, we have taken pride in all of our zealously pursed efforts on investment in education. We have championed educational opportunities development since half a century ago. We are still doing it again relentlessly in preparing all of our students today to succeed as successful citizens of tomorrow.

Child Development

16,013 students

RM14 million

79,138 students (19832021) (1967-2021)

Secondary Education RM119.4 million

(1967-2021)

40,222 students

RM650.8 million

(2010-2021)

20,684 students

RM323.8 million

(20152021)

1,493 students

RM103.8 million

Higher Education Scholarship

TOTAL (1967-2021)

157,576 students

RM 1.211 billion Expenditure

Child Development

The Group is among the pioneer of education development in Sabah, with efforts beginning at the preschool level. To boost children's (<12 years old) early education growth in Sabah, the Group provides preschool programmes through its nurseries and kindergartens besides rural preschools. The Group also accommodates childcare centre services through transition classes, especially for working parents.

RECOGNITION

& CERTIFICATES

Tadika Ria & KoDidik (1983-2021)

Kota Kinabalu District Teachers Futsal Competition organised by the Sabah Kindergarten Association (2016)

Banner Competition organised by the Department of National Unity (2003)

Pre-School Carnival organised by University Malaysia Sabah (2017)

Three staff (Baihi Panunggoh, Hamisah Matni and Norzhimah Mohd) were awarded Outstanding Childminder by the Sabah Childminder Services Association (2009)

Taska Kristal Ria (2005–2021) 2021

Modern Dance Competition organised by the Sabah Kindergarten Association (2013)

Dance Competition in conjunction with Teacher's Day (2014)

Traditional Dance Competition organised by the Sabah Kindergarten Association (2013)

Taska Ria (1989-2021)

Traditional Costume Competition for Category A (three to fouryear-old) organised by the Sabah Childcare Centre Association in conjunction with Taska Day and Childminder Day (2013)

District Level Toy Design Competition organised by the Sabah Childminder Services Association (Represented by four-year-old Mohd Irfan Azman under the guidance of Puan Ryihanah Md Hafiz Wong from Taska Ria (2021)

Three staff (Sofea Walter Abdullah, Dorothy Jia Yun Jin and Adrianna Madir from Taska Kristal Ria) were awarded Outstanding Childminder by the Sabah Childminder Services Association (2009)

Traditional Costume Competition for Category A (three to four-year-old) organised by the Sabah Childcare Centre Association in conjunction with Taska Day and Childminder Day (2018)

Kota Kinabalu District Childminders Futsal Competition organised by the Sabah Child Care Services Association (2015)

PROGRAMME

Tadika Ria

Through the Tadika Ria, the Group educates and guides students aged four to six through various teaching and learning programmes. The activities conducted are designed toward comprehensive physical, emotional, spiritual, intellectual and social aspects in line with the national philosophy of preschool education. Two programmes are offered, namely, half-day kindergarten, which operates Monday through Friday from 8 am to 11.30 am, and full-day kindergarten, also known as Tadika KoDidik, which operates Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm.

Establishment

Students

• Tadika Ria In 1983, Likas Bay, Kota Kinabalu.

• Tadika KoDidik In 1994, Likas Bay, Kota Kinabalu.

Students

Tadika Ria 2021

Tadika KoDidik

Tadika KoDidik 2021

1983-2021

Tadika Ria

2,719

1994-2021

1,639

Rural Kindergarten

The rural kindergarten started in 1988 through the People Development Programme at six centres throughout the State. The villagers set up these kindergartens with the help of equipment allocations and salaries of teachers from the Group.

In 2011, the Group received the National Key Result Areas Fund (RM3.17 million) from the Federal Government to set up rural kindergarten buildings and the related infrastructure. The Group incurs operating expenses such as administrative and teachers' salaries. All NKRA kindergarten buildings were constructed on village lands or individuals with a tenyear commitment agreement, allowing the Group to operate on their land (2012-2022). In 2011, 17 kindergartens were operating in community halls, a place of worship, and renovated old houses, while 24 kindergartens were operating in 2012. Currently, the Group operates 13 preschool centres throughout the State.

Students 1994-2021 2021

186

9,756

West Coast North Zone

Interior South Zone

Interior North Zone

East Coast South Zone

East Coast North Zone

West

Child Care Centre (Taska)

The Centre was established in 1989 to provide high-quality early childhood education that positively influences children's development and school readiness. The Centre provides valuable educational and social experiences to children aged three months to four years old, emphasising comprehensive and balanced physical, emotional, spiritual, and intellectual development. The Centre has two branches, Taska Ria, adjacent to Menara Tun Mustapha and Taska Kristal Ria in Sadong Jaya.

Establishment (Taska Ria)

In 1989, Likas Bay, Kota Kinabalu

Students

1989-2021

Establishment (Taska Kristal)

In 2006, Sadong Jaya, Sembulan, Kota Kinabalu

Transition

Centre

The Centre was established in 1992 under the Preschool and Primary School Departments. In 2004, it was made a separate unit as a tuition centre. In 2020, the Centre was converted into a Primary School Student Transition Centre, a day-care centre and homework supervision services for children aged seven to twelve. The children are placed at the Centre in the morning for Before-School Care or AfterSchool Care in the afternoon. The Centre provides parents with an excellent place to get a quality education.

Students

2000-2021 2021 540

Students

2005-2021

Education Sponsorship

The Group's education programmes aim to supplement and complement government activities in improving the quality and facilities of education for the people of Sabah. The major thrust of the Group's education development programme is to provide financial assistance in the form of scholarships, bursaries and loans at the secondary and tertiary levels.

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1967-2005

1968-Now

Secondary Education Programmes

Daily/Hostel Scholarship

This programme started in 1967 to help secondary students in rural areas throughout Sabah.

Peninsular Malaysia Secondary School Scholarship

It is the first secondary level programme of the Group after its establishment. This programme provides opportunities for Sabah students to enjoy better educational facilities and provide exposure and national integration as early as adolescence. Scholarships are offered to Sabah students to attend school in the best secondary schools in Peninsular Malaysia from form one to form five. In 2021, a total of 135 people are being sponsored under Peninsular Malaysia Secondary School Scholarship. These students attend 26 selected schools in Peninsular Malaysia.

1974-2013

Soldiers Scholarship

This programme helps the children of military and police officers killed while on duty/serving in the State. The children were given scholarship assistance at the secondary school level.

1976-Now

Sabah/Sarawak Students Exchange Scholarship

The objectives of this programme are more focused on national integration. The bilateral relationship built by Yayasan Sabah and Yayasan Sarawak in 1976 is still ongoing. Yayasan Sarawak fully sponsors Sabah students sent to Sarawak while Sarawak students sent to study in Sabah are fully sponsored by Yayasan Sabah. In 2021, 15 students were sponsored under the Sabah/Sarawak Students Exchange programme. These students attend six selected schools in Sabah.

1977-2005

Accident Scholarship

The programme began in 1977 after a plane crash on 6 June 1976 that had claimed the lives of all passengers and crew. This programme is dedicated to the children of the victims who perished in the incident.

SECONDARY SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP/BURSARY PROGRAMME

RM198,054.38 (16.2%) (92 students)

Peninsular Malaysia Secondary Scholarship

Sabah/Sarawak Students Exchange Scholarship

Rural to Urban Students Placement Scholarship (SM Sains Sabah/MRSM)

Secondary School/Certificate Bursary

Daily/Hostel Scholarship - Zone

Students Camp Programme

Total

Total

RM420,000.00 (34%)

RM412,530.54 (33.7%) (135 students)

RM44,000.00

RM22,401.36 (1.8%) (15 students)

RM126,257.35 (10.3%) (84 students)

1983-Now

Peninsular Malaysia Secondary School Bursary

This programme was started in 1983. Initially, it was bursary assistance to students who continue their schooling privately in Peninsular Malaysia. The rate given is RM1,000 to RM3,000 per year. This programme is still ongoing and covers students who attend religious schools in private schools, including Sabah and Sarawak.

1983-1998

Examination Assistance

The programme was started in 1983 and was intended for poor students in rural areas who sat for the SRP, SPM and STPM examinations. This programme ended in 1998 after the payment of the SRP/SPM/STPM examination fee was abolished.

1990-Now

Rural to Urban Students Placement Scholarship

The programme started in 1990 to provide learning opportunities to students from rural areas placed in urban areas secondary schools for admission to form one. In 2021, 84 students were sponsored under the Rural to Urban Placement Scholarship programme. These students attend MRSM Kota Kinabalu and SM Sains Sabah.

1994-2009

MRSM Scholarship, Kuching

It was started in 1994 on an understanding between the Group and MRSM, Kuching, which had just opened. Sabah students are sent to MRSM, Kuching, up to Form 5 under the sponsorship of the Group. This programme received less response after MRSM, Kota Kinabalu, started operating. Students sponsored by the Group ended in 2009.

1995-Now

Students Camp Programme

The programme was started in 1979 and was intended for students sponsored by the Group in Peninsular Malaysia. This programme is held on every school term holiday. The objectives of the programme are to ensure the safety of students during the holidays as well as to apply the noble values and leadership of students to form a strong personality. This programme was extended to students sponsored by the Group in Sabah and Sarawak in 2004.

SECONDARY SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP/BURSARY PROGRAMME (Number of Students, 2021)

30 students

Peninsular Malaysia Secondary Scholarship

Sabah/Sarawak Students Exchange Scholarship

Peninsular Malaysia Secondary School Bursary

Rural to Urban Students Placement Scholarship

Daily/Hostel Scholarship - Zone

1995-2003

District Hostels Scholarship

The programme was handed over to the Education Development Division in 1995. Previously, it was run entirely by the Welfare and Paramedics Division. However, the programme was handed over to the Zone Offices in 2004. Students from rural areas are placed in Yayasan Sabah District Hostels, which provide accommodation and learning facilities, including pocket money, to improve the quality of education in the State.

2005-2010

Ihsan Scholarship

The Group used to sponsor 300 students in this programme from 2005 to 2010. The funding for the students was obtained from the donations of the corporate body, ECM Libra Bhd. The amount of money donated was 1.5 million. After the allocation was used in 2010, no new funding was channelled to the Education Development Division to continue this programme.

SECONDARY SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP/BURSARY PROGRAMME (Expenditure & Number of Students, 1967 - 2021)

RM1,859,900.02 (1.6%) (249 students)

RM3,036,004.79 (0.5%) (193 students)

RM317,712.00 (0.3%) (3,759 students)

RM1,688,928.00 (1.4%) (601 students)

RM707,508.90 (0.6%) (2,779 students)

RM7,003,567.86 (5.9%) (4,179 students)

RM6,371,918.00 (5.3%) (26,880 students)

RM178,667.50 (0.2%) (44 students)

RM2,721,792.30 (2.3%) (345 students)

RM20,667,784.20 (17.3%) (39,032 students)

RM69,155,519.29 (58%) (5,244 students)

RM5,714,464.52 (4.8%) (12 students)

Total Expenditure : RM119,423,767.38

Total Number of Students : 79,138

Daily/Hostel Scholarship (1967 - 2005)

Peninsular Malaysia Secondary Scholarship (1968 - 2021)

Soldiers Scholarship (1974 - 2013)

Sabah/Sarawak Students Exchange Scholarship (1976 - 2021)

Accident Scholarship (1977 - 2005)

Peninsular Malaysia Secondary School Bursary (1983 - 2021)

Examination Assistance (1983 - 1998)

Rural to Urban Students Placement Scholarship (SM Sains Sabah/MRSM)

MRSM Kuching Scholarship (1994 - 2009)

District Hostels Scholarship (1995 - 2003)

Students Camp Programme (1995 - 2021)

Daily/Hostel Scholarship - Zone (2005 - 2021)

Higher Education Programmes 24

SCHOLARSHIPS/BURSARY

Scholarship sponsorship is a programme that provides financial assistance to students taking priority courses. The programmes are as follows:

1967–2004

Overseas Scholarships/Bursary

It was the Group’s flagship programme and lasted until 2004. The new offer ended in 2002. The end of overseas scholarship sponsorship is consistent with the government’s policy of limiting students studying abroad. On the other hand, loan sponsorship is still going, albeit limited.

1969-2003

MARA Skills Institute Bursary (IKM)

This programme began in 1969 and concluded in 2003. This programme is a collaboration between MARA and the Group, with the Group providing flight tickets to Sabah students who are chosen to study IKM courses in Peninsular Malaysia.

KTYS-KUIM (Diploma) Scholarship

RM501,670.00 (2.9%) (60 students)

1973-Now

UiTM Bursary

It began in 1973 to assist Sabah students studying at YS-ITM. The programme is still running but in a limited capacity. The primary goal is to improve the living conditions of the people of Sabah through education.

1973-Now

Local Scholarships

The programme began in 1973 and continues to this day. Students accepted into any Public Institution of Study (IPTA) in the country without sponsorship from a sponsoring body and who meet the criteria will be considered for this programme. Sponsorships, however, have been restricted to critical courses since 2003.

1977-Now

ASEAN/Middle East Scholarship Programme

In 1977, the programme to send students to the Middle East and ASEAN countries was initiated. However, the expenditure for this programme was recorded under the Overseas Programme from 1977 to 2004. The programme has had a budget vote every year since 2005.

HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP/BURSARY (Expenditure & Number of Active Students, 2021)

Polytechnic Bursary

RM106,250.00 (0.6%) (46 students)

KTYS-UMP (Foundation) Scholarship

RM123,285.00 (0.7%) (9 students)

KTYS (Certificate) Bursary

RM1,326,526.00 (7.7%) (245 students)

Egypt Medical Scholarship

RM695,390.57 (4%) (4 students)

Staff Scholarship

RM64,425.00 (0.4%) (10 students)

Ulum Islamiah Scholarship

RM6,354.92 (0.04%) (22 students)

BCPLB Scholarship

RM450,975.05 (2.6%) (79 students)

UiTM Bursary

RM111,250.00 (0.6%) (49 students)

Sabah State Scholarship Award of Excellence

RM7,430,447.91 (43%) (200 students)

INTRA Scholarship

RM29,900.00 (0.2%) (5 students)

IPTA Scholarship

RM1,553,280.36 (9%) (195 students)

IPTS Scholarship

RM1,979,506.75 (11.5%) (202 students)

YS/UMP Germany (Degree) Scholarship

RM911,788.41 (5.3%) (42 students)

UCSF Diploma Scholarship

RM305,555.00 (1.8%) (34 students)

UCSF Degree Scholarship

RM941,215.00 (5.5%) (40 students)

ASEAN/Middle East Scholarship

RM698,594.39 (4%) (53 students)

1981-2014

Malaysian Marine Academy (ALAM) Scholarship

The programme’s goal was to fill critical job openings in the shipping industry. Courses offered are Pre-Sea Cadet Deck and Modular courses up to captain (Master) level.

1990-2004

Pre-U Bursary

The programme’s goal is to assist students in completing foundation studies before beginning their first year of study at any public university in the country. It started in 1990 and ended in 2004 when the Ministry of Education provided special allowances to Pre-U students at Matriculation centres and UiTM.

1990-Now

Polytechnic Bursary

The primary goal is to assist eligible students through policies and guidelines sponsored by the Group. It began in 1990, and it continues today. During the 1990s, students responded positively to the programme. The primary goal is to assist eligible students in accordance with the Group’s policies and guidelines.

HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP (Number

1996-2009

Islamic Pre-Academic Bursary

The programme is a collaboration between the Group, the Ministry of Education and the University of Malaya. The programme’s goal is to produce more educators in the field of religion. The selected students will spend two years at Nilam Puri taking an introductory course in Islamic studies before continuing their studies at the University of Malaya without going through the University Central Unit (UPU). When Sabah students were no longer granted the same privileges before, the programme was suspended in 2009.

1998-Now

Private Institutions of Higher Learning (IPTS) Scholarship

To assist underprivileged students who are eligible but do not receive a place in Public Institutions of Higher Learning (IPTA) continue their studies at recognised Private Institutions of Higher Learning (IPTS) throughout the country thus receiving the same opportunities as other students who receive a spot in IPTA. The rates available to students vary depending on their location of study/institution.

Local Scholarship (IPTA)

UiTM Bursary

ASEAN/Middle East Scholarship

16 students (3.8%)

14 students (3.3%)

11 students (2.6%)

4 students (0.9%)

44 students (10.4%)

137 students (32.3%)

61 students (14.4%)

11 students (2.6%)

17 students (4%)

40 students (9.4%)

Sabah State Scholarship Award of Excellence

Polytechnic Bursary

IPTS Scholarship

Egypt Medical Scholarship

Ulum Islamiah Scholarship

KYS (KTYS) Scholarship/Bursary

Special Scholarship

Germany Engineering

UCSF Tourism Scholarship (Diploma)

UCSF Tourism Scholarship (Degree)

Excellence Rural Students Scholarship B40

2003-2017

Agrotechnology Scholarship

It began in 2013 and continues to this day. This programme is more geared toward agriculture to instil a strong interest in this field. The programme prioritises practical learning over theoretical learning. The training provided throughout the programme enables students to be self-sufficient after completing their studies.

2004-2014

Russian Medical Scholarship

The G to G programme arose from the then Prime Minister’s visit to Russia. The programme is only for five years as a trial, ending in 2008. Sponsorship was offered to students in 2008, and they graduated in 2014. Fifty students accepted this sponsorship; however, one student did not graduate.

2005-2012

Journalism Scholarships

This special programme is designed for journalists who want to expand their journalistic knowledge. The programme assists selected applicants pursuing journalism courses at institutions of higher learning in the country by paying their tuition fees. Most of those approved were part-time or longdistance students who work as journalists.

HIGHER

2005-Now

KYS Scholarship/Bursary (KTYS)

The Kolej Teknikal Yayasan Sabah (KTYS) Scholarship/ Bursary consists of three programmes.

• The KTYS Bursary (Certificate)

• KTYS - Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) Scholarship (Foundation)

• KTYS - Kolej Universiti Islam Melaka (KUIM) (Diploma)

2006-2017

Nursing Scholarship

This programme aims to increase the number of Sabahan students who pursue nursing careers. It began in 2006, following a successful Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Group and Kolej Universiti Islam Melaka (KUIM). Students who cannot obtain a place in governmentsponsored training centres are given the opportunity to study nursing through this programme.

EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP/BURSARY (Expenditure & Number of Students, 1967 - 2021)

RM556,123.00 (0.14%) (15 students)

RM14,533,757.25 (3.7%) (10,807 students)

RM3,021,657.09 (0.77%) (47 students)

RM235,445.00 (0.06%) (14 students)

RM137,112.00 (0.03%) (1 student)

RM10,235,807.47 (2.6%) (1,256 students)

RM244,691.22 (0.06%) (6 students)

RM1,287,969.36 (0.3%) (27 students)

RM5,875,559.13 (1.5%) (48 students)

RM21,070,250.39 (5.4%) (100 students)

RM18,782,787.67 (4.8%) (375 students)

RM101,500.00 (0.03%) (100 students)

RM7,032,315.21 (1.8%) (49 students)

RM10,047,369.02 (2.6%) (407 students)

RM848,806.12 (0.2%) (344 students)

RM3,120,547.40 (0.8%) (672 students)

RM6,657,890.66 (1.7%) (1,316 students)

Total Expenditure since 1967 to 2021 : RM392,291,629.69

RM115,772,070.53 (29.5%) (667 students)

RM563,145.00 (0.14%) (34 students)

RM1,012,615.00 (0.3%) (40 students)

RM984,610.10 (0.3%) (79 students)

Total Number of Students : 29,458

KYS (KTYS) Scholarship/Bursary (2005 - 2021)

UNHAS UMS - UNHAS Medical Scholarship (2008)

Special Scholarship (2015 - 2021)

Germany Engineering (2015 - 2021)

One-Off Assistance (2015 - 2021)

INTRA Bursary (2016 - 2019)

UCSF Tourism Scholarship (Diploma) (2019 - 2021)

UCSF Tourism Scholarship (Degree) (2019 - 2021)

Excellence Rural Students Scholarship B40

RM112,228,322.25 (28.6%) (402 students)

RM36,159,958.89 (9.2%) (1,952 students)

RM1,899,934.88 (0.5%) (2,830 students)

RM10,062,296.83 (2.6%) (7,580 students)

RM7,375,027.24 (1.9%) (323 students)

Islamic Pre-Academic Bursary (1996 - 2009)

IPTS Scholarship (1998 - 2021)

Russia Medical Scholarship (2004 - 2008)

Journalism Scholarship (2005 - 2012)

Nursing Scholarship (2006 - 2017)

Egypt Medical Scholarship (2007 - 2021)

Biotechnology Scholarship (2007 - 2019)

Ulum Islamiah Scholarship (2009 - 2021)

Agrotechnology Scholarship (2013 - 2016)

RM2,444,060.88 (0.6%) (57 students)

Overseas Scholarship/Bursary (1967 - 2004)

MARA Skills Institute (IKM) Bursary (1969 - 2003)

Local Scholarship (IPTA) (1973 - 2021)

UiTM Bursary (1973 - 2021)

ASEAN/Middle East Scholarship (1977 - 2021)

Egypt Medical Scholarship (2007 - 2021)

Malaysian Maritime Academy (ALAM) Scholarship (1981 - 2014)

Pre-U Bursary (1990 - 2004)

Polytechnic Bursary (1990 - 2021)

2007-2017

Egypt Medical Scholarship

The programme aims to encourage more capable Sabah students to pursue medical studies. Due to space constraints, many of these students could not enrol in Public Institutions of Study (IPTA). The Sabah Public Service Department (JPANS) and the Zakat Centre have collaborated on this programme. However, the programme was cancelled in 2018 due to quality issues, as recommended by the Public Service Department (JPA).

2007-2017

Biotechnology Scholarship

A special programme developed by the Group in collaboration with Technology Park Malaysia College (TPM) to meet the needs of employers in the field of biotechnology. The programme is a two-year twinning programme between TPM and the California State Polytechnic University Pomona in the United States. The programme was discontinued in 2012.

UNHAS 2008

UNHAS UMS Medical Scholarship

This twinning medical programme between University Malaysia Sabah (UMS) and Hasanudin University (UNHAS), Makassar, lasts two and a half years at UNHAS and two and a half years at UMS. The programme, however, could not continue, and only one student was sponsored and graduated from UNHAS in 2012.

2009-Now

Ulum Islamiah Scholarship

The programme, which began in 2009, was the brainchild of the Malaysian Embassy in Egypt, which sought the Group’s assistance in sponsoring potential Sabah students selected to pursue the Ulum Islamiah programme at Al-Azhar University in Egypt. The programme aims to produce a group of versatile scholars who masters all branches of knowledge to become scholars who can withstand the globalisation era, which is increasingly destroying family institutions and noble values.

HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP (Number of Students, 1967 - 2021)

40 students (0.14%)

34 students (0.12%)

15 students (0.05%)

10,807 students (36.7%)

1,256 students (4.3%)

47 students (0.16%)

14 students (0.05%)

6 students

48 students

27 students

79 students (0.3%)

402 students (1.4%)

375 students

16 students

49 students

401 students

KYS (KTYS) Scholarship/Bursary (2005 - 2021)

UNHAS UMS - UNHAS Medical Scholarship (2008)

Special Scholarship (2015 - 2021)

Germany Engineering (2015 - 2021)

One-Off Assistance (2015 - 2021)

INTRA Bursary (2016 - 2019)

UCSF Tourism Scholarship (Diploma) (2019 - 2021)

UCSF Tourism Scholarship (Degree) (2019 - 2021)

Excellence Rural Students Scholarship B40

672

2,830 students (9.6%)

1,952 students (6.6%)

667 students

Islamic Pre-Academic Bursary (1996 - 2009)

IPTS Scholarship (1998 - 2021)

Russia Medical Scholarship (2004 - 2008)

Journalism Scholarship (2005 - 2012)

Nursing Scholarship (2006 - 2017)

Egypt Medical Scholarship (2007 - 2021)

Biotechnology Scholarship (2007 - 2019)

Ulum Islamiah Scholarship (2009 - 2021)

Agrotechnology Scholarship (2013 - 2016)

7,580 students (25.7%) 323

Total Number of Students : 29,458

Overseas Scholarship/Bursary (1967 - 2004)

MARA Skills Institute (IKM) Bursary (1969 - 2003)

Local Scholarship (IPTA) (1973 - 2021)

UiTM Bursary (1973 - 2021)

ASEAN/Middle East Scholarship (1977 - 2021)

Egypt Medical Scholarship (2007 - 2021)

Malaysian Maritime Academy (ALAM) Scholarship (1981 - 2014)

Pre-U Bursary (1990 - 2004)

Polytechnic Bursary (1990 - 2021)

2020-Now

Excellence Rural Students Scholarship (BCPLB)

The Excellence Rural Students Scholarship (BCPLB) is a new programme designed by the Group to strengthen rural education and close the education gap between urban and rural areas in the State. The programme aims to help improve education, increase qualified and skilled employment, and instil good values in parents to develop a knowledgeable and caring society, particularly among the B40 Group.

2019-Now

University College Sabah Foundation (UCSF) Scholarship

UCSF was given a special quota for scholarship sponsorship for specific studies/courses in 2019.

SABAH STATE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD OF EXCELLENCE (Number of Students, 1990 - 2021)

SABAH STATE

AWARD OF

(Expenditure, 1990 - 2021)

1990-Now

Sabah State Scholarship Award of Excellence

The Sabah State Scholarship Award of Excellence (ABCNS) is a recognition by the State Government through the Group to students who have achieved outstanding results in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination. This award recognises their accomplishments and encourages other students to achieve excellent results in their SPM examinations. The first group of nine best SPM and ten best Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) students received the award in 1990. ABCNS has benefited 675 students between 1990 and 2021, at the cost of RM115,772,070.53. The scholarship was offered to the top 40 SPM students in 2021. Up until 2021, 41 students achieved First Class grades.

2018-2020

ONE-OFF ASSISTANCE (Number of Students, 2018 - 2020)

ONE-OFF

(Expenditure, 2018 -2020)

One-Off Education Assistance

The programme, launched on 21 September 2018, was designed specifically for students in their first year of higher education. The programme’s implementation is contingent on the Management’s instructions from time to time.

Sabah

Sabah Sarawak/Peninsular

Sarawak/Peninsular

STUDY LOAN PROGRAMMES

Study loans are offered to students who take courses that are not sponsored under the scholarship or bursary programme. Based on the principle of ‘Qard al-hassan’, which is a loan without usury, and the surplus when repaying. This study loan is not based on the concept of profit but rather on achieving the objective of establishing Yayasan Sabah, which is to improve education.

HIGHER EDUCATION STUDY LOAN (Number of Students, 2020 - 2021)

HIGHER EDUCATION STUDY LOAN (Expenditure, 2020 - 2021)

Notes:

Estimated number of recipients in 2021 : 191

As of January 2022, the following recipients had been confirmed for the year 2021 : 158

Pending due to agreement issues : 33

Due to year-end accounting closures, the loan recipient’s distribution schedule for 2021 has been pushed forward to January 2022.

HIGHER EDUCATION STUDY LOAN (Number of Students, 1968 - 2021)

Notes:

The amount of annual expenditures and the number of beneficiaries will vary if the number of recipients (accepts/rejects) and the total amount of study loans granted/additional loans approved have not been disbursed, rejected, or cancelled.

The total expenses listed above include present, current, and former students.

East Sabah Peninsular Malaysia-ASEAN/Middle East Overseas Peninsular Malaysia Sarawak

Education Loan Collection

The study loan collection in 2021 was directly affected by:

• COVID-19 pandemic;

• Economic downturn due to the pandemic;

• The constraint due to work from the home ruling, which affected daily work efficiency; and

• Office closure due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Menara Tun Mustapha

Due to this, the Management introduced the Program Prihatin Peminjam (3P) programme from June to December 2021 to ease the constraints faced by loanees and disseminate information about various study loan rebates incentives. One of the core aspects of the 3P programme is the special rebate of 30 per cent offered to borrowers who settle their outstanding study loan amount in full (lump sum).

The Group has also initiated efforts to improve its study loan collection system by enhancing its Education Management Information System (EMIS) and developing the Study Loan Borrowers Portal beginning in November 2021. The objectives of the project are the following:

• To increase the effectiveness in the monitoring of borrowers’ performance;

• To improve the management of the study loan collection system;

• To enhance the loanees’ data management;

• To facilitate loanees-related affairs, e.g. rescheduling requests, etc.

The project is expected to be completed end of June 2022.

1994

1995

1996

1997

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004 3,169,856.63

2005 3,565,422.60

2006 3,897,505.26

2007 4,633,186.83

2008 5,062,409.96

2009 4,853,046.32

2010 5,541,864.94

2011 5,506,905.62

2012 5,252,867.39

2013 4,374,654.11

2014 4,270,891.86

2015 3,058,005.04

2016 3,781,561.82

2017 4,049,488.59

2018 3,423,069.45

2019 4,427,935.02

2020 2,933,418.30

2021 5,768,060.92

Total 102,632,832.32

RM776,009.05 (13.4%) (342 loanees)

RM78,312.00 (1.4%) (23 loanees)

RM322,340.00 (5.6%) (120 loanees)

RM331,749.60 (5.8%) (150 loanees)

RM192,132.78 (3.3%) (123 loanees)

Study Loan Collection in 2021

RM114,583.00 (2%) (40 loanees)

RM1,050.00 (0.02%) (3 loanees)

RM516,014.04 (9%) (281 loanees)

Total number of loanees : 1,890

Total collections : RM5,768,060.92

RM4,500.00 (1.9%) (1 loanee)

RM3,375.00 (1.4%) (1 loanee)

RM3,000.00 (1.3%) (1 loanee)

RM3,435,870.45 (60%) (808 loanees)

Active Accounts

Default Accounts

Non-Performing Accounts

Study Loan - Still Studying

Study Loan - Still

Studying Conditional Loan

Doubtful Debts - Default Accounts

Doubtful Debts - Default Accounts

Doubtful Debts - NonPerforming Accounts

Deceased Accounts

REMARKS : Total Closing Balance as of December 2021 is based on Current Statement Report year 2021

Study Loan Academic Absorption in 2021

RM4,485.00 (1.9%) (1 loanee)

RM6,000.00 (2.5%) (1 loanee)

RM175,000.00 (73%) (4 loanees)

RM43,524.65 (18%) (3 loanees)

Active Accounts

Non-Performing Accounts

Study Loan - Still Studying

Study Loan - Still

Studying Conditional Loan

Doubtful Debts - Default Accounts

Doubtful Debts - NonPerforming Accounts

Deceased Accounts

Total number of loanees : 12

Total collections : RM239,884.65

REMARKS : Total academic absorption since inception = RM12,892,262.53

Total Loan Disposal (Died) since inception = RM2,351,668.72

RM5,415.00 (1.4%) (23 loanees)

Study Loan Rebates in 2021

RM19,325.00 (5.1%) (40 loanees)

RM57,799.35 (15.3%) (342 loanees)

RM2,481.00 (0.7%) (281 loanees)

RM0.00 (0%) (150 loanees)

RM0.00 (0%) (123 loanees)

Total number of loanees : 1,890*

Total rebates : RM376,969.84

RM291,949.49 (77%) (808 loanees)

RM0.00 (0%) (120 loanees) RM0.00 (0%) (3 loanees)

RM25,223,241.12 (20%) (891 loanees)

REMARKS : 1890* Total loanee with payment transactions in the year 2021

Total rebates are based on Current Statement Report year 2021

Active Accounts

Default Accounts

Non-Performing Accounts

Study Loan - Still Studying

Study Loan - Still Studying Conditional Loan

Doubtful Debts - Active Accounts

Doubtful Debts - Default Accounts

Doubtful Debts - NonPerforming Accounts

Deceased Accounts

REMARKS : Total academic absorption since inception = RM9,331,671.30

Study Loan To Be Claimed Since Inception

RM8,959,196.65 (7%) (247 loanees)

RM11,024,491.24 (9%) (627 loanees)

RM14,673,765.41 (12%) (691 loanees)

RM20,070,337.44 (16%) (729 loanees)

RM32,328,367.11 (26%) (1,502 loanees)

RM10,533,596.58 (8.5%) (772 loanees)

No. of loanees : 5,518

Total loan to be claimed : RM123,899,608.83

RM1,086,613.28 (1%) (59 loanees)

REMARKS : Total Closing Balance as of December 2021 is based on Current Statement Report year 2021

Active Accounts

Default Accounts

Non-Performing Accounts

Doubtful Debts - Active

Doubtful Debts - Default Accounts

Doubtful Debts - NonPerforming Accounts

Study Loan - Still Studying

Study Loan - Still Studying Conditional Loan

Kolej Teknikal

Yayasan Sabah

Kolej Teknikal Yayasan Sabah (KTYS) is a private higher learning institution wholly-owned by the Group. It was set up in 1990 and established under the Sabah Foundation Enactment 1966 (Amendment No.1 1998).

KTYS was initially known as the Institute for People Development Studies (IPD) and subsequently renamed Kolej Komuniti Yayasan Sabah (KKYS) in 1994. In 2001, KKYS became Kolej Yayasan Sabah (KYS) under the Private Higher Institution of Higher Learning Act 1996 (Act 555) and later rebranded as Kolej Teknikal Yayasan Sabah (KTYS) in 2015. Currently, KTYS has one main campus in Sembulan and another technical campus in Likas.

To be a centre of academic and vocational training in the region.

To contribute and complement the efforts made by the Yayasan Sabah Group in improving the quality of life of the people of Sabah through education and lifelong learning.

KTYS is primarily active in promoting educational opportunities amongst the people of Sabah, developing and conducting training throughout the State in vocational and technical skills, and encouraging learning in traditional music, literature, arts, and crafts.

7,028

166

20,684

Students Students

1,034

76% awards

Graduates Graduates Employability

DIPLOMA & FOUNDATION

Homegrown & Franchised Programmes

Diploma in Automotive Technology - (DTA) JPT/BPP(R2/525/4/0031) (A8517)/3/23

3 Years

HOMEGROWN PROGRAMMES

Diploma in Building Construction Technology – (DBB) JPT/BPP(R2/526/4/0023) (A8518)/3/23 3 Years

Diploma in Early Childhood Education (DPKK)

JPT/BPP(N/143/4/0174) (MQA/PA11473)/1/25 2 Years

Diploma in Business Management – (DBM) JPT/BPP(R/345/4/0270) (MQA/FA1753)/11/22 2 Years 6 Months

Foundation in Science – (FIS) JPT/BPP(R/010/3/O446) (MQA/FA8937)/3/27 1 Year

Diploma in Electrical Technology – (DTE)

JPT/BPP(R/522/4/0028) (MQA/FA1921)/1/23

3 Years

FRANCHISED PROGRAMMES WITH UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY MALAYSIA (UTM)

Diploma in Technology Management -(DDPW) JPT/BPP(R2/345/4/0408) (A9667)/7/23 3 Years

Diploma in Technology Management (Accounting) - (DDPW) JPT/BPP(R2/344/4/0184) (A9668)/7/23 3 Years

Diploma in Property Management - (DDPF) JPT/BPP(R2/345/4/0284) (A9042)/7/23

Diploma in Computer Science - (DDPC)

JPT/BPP(R2/481/4/0240) (A9374)/10/23 3 Years

FRANCHISED PROGRAMMES WITH ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MELAKA

Diploma in Islamic Studies and Human Resources Development – (DPSM) JPT/BPP(R/221/4/0084) (MQA/FA3680)/8/23

3 Years

Diploma in Syariah Finance – (DKS) JPT/BPP(R/343/4/0265) (MQA/FA3679)/6/24 3 Years

Approved by:

Ministry of Higher Education & Malaysian Qualification Agency

Programmes Under Department of Skills Development (JPK)

University College Sabah Foundation

University College Sabah Foundation (UCSF) aspires to be a model green boutique higher learning institution that serves the needs of the State while also adding value to the well-being of the global society through its Green Concept and Philosophy, teaching-learning, and research efforts aimed at cultivating a green culture among the community to sustain the inhabitants of mother earth.

green university pioneering novel approaches to education, scholarship, research, and innovation.

A model

Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours) (MQA/FA3476)

Total Credit - 136 4 years

Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) (MQA/FA3558)

Total Credit - 120 3 years

Diploma in Accounting (MQA/FA5525)

Total Credit - 92 2 years 6 months

Diploma in Tourism Management (MQA/FA1920)

Total Credit - 90 2 years 4 months

Diploma in Business Management (MQA/FA7190)

Total Credit - 90 2 years 6 months

Bachelor of Hospitality and Tourism Management (Honours) (MQA/FA5524)

Total Credit - 122 3 years

Diploma in Hotel Management MQA/FA5497)

Total Credit - 90 2 years 6 months

Diploma in Animation (MQA/FA5222)

Total Credit - 92 2 years 6 months

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Development Studies with Media Communication (MQA/FA8012

Total Credit - 120 3 years

Diploma in Screen Arts (MQA/FA5523)

Total Credit - 90 2 years 6 months

Diploma in Media Studies (MQA/FA8182)

Total Credit - 93 2 years 6 months

Diploma in Visual Arts and Design (MQA/FA8181)

Total Credit - 92 2 years 4 months

New Enrolments

2021

Being Trained

126 youths under the Sabah Natives Special Programme (PKAN)

30

International students. Collaboration between UCSF and FTMS College in Cyberjaya

Graduates

274

since its inception

427

have completed their studies and are awaiting convocation Another

400

Diploma and Degree students

Graduates Employability

76.3%

Achievements

Recognised as a strategic partner of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Sabah.

Member of the Technical & Steering Committee for the Human Capital Development Blueprint (HCDB 2021 - 2035).

Group Working Committee for the 2nd Asia Parks Congress held in May 2022.

Cooperation with Non-Governmental Organisations :

- Shark & Ray Initiative

- Sabah Wetlands Conservation Society (SWCS)

- Humans Habitats Highway, LEAP and Forever Sabah Institute (FSI)

Research grant of RM100,000 annually. Among the research done are: - A study of the Current Challenges and Solutions to Accessing Rights and Resources Among the Bajau Laut in Sabah. - Localising Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Pensiangan, Kota Belud and Libaran, Sandakan.

2021-2022 International Outreach Initiative on Nature, Culture, and Society with Aitoku Gakuen Junior High School and Yokohama Junior High School in Japan.

Tun Haji Mohd. Fuad Stephens

Borneo Research Library

The establishment of the Tun Haji Mohd. Fuad Stephens Research Library was approved in 1977 and officially opened on 6 June 1980 by the then Head of State, Tun Haji Mohd. Adnan Robert. The library was established to honour former Head of State Tun Haji Mohd. Fuad Stephens' efforts to develop and improve the quality of life of all Malaysians in Sabah, particularly in education and knowledge.

Envisioned so as not to duplicate the role of Sabah State Library and other academic libraries in Sabah, the library was established through collaboration within a Temporary Committee consisting of Chief Librarians of MARA Institute of Technology, National Library of Malaysia, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Library, the Sabah State Library and Sabah State Museum.

The library has undergone several changes since 1980. With the creation of the Centre for Borneo Studies in Yayasan Sabah in 1994, the name was changed to Tun Haji Mohd. Fuad Stephens Borneo Research Library. The library was renamed Information Centre on 1 May 2003, when it was placed under the Research and Development Division. From 5 May 2004, the library was renamed Tun Haji Mohd. Fuad Stephens Borneo Research Library.

The library is a research library that focuses on Borneorelated themes or disciplines of study. The library is open to the general public, and its resources are tailored to meet research and academic needs. At the same time, the library serves as an information resource for various programmes, activities, projects or interests of the Group.

SABAH

FIRST & LARGEST research library

>100,000

>150,000 copies of digital materials copies of various printed materials

>8,000 copies of Borneo materials

>5,000 copies of serial publications and other reference materials

Borneo Collection

Roles & Functions

The library's general roles and functions include acquiring, developing, cataloguing, classifying, maintaining, and providing access to wellorganised research materials.

Tun Mustapha Gallery

The Gallery was officially opened on 10 May 2006 as an earnest effort to share the life story and contributions of the late Tun Datu Haji Mustapha bin Datu Harun. It serves as a source of information and reference on the late Tun Datu Haji Mustapha's life history.

The Gallery, housed in the former Sabah State Assembly premises from 1980 to 1995, features impactful graphic panels, audio-visual technologies and artefacts. It chronicles this remarkable man's life, from his humble beginnings to his illustrious days as Sabah's former Head of State and Chief Minister. It gives visitors a glimpse into his triumphs and tribulations, with detailed descriptions accompanying the images displayed here.

The Gallery is open Monday through Friday, from 8.30 a.m. to 4.55 p.m., except on public holidays.

Among others, the gallery's objectives are to inspire and strengthen nationalistic values in Malaysians besides appreciating the efforts and sacrifices of the late Tun Datu Haji Mustapha in laying the foundations for a progressive State. It also aims to be a popular tourist attraction in the city.

Collection & Information Development Unit

Functions

Order of materials

Acquisition of materials

Publications of materials lists

Cataloguing material

Classify materials

Indexing

Materials printing and binding

Information & Documentation Services Unit

User services

Inter-library loan

References/inquiries

Library promotions

User orientation

Type of Collections

Functions

Materials reservation

Digitisation

Internet services

Library automation

Networks

Yayasan

Resources (1980-2021)

• General books - 81,503 units

• Rare collection (Books) - 267,081 units

• Magazines - 14,338 units

• Pamphlets - 1,304 units

• Articles - 3,219 units

• Multimedia:

• Photos – 1,345 units

• Microfilms – 1,822 units

• Cassette videos – 773 units

• Slides – 13 units

• Films – 20 units

• Multimedia Kit – 118 units

• Audio (CD) – 206 units

• Video (VCD/DVD) – 71 units

• CD Roms – 120 units

• Newspaper Clippings (Borneo Articles)

• Subject heading:

Agriculture, association, architecture, business, biography, copyright, culture, national security, fisheries, foreign affairs, economics, education, environment, forestry, health, history, illegal, immigrant, industry, ICT, infrastructure, investment, labour, law, natural disaster, politics, poverty, population, Sabah State Government, religions, social problems, science and technology, transportation, trade, youth, tourism and Yayasan Sabah Group

• 19,078 titles

• Scanning (Borneo Books)

• 296,222 images

• Bound Newspapers

• Borneo Mail (1988-1997), Borneo Bulletin (1986-1994), Borneo Post (1990-1998), Business Times (1989-1996), Daily Express (1985-1997), Sabah Times (1985-1995), Berita Sabah, Computimes, Harian Mercu and Kinabalu Sabah Times

• Databases

• Bernama BLIS, ebook Central, EBSCOHOST, Ingenta Connect, Taylor Francis Online, Wiley Online Library and Cambridge Journal

• Yayasan Sabah Group Archives

• 463 volumes

Membership

1,556 Individuals

Milestones (1980-2021)

The library also conducts various training and consultations with government agencies and other schools in setting up and managing libraries.

Mobile Library – People Development Centres (Yayasan Sabah Programme)

Library name changed –

• Tun Haji Mohd. Fuad Stephens Borneo Research Library

• Centre for Borneo Studies (CBS)

Setup Pusat Minda Kolej Yayasan Sabah

Library name changed –Information Centre

• Setup Tun Mustapha Gallery

• Setup Maliau Basin Mini Library

• Library name changed – Tun Haji Mohd. Fuad Stephens Borneo Research Library

• Setup Yayasan Sabah Archives

• Expansion of Borneo Collection Area

The Research Unit transferred to the Library

19861994

1994

JARING

2000

2002

2003

2005

2006

Joined k@Borneo

Setup Danum Valley Mini Library

2015

2018

2014 2017 2021

1980 Official opening of Tun Haji Mohd. Fuad Stephens Research Library

1990 South West Coast Quiz & Debate Competition

Setup Imbak Canyon Mini Library

KOHA Library Automated System

1996

Internet / Library NSTP Online / Library Automated System VTLS ILS

Tun Mustapha Gallery transferred to the Library

KOHA Briefing

KOHA Data Migration Integrity Verification

Borneo Collection Briefing For UiTM Sabah

EBSCO Demo

Jom Baca Programme

Online Cataloguing Workshop For Schools

MoU k@Borneo

Library Workshop

International k@Borneo Digital Conference

KOHA Trademarks Registration:

• 14 renewals

• 9 new applications Briefing

eBook

• BLIS

• International Standard Book Number (ISBN) Registration:

4 new publications

Other Information

Integrated Library System (ILS)

The library will be migrating to KOHA ILS in 2022, replacing VIRTUA ILS, a library system it has been using since 1996. KOHA is a full-featured open-source integrated library system. It is an enterprise-class ILS with comprehensive functionality, including basic and advanced options. KOHA includes modules for acquisitions, circulation, cataloguing, serials management, authorities, flexible reporting, label printing, multi-format notices, offline circulation (when Internet access is unavailable), and much more. KOHA is compatible with libraries of all sizes, as well as multi-branch and single-branch libraries. The KOHA system trial is currently ongoing since 2021.

The library has been an active member of Persatuan Pustakawan Malaysia since 1980.

The library has been an active pioneering member of k@Borneo since 2002.

Social Development Programmes

The Social Development Programmes at the district level are carried out through the six Zone offices throughout the State. The offices are West Coast South Zone (ZPBS - Kota Kinabalu), West Coast North Zone (ZPBU - Kota Marudu), East Coast South Zone (ZPTS - Tawau), East Coast North Zone (ZPTU - Sandakan), Interior South Zone (ZPS - Beaufort) and Interior North Zone (ZPU - Keningau).

The Zone offices implement core and support programmes. The core programme comprises the School Student Excellence Programme, including motivational programmes, tuition classes and enrichment programmes. The support programme includes Yayasan Sabah Secondary Scholarship, Hostel and Handicrafts Training Programme.

CORE PROGRAMMESchool Student Excellence Programme

Motivational Programme

This programme aims to motivate students through motivational seminars while promoting parental involvement in their children's education. The programme also strives towards improving the performance of primary school students in year five and six and secondary school students in form four and five.

Tuition Class

Tuition classes improve secondary students' academic performance while encouraging parents' involvement in their children's education.

The target groups are secondary school students in form four and five.

NUMBER OF STUDENTS & EXPENDITURES FOR TUITION CLASSES, 2019

524 students (18%) (RM9,700.00)

564 students (19.3%) (RM9,700.00)

483 students (16.6%) (RM10,000.00)

461 students (15.8%) (RM10,000.00)

Total Number of Students : 2,915

Total Expenditure : RM58,800.00

432 students (14.8%) (RM9,400.00)

451 students (15.5%) (RM10,000.00)

Picture

Enrichment Programme

This programme aims to cultivate the spirit and values of leadership amongst potential students, contribute to developing the personality of the students, as well as to improve students' performance, especially with non-academic activities.

Through this programme, the Group, District Education Offices and schools organise debates, speeches, and poems at the district and State levels.

Picture taken 2019

STUDENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMES

SUPPORT PROGRAMMES

The Yayasan Sabah Secondary Scholarship is a significant component of the Group's educational assistance programmes. This programme became the rationale of the Group's existence, which, among others, is to help increase educational opportunities among the locals. The scholarship is awarded to students from form one to form six,

especially those from the lower-income group. The financial aid given to students is used primarily for pocket money, transportation fares and examination fees. Through this financial aid, the Group hopes to reduce the financial burden of parents and further contribute to the improvement of student academic performance.

EXPENDITURES (2005 - 2021)

NUMBER OF RECIPIENTS (2005 - 2021)

Yayasan Sabah Secondary Scholarship

Yayasan Sabah District Hostel

The Yayasan Sabah District Hostel provides accommodation to needy students in rural areas and enhances the standard of educational facilities in Sabah.

The provision of hostels helps ease the financial constraints of low-income families in rural areas.

Yayasan Sabah Hostels have been operating since 1972.

Presently, three district hostels are operating in Keningau, Tawau, and Sipitang. In 2021, there were 69 students in these three hostels, with a total expenditure of RM85,820.38.

NUMBER OF PROGRAMMES & EXPENDITURES (2003 - 2021)

Tawau Hostel

Keningau Hostel

Sipitang Hostel

Handicraft Training Programme

The Advanced Craft Art programme is implemented based on the skills of the targeted community in the area.

The programme emphasises strengthening, developing and improving target groups.

In addition, its in-situ implementation is run using local infrastructure to maximise the involvement of potential craft entrepreneurs from all over Sabah. These short-term courses are organised by the Zone offices in collaboration with Pusat Kraftangan Sabah.

Pusat Kraftangan Sabah

Pusat Kraftangan Sabah (PKS) in Keningau has become a landmark for developing the handicraft industry in the State. The primary functions of PKS are to develop the State's ethnic handicraft heritage, apart from being a centre of handicraft collection, training, R&D, and marketing of handicrafts. The initiative is an ongoing commitment of the Group to develop the rural people of Sabah into a high-income economy, thus helping to reduce poverty in the State.

Strategic Partners

DEVELOPMENT

MAJLIS AMANAH RAKYAT (MARA)

Upgrading the Yayasan Sabah handicraft workshop in Kg. Batu Lunguyan, Sook

BUMIPUTERA AGENDA STEERING UNIT

SIRIM BERHAD Engraving and Glass Block Technology Programme

UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH Sabah Ethnic Motif Workshop

KOLEJ TEKNIKAL YAYASAN SABAH Financial Management & Accounting Workshop

MALAYSIA DIGITAL ECONOMY CORPORATION (MDEC) e-Entrepreneur Seminar

INSTITUT KEUSAHAWANAN NEGARA Bumiputera Entrepreneur Development Fund YAYASAN PENERAJU PENDIDIKAN BUMIPUTERA

INFINITY QUEST SDN. BHD.

DESIGN

CENTRE (DDEC) Design and Branding Development Programme

MINISTRY OF TOURISM AND CULTURE, MALAYSIA

MALAYSIAN TIMBER INDUSTRY BOARD

INSTITUT KRAF NEGARA (IKN) Continuity of handicraft skills training

KENINGAU DISTRICT TOURISM COMMITTEE

PERBADANAN KEMAJUAN KRAFTANGAN MALAYSIA Innovation and R&D of handicraft products

Human Capital Development Programme

Handicraft Training Programme (HTP) (Arts & Crafts) & Entrepreneurship Programmes

Participants (2021)

HTP - Basic 43 participants (33.3%)

HTP - Advanced 28 participants (21.9%)

129

Craft Promotion/Sales 20 participants (15.5%)

Collaboration Programme 20 participants (15.5%)

HTP - Incubator 9 participants (6.9%)

Start-Up Programme 9 participants (6.9%)

Programmes (2011 - 2021)

Motivation Programme 1 programme (4%)

Collaboration Programme 2 programmes (8%)

Start-Up Programme 3 programmes (11%) Incubator 3 programmes (11%)

Total trainees Programmes

Sabah Native Special Programme (PKAN)

Specific Group Capacity and Capability Building Programme

Special Programme Intended Community Enrichment (SPICE)

Sabah Bumiputera Capacity Building Programme

Craft Promotion/Sales 1 programme (4%)

Programmes (2021) 26

PLK - Basic 10 programmes (39%)

PLK - Advanced 6 programmes (23%)

Total programmes

Implementation period • 12 - 24 months

Trainees & Programmes (2011 - 2021)

Participants

Special Programme for Sabah Minority Bumiputera Groups

2011 - 2014 : 18,165 trainees

Specific Group Capacity and Capability Upscaling Programme

2015 - 2016 : 440 trainees

: 20 programmes

Sabah Natives Special Programme (PKAN)

2015 - 2021 : 2,745 trainees : 736 programmes

: 253 programmes

Handicraft Marketing Outlet Refurbishment - Menara Kinabalu

2019 : 100 trainees

: 1 programme

Specific Programme Intended Community Enrichment (SPICE)

2016 : 30 trainees

: 2 programmes

Total trainees

21,480

Total programmes 1,012

Programmes Implemented by Zones (2011 – 2021)

West Coast North Zone (Kota Marudu)

• Contemporary beads embroidery

• Accessories embroidery based on beads and Ribu-Ribu

• Ribu-Ribu weaving

Interior North Zone (Keningau)

• Bamboo weaving

• Salingkawang weaving

East Coast North Zone (Sandakan)

• Seashell artwork making

• Traditional costume sewing

• Beads & Sequin ornament

• Coconut shell crafting

• Sompoton making

West Coast South Zone (Kota Kinabalu)

• Tree bark outfit making – Lipstick purse

• Tree bark hat making

Handicraft training Programme - Basic

• Forest-Based

- Bamboo weaving

- Woodcraft making

Interior South Zone (Beaufort)

• Gasing (Tops) making

• Gambus/Basung making

• Parang (Machete) making

• Rumbia basket weaving

• Traditional clothes making

East Coast South Zone (Tawau)

• Cement ferro making

• Mengkuang leaves basket/ Mat weaving

• Lepa-Lepa making

• Machete edge carvings making

Handicraft training Programme - advanced

• Forest-Based

- Bamboo weaving

- Woodcraft making

- Rattan craft & Furniture making

• Textile

- Fabric weaving

- Batik digital printing

• Clay Art Craft

- Fiberglass craft making

- Ceramic craft making

entrePreneursHiP enricHment Programme

• Digital handicraft marketing

• Crafts sales & Promotion activity

Handicraft training Programme - incuBator

• Forest-Based

- Bamboo weaving

- Woodcraft making

- Rattan craft making

• Textile Art craft

- Batik canting - Hand painting

• Textile

- Tenun - Fabric weaving

- Batik canting - Hand painting

• Clay Art Craft

- Fiberglass craft making

- Ceramic craft making

entrePreneursHiP enricHment Programme

- start-uP Programme

• Woodcraft making

• Tenun - Fabric weaving

• Batik digital printing

entrePreneursHiP enricHment Programme

- craft collaB oration

• Wood Industry Development Programme in collaboration with Malaysia Timber Industry Board (MTIB)

Achievements (2011 – 2021)

Former Trainees/PKS Entrepreneurs

Winner of the Malaysia Good Design Award 2021

This kelarai weaving bag used by the Minister of Finance, Dato' Sri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz during the Federal Budget presentation on 29 October 2021 was produced by Emily of Syarikat Seri Elf Enterprise

Emily binti Jeneble (Scale-Up 2019 Recipient) - Forest-Based - Bamboo Art & Craft

PKS entrepreneurs who won the Malaysia Good Design Award 2019

Winner of the Malaysia Good Design Award 2019

S NARTY RAITOM MAGIC BAMBOO Bamboo Product Sling Bag

S Narty Raitom (Start-Up 2018 Recipient)

Forest-Based - Bamboo Art & Craft

JANANIAGA-MARA Programme (Batu Lunguyan Craft Cooperative - annual fund of RM100,000.00) Sales increased 15% to 20% through e-commerce marketing

Young Entrepreneur Award 2019

From left: Julitah Kulinting, S Narty Raitom, Evelyn Rintingan, Emily Jeneable & Shyila Marcella

Tikalis bag custom-made for Perbadanan Kemajuan Kraftangan Malaysia (PKKM)

Julitah Kulinting (Craft Instructor/Entrepreneur) Forest-Based - Bamboo Art & Craft

Achievements (2011 – 2021)

Former Trainees/PKS Entrepreneurs

Emily binti Jeneble (Scale-Up 2019 Recipient) Forest-Based - Bamboo Art & Craft

Shazanawati

Julitah Kulinting (Craft Instructor/Craft Entrepreneur) Forest-Based - Bamboo Art & Craft

2021 – Opening of a craft store (Gambus Retail Shop at PKS, Keningau, managed by PKS entrepreneur - Shazanawati Kulinting of Secret Bamboo Legacy)

Participated in the Borneo Heart Exhibition project with PKS craft entrepreneurs and an artisan (Yee I Lan) - Mat weaving (Soil & Water) - Taipei, Taiwan, May 2021

Emily succeeded in the Pitch Borneo 2021 (PB2021) and received RM20,000 funds for the development of her craft enterprise

2021 - Emily’s craft product in MyCraftshoppe's platform

Kulinting (Start-Up 2017 Recipient) Craft Art from Forest - Reed

Achievements (2011 – 2021)

Research & Innovation

Dining Table Set (Driftwood & E-poxy)

PKS & Malaysian Timber Industry Board (MTIB)

Kitchen cabinet (Woodworking & E-poxy)

2016 - Publication of Sabah Craft Book, which contains an insight into handicrafts from all over Sabah

PKS & Sabah Art Gallery

PKS & Malaysian Design Development Centre (DDEC)

Pergola at PKS Keningau

PKS & Standard and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM)

Raw Materials Planting Programme - Bamboo & Rattan

PROJECT STATUS (Site preparation from August to November 2021)

of

roads and a nursery, planting strips clearing, and purchasing of raw materials and equipment (Project Cost 2021 : RM60,240.00)

2 Blocks

3

Empowering SMEs entrepreneurs in the gl bal market

The Group and the Bumiputera Agenda Steering Unit (TERAJU) are currently assisting in empowering Sabah-made products from Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) B40 and M40 entrepreneurs to enter the international market via the Global Entrepreneur One-Stop Centre (GLOPEC) platform.

Through the Eleventh Malaysia Plan (RMK-11) and Third Rolling Plan (RP3), which aim to improve inclusive development and the well-being of the people, TERAJU provides RM7 million under the Sabah Bumiputera Entrepreneur Development Fund Programme (DPUB) TERAJU 2020 to the Group to implement this initiative.

The initiative enables Sabah's Bumiputera entrepreneurs to compete more effectively and inspires the next generation of Sabahans to be more creative in their business practices.

In line with its purpose to improve the quality of life for Malaysians in Sabah, the Group continues to develop competitive human capital and support the local industry while empowering SMEs to compete globally.

United Kingdom

Germany

France

Netherlands

China

Taiwan

Thailand

Cambodia

Indonesia

"Made in Sabah" video in 5 languages, Bahasa Melayu, English, Mandarin, Arabic, and French, to assist the international strategic partners in promoting "Made in Sabah" products globally.

Encik Hendry Charles

Pemborong Mangkab Enterprise Sdn. Bhd. Tambunan (Ginger and honey)

"In my opinion, the GLOPEC programme can assist entrepreneurs like me in creating new markets and helping my products penetrate the international market."

Puan Lotiah Kariki Kraftangan Maju Enterprise Kota Belud (Ribu-Ribu Rattan handicrafts)

"The GLOPEC programme is excellent and suitable for entrepreneurs as it can assist my products to be marketed to customers locally and abroad. Thank you GLOPEC, thank you Yayasan Sabah Group."

Encik Rozekin bin Suratman

Rosmie Snack Industry Sdn. Bhd. Tawau (Amplang-savoury fish cracker snack)

"The GLOPEC programme strives to bring our products to the international stage."

Puan Hasrah binti Malik Millionaire Industries Sdn. Bhd. Tuaran (Banana snack products)

"The GLOPEC programme is catered for us to strengthen further the important criteria in ensuring that our products meet world-class standards."

Encik Matthias Liew

Uinah Sdn. Bhd. Kota Kinabalu (Botanical drink)

"The GLOPEC programme has helped me by introducing a network of potential customers overseas and guiding me to obtain important certification for my products to be accepted in quality assurance and consumer safety."

Puan Caroline Shirely Joimer

Kinabalu Native Herbs Sdn. Bhd.

Kota Kinabalu (Sabah traditional tea)

"The GLOPEC programme assists Sabah entrepreneurs to grow their businesses in becoming committed, progressive and viable entrepreneurs. Thank you, GLOPEC."

Encik Mustafa Alba Ibrahim Sabah Batik Enterprise Putatan (Batik)

"This initiative is excellent for entrepreneurs to market their products in the international market besides providing employment opportunities for the people of Sabah."

Puan Anzie Husnidah binti Hussin

Aura Marine Borneo Sdn. Bhd. Pitas (Preserved Mackerel)

"Thank you to the Yayasan Sabah Group, TERAJU and GLOPEC for assisting our community in Pitas in marketing and further developing our seafood products overseas."

Puan Jamilin binti Irab

Tataba Kraf Enterprise

Kota Belud (Rattan crafts)

"The GLOPEC programme is appreciable in assisting entrepreneurs market and promote their products abroad."

Puan Farnie binti Loboi

Nia Handicraft Enterprise

Kudat (Ribu-Ribu weaving)

"In my opinion, the programme is good as it helps entrepreneurs like myself market our products internationally."

Puan Farhana binti Ab Kasim

Sky Aura Food Sdn. Bhd. Kota Kinabalu (Goat’s milk)

"The programme is a bridge for small and medium scale traders to expand their products internationally."

Puan Julitah Ukor

Julie Craft & Souvenir Sdn. Bhd. Kota Belud (Forest-based crafts)

"In my opinion, the GLOPEC programme is beneficial in establishing our products to the international level."

Puan Duasia @ Dusiah binti Limbigit Fine Enterprise

Kota Belud (Bamboo crafts)

"The programme is beneficial for us to expand our business overseas."

Puan Anitah binti Mohamad

AFCL BIOSCIENCE Sdn. Bhd. Lok Kawi (Cosmetics & Food)

"The GLOPEC programme assists SME entrepreneurs by acting as an intermediary between sellers and overseas customers. We were taught the aspects of product packaging and enhancement and acquired the certifications required for export purposes. Thank you, GLOPEC."

Puan Emily binti Jeneble Chairwoman, Koperasi Kraf Batu Lunguyan

Sook Berhad Sook, Keningau (Bamboo weaving)

"Indeed, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the fate of SME entrepreneurs. I hope that with the GLOPEC programme, businesses can expand to the international market successfully."

Commercial Undertakings

Innoprise Corporation

Sdn. Bhd.

The contributions of Yayasan Sabah Group to the State of Sabah and its people are not limited to education and social development. It is acknowledged as a pioneer, leader, innovator, and growth facilitator in the commercial and industrial sectors. Innoprise Corporation Sdn. Bhd. (ICSB) was incorporated in 1988 as an investment vehicle, cum management and holding company of Yayasan Sabah’s group of companies. Its mission, “To be the investment vehicle of Yayasan Sabah group of companies for a better future of Malaysians in Sabah,” is a clear message of its steadfast commitment to fulfilling its corporate objectives in supplementing and complementing the government’s efforts to bring socioeconomic progress of the people.

To sustain its effective role as the main generator of funds for the Group, ICSB has expanded its income generation base from traditional forestry and wood-based sectors to include other productive sectors. It has diversified into businesses such as tourism, agro plantation, as well as oil, gas and power.

F

To achieve long-term profitability, assets growth and shareholders value while maintaining a stable and sustainable cash flow position.

To achieve market growth and diversification in local and overseas markets for all ICSB’s products.

Operation Investment Financial

Human Resource

To achieve a high degree of efficiency, effectiveness, professionalism and integrity amongst staff.

To develop an investment portfolio that is diversified vertically and horizontally, providing a desirable return on investment based principally on ICSB strategic resource advantages in timber and land supplemented by investment in core sectors of agro-plantation, tourism, real estate, oil, gas and sustainable energy.

Marketing

To develop the downstream processing activities in the manufacturing sector and achieve a high degree of efficiency, effectiveness and productivity.

Research & Development

To be a leader in forestry, conservation, agro-plantation and tourism-based research and development.

Financial Performance 2021

ICSB Company Profit Before Tax

ICSB Group Profit Before Tax MILLION RM 142.1

RM 424.3

MILLION

• The Group’s shares in Hap Seng Plantation Sdn. Bhd. was upgraded to Hap Seng Consolidated.

• ICSB’s significant role in representing the Sabah State Government’s interest in any potential and profitable projects.

Agro Fisheries

Agro Plantation

Forestry

Oil, Gas & Energy

Others

Real Estate

Tourism

Main

Oil, Gas & Energy

Tourism

Today’s Heritage Tomorrow’s Hope

of Singapore the SIZE 4x

7

protected areas

306,408 hectares

In ensuring the perpetuity of the forest under its custody, the Group sets aside five unique ecosystems of conservation areas, namely Danum Valley, Maliau Basin, Imbak Canyon, Silam Coast and Taliwas River, besides two large-scale forest rehabilitation projects, the Innoprise-FACE Foundation Rainforest Rehabilitation Project (INFAPRO) and InnopriseIKEA tropical Rainforest Rehabilitation Project (INIKEA) in the Yayasan Sabah Forest Management Area.

Each area is equipped with a centre, which functions as an administrative hub and venue to conduct scientific research, nature education training, recreation, and tourism activities. The Group spearheaded the creation of the Forest Rules for Danum Valley, Maliau Basin, and Imbak Canyon, which

led to the establishment of the inter-agency management committees and the formulation of the strategic management plans. These strategic management plans are the guidelines for managing the respective conservation areas. Each Strategic Management Plan consists of an action plan for a clearer path to reaching the specific goal within the allocated timeline.

In carrying out forest conservation and forest rehabilitation activities, the Group has long collaborated with local and international agencies and institutions. The collaborations paved the way for our partners to provide funds to develop facilities, conduct conservation activities, expeditions, research, and other related activities.

Several scientific expeditions and wildlife and resources surveys have been conducted in the conservation areas to collect data on the resources and biodiversity of the respective areas for monitoring and management. These expeditions and surveys were carried out with various organisations, including NGOs.

YAYASAN SABAH FOREST MANAGEMENT AREA

Centre of Excellence in Tropical Rainforest Research

Being the largest stronghold of an undisturbed lowland dipterocarp forest in the State, the Protected Areas readily serve as an ideal natural “laboratory” for tropical forest ecology and conservation researchers. The uniqueness of the forest ecosystem has also made the Protected Areas important sites for advanced research in greenhouse gases, climate change, and biodiversity. Achievements in these Protected Areas are testimonies of the Group’s commitment to promoting research to make Sabah a centre of excellence in tropical biodiversity research.

The creation of Danum Valley Conservation Areas, the first protected area in Yayasan Sabah's Forest Management Area, catalysed the creation of the Sabah Nature Club (SNC) in educating the public on the importance of conserving nature. Initially, SNC only conducted Environmental Education Programme (EEP) for youths, especially students from primary to tertiary institutions over the State, but now

has widened its reach to the general community by organising sustainable development programmes in the conservation areas.

The conservation and wise use of the tropical rainforest has become one of the world's issues nowadays; therefore, the Group will continue managing its forest land in an integrated and sustainable manner for the greatest long-term benefits of the people of Sabah.

Danum Valley Conservation Area

DVCA aspires to be for nature studies and eco-tourism the

WORLD'S PREMIER DESTINATION

Danum Valley Conservation Area (DVCA) was formerly part of a 972,000ha forest concession assigned to the Group. Situated approximately a two-hour drive (81km) away from Lahad Datu town, is located on the western side of the upper reaches of the Segama River in southeast Sabah. DVCA is one of southeast Asia's most significant and best-protected expanses of near-pristine lowland forest.

DVCA is one of the most important protected areas in the Old-World tropics.

On the outskirts of DVCA is the Danum Valley Studies Centre (DVSC), formerly the Danum Valley Field Centre (DVFC), which opened in 1986 as a research, training, environmental education, and nature tourism facility. Since its inception, the DVSC has grown significantly and can now accommodate more than 100 visitors at a time, including 12 to 15 long-term scientists. Several types of accommodation are available, ranging from permanent camping sites to chalets. Additionally, DVSC features laboratories, a library, a computer lab, a conference room, and a mini-theatre.

DVCA aims to perpetuate as much biological diversity as possible at the genetic, individual, subspecies, unique habitat, and ecosystem levels. Additionally, it aims to establish a model forest management area in Ulu Segama that integrates conservation, forestry, conservation education and training, and nature tourism activities for longterm sustainability. Over the years, DVCA has flourished into a world-renowned tropical forest research centre.

DANUM VALLEY CONSERVATION AREA

43,800 hectares of undisturbed forest surrounded by

The area was incorporated within the Group's long-term Forest Concession Area.

1970

OVER YEARS the 1982

The Danum Valley Management Committee (DVMC) was established as an inter-department committee of the State Government. The Committee is to advise on the management of DVCA and develop an international collaborative research programme at the proposed DVSC. Institutional membership of this Committee comprised eleven government and non-government agencies, including the four principal members, i.e. the Group, Sabah Forestry Department, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and The Royal Society, UK.

1987

The construction for Phase 2 of DVSC consists mainly of staff houses and a reception centre.

The significance of the DVCA has been long recognised since the early work of John MacKinnon in the late 1960s, where he spent eight months studying wild Orangutans in Danum Valley, based at Kuala Bole, some 23km northeast of the DVSC.

John Mackinnon's book describing the first long-term research on Orangutans, "In Search of the Red Ape," was published.

1974

1983

The construction for Phase 1 of DVSC at Kuala Palum Tambun on the eastern edge of DVCA consists of a resthouse, annexe, laboratory, hostel, multipurpose hall, and garage.

1989

A joint initiative by Sabah Parks and WWF-Malaysia resulted in Danum Valley being declared a National Park.

1976

1984

Completion of the road access to DVSC and footbridge across the Segama River.

The signing of an MoU between the Group, Sabah Forestry Department, and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and subsequently a supplementary agreement with the Royal Society, UK to permit the participation of British scientists in collaboration ecological research programme.

The DVMC endorsed the idea of building a "jungle lodge" as a contribution to its conservation efforts and as an environmental and recreational activity. A working group was established to explore the idea of an ecotourism facility in the DVCA. The origin of Borneo Rainforest Lodge (BRL) was spurred by the success of DVSC as a destination for a nature experience in a prime tropical forest setting. Although ecotourism was one of the desirable uses of the DVSC, the DVMC perceived that this should not dominate the research functions of DVSC. In other words, BRL was established to spread visitor load at DVSC to avoid disturbances to research sites.

The Board of Trustees of Yayasan Sabah commits the area (43,800ha) to remain undisturbed despite its outstanding commercial value. The Board resolved that area utilised for research, education and training. The area is to be called Danum Valley Conservation Area (DVCA).

1981

1986

The official opening of DVSC, dedicated to a collaborative study programme of primary forest ecology and the impacts of selective logging.

1990

The construction for Phase 3 of DVSC consists of a resthouse dining hall, a new laboratory/conference room building, and staff and scientist quarters.

1992

The first Rhino Survey in DVCA.

1 July Completion of BRL Phase I development comprises ten rooms of duplex chalets. Subsequently, BRL opened for business as a commercial nature tourism facility.

The second Rhino Survey was conducted involving representatives from the Group, Sabah Wildlife Department, Sabah Forestry Department, Sabah Parks, Sabah Museum, WWF-Malaysia, Wildlife Conservation Society (New York), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and independent volunteers.

At the request of the DVMC, the Group prepared the DVCA Management Plan of 1995 to 2000. Key recommendations included establishing a zoning system within the DVCA and establishing buffer zones around the DVCA to enhance its protection status.

16 May

DVCA was upgraded to a Class I (Protection) Forest Reserve and received full legal status as a protected area that cannot be licensed for logging.

1995 1997 1994

1996

The formally gazetted DVCA as a Class I (Protection) Forest Reserve under the Forest Enactment 1968 established the DVCA as a permanent, legally protected area. The gazettement of the Forest (Danum Valley Conservation Area) Rules 1996 effectively formalised the establishment of the DVMC and empowered the Committee with specific authority on research matters in the DVCA.

31 August-1 September

The Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad, and Tun Dr Siti Hasmah binti Haji Mohamad Ali made their official visit to DVSC and BRL.

31 October-1 November

DYMM YDP Agong, His Majesty Tuanku Ja'afar Ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman, and the Queen visited DVSC and BRL.

27 November

The official opening of the Nature Discovery Centre in DVSC by the British High Commissioner to Malaysia.

2000

Danum Valley was severely affected by a flood. The highest water level of Segama river at nearly 11m was recorded.

2002

The construction of the SHELL Nature Interpretation & Environmental Education began.

Reflecting the legal status of the DVCA and the DVMC, an MoU was signed between the DVMC and The Royal Society's Southeast Asia Rainforest Research Programme (SEARRP) in place of the earlier Supplementary MoU and subsequently renewed every five years, with the latest covering the period 2015 to 2020.

A collaboration programme on Environmental Education between DVCA and the Field Study Council, UK initiated.

The DVCA received additional protection in 1997 when it was gazetted as a Cultural Heritage Site under the Sabah Cultural Heritage (Conservation) Enactment 1997, protecting against unauthorised modification and disturbance to the site's physical, natural, and cultural properties.

2004

17 January

The official opening of SHELL Nature Interpretation & Environmental Education Building.

2005

The third Rhino Survey was conducted involving representatives from the Group, Sabah Wildlife Department, Sabah Forestry Department, Sabah Parks, WWF-Malaysia, SOS Rhino, Kinabatangan Orangutan Conservation Project, Operation Raleigh, and Universiti Malaysia Sabah.

18 February

The official opening of the Danum Valley Reception & Information Building.

2010

2011

9-12 May

Visit by former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi and Tun Jeanne Abdullah to DVSC and BRL.

The Ministry of Tourism Malaysia awarded Danum Valley the Malaysia Tourism Awards 2010/2011 under Innovative Tourist Attractions and Natural Attraction/Eco-Tourism.

15 September

Visit by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Catherine Middleton to DVSC and BRL.

2012

2015

Construction of the Danum Valley Scientific Laboratory Building began.

7-10 April

DVSC was voted 2nd most Influential Studies Centre in the world during the Society for Tropical Ecology Annual Conference.

8 March

The Stakeholders Validation Workshop on Mid-Term Review of the Danum Valley Management Plan at the Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru.

A female Sumatran Rhino named Iman was successfully captured in Danum Valley and flown to the Borneo Rhino Sanctuary, Tabin Wildlife Reserve, hoping to breed with a male Sumatran Rhino named Tam.

27 September

Visit by the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafudin Idris Shah to DVSC and BRL.

2013

2016

12 August

The official opening of the Danum Valley Scientific Laboratory Building.

15-29 August

The DVCA Wildlife & Resources Survey 2016, organised by the Group and the Sabah Wildlife Department.

6 December

The Seminar on the DVCA Wildlife & Resources Survey 2016 and the launching of the Danum Valley Monograph, "Danum Valley: The Rainforest."

DVCA began the application process for IUCN Green List. The process is still ongoing.

DVCA received RM5 million funds from the 12MP to construct Langom Research Station and Sg. Purut Research Station.

the world’s tallest tropical tree

In 2019, was discovered in DVCA, standing at

100.8 metres

A HAVEN FOR FLORA & FAUNA

73

>500 reptile species

328 bird species

47 fish species tree species

121 mammal species (including rare primates like the Bornean Orangutan, Proboscis monkey, and Sunda clouded leopard

56 amphibian species

The conservation area has preserved an incredible diversity of plant and animal life in near-pristine conditions. With an elevation ranging from 150m to 1,000m above sea level, the Danum Valley's forest is an important food source and refuge for Sabah's rich biodiversity of flora and fauna. It is densely forested, with numerous tree species identified. Walking along a trail dominated by dipterocarp trees with closely spaced tree canopies and little undergrowth in one location is unquestionably a memorable experience. Additionally, it is a haven for exceptional epiphytes and herbaceous, including orchid and pitcher plants.

Prominent for its animal diversity, Danum Valley is known for its large terrestrial mammals and is home to various animals, including the ten species of primates. DVCA's other vertebrate faunas include reptiles, amphibians, and fish.

Danum Valley is home to numerous bird species, including the Bulwer's pheasant, great argus pheasant, kingfishers, pittas, and hornbills, which account for nearly three-quarters of all resident birds on Borneo.

As a result, the abundance and diversity of hornbills are among the most striking features of the DVCA avifauna, with all eight Bornean hornbills recorded. The helmeted, rhinoceros, black, wreathed, and bushy-crested hornbills are

common, whereas the wrinkled, oriental pied, and whitecrowned hornbills are uncommon.

They are frequently seen alongside other species of flowerpeckers, sunbirds, and spiderhunters in the Studies Center's flowering trees. The spectacled flowerpecker was the most recently discovered bird species (Dicaeum dayakorum).

Danum enjoys being one of the best birding destinations in the world

Research programmes at Danum Valley began in 1982 when the DVMC was established to develop an international collaborative research programme at the specifically proposed DVSC. This led to the beginning of the Danum Valley Rainforest Research and Training Programme in 1984.

The centre of the programme encompasses improving knowledge of primary and regenerating rainforest ecology

and dynamics, the development and testing of principles of sustainable forest management, the training of young scientists (particularly from Sabah and other parts of Malaysia), and the dissemination and application of knowledge via advice to ministries and agencies and environmental education programmes to schools and the general public.

Number of Researchers as of December 2021

Researchers

collaborative research projects >557 scientific journals, books, and popular media publications, including two symposium volumes of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society in 1992 and 1999 >400

606

1982 - 2019 researchers

Ph.Ds and Masters thesis completed >200

HOSPITALITY & RECREATION

Danum Valley has captured the hearts and minds of many researchers and tourists. Most international visitors to Danum Valley search for Borneo’s captivating and iconic wildlife, as it has proven to be one of the best destinations for sighting in the region.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Catherine Middleton, HRH The Prince Consort of Denmark, Martha Stewart, Sir David Attenborough, Malaysia’s former Prime Ministers

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad, and Tun Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi, are among the notable visitors to Danum Valley. SHELL's group conducting their Multi-Level Leadership 5 Course are among the prominent Environmental Education participants.

Visitors at BRL

Year

From 1987 through 2002, DVSC's visitors grew. In 2003, SARS struck Malaysia's tourism sector heavily. In 2019, DVSC had 4,363 visitors, its busiest year. Despite the Tanduo standoff, tourists came in 2014. The COVID-19 epidemic restricted arrivals to DVSC and BRL in 2020 and 2021.

92,186

91,592

Accumulative Number of Visitors

Number of Visitors

Visitors

Visitors

Visitors at DVSC

OUR PARTNERS

Since the establishment of DVCA, numerous collaborations between national and international entities have been developed. As of 2021, DVCA has signed 21 MoUs and 11 MoAs. These collaborations are needed to promote and facilitate DVCA management, research, education, and public awareness activities.

The notable collaboration in DVCA is between the Group and The Royal Society in 1984 (represented by the South East Asia Rainforest Research Partnership (SEARRP) since 2015). SEARRP has facilitated world-class scientific research in DVCA, touching on plantation development, habitat restoration, and climate change. Working in close collaboration with the Group and leading international universities, SEARRP has conducted and managed a suite of large-scale field experiments in DVCA as part of its rainforest conservation initiatives.

DVCA has a long-standing partnership with SHELL-Malaysia, one of Malaysia's leading petroleum companies. Danum Valley’s collaboration with SHELL dates back to 1990 when they funded the construction of the two-storey SHELL Building in the Studies Centre, consisting of a conference room, library and laboratory complex.

The collaboration continued when SHELL provided monetary assistance to review the DVCA Management Plan and other infrastructure development.

Another prominent collaboration is with Kyoto University, one of the leading universities in Japan, through the Orangutan Research Programme. The Kuala Sungai Danum Research Station was established in 2010 through an MoU between the Wildlife Research Centre of Kyoto University and the Group. The study focused on how Orangutans change their feedings, behaviour, and physiology to this phenomenon.

In protecting Danum Valley together with Maliau Basin and Imbak Canyon in terms of encroachment, an MoU between the Group, the Sabah State Government (represented by the Sabah Forestry Department) and Sabah Environmental Trust (SET) was signed on the 24 October 2017, with funding from the Global Conservation of the United States. The collaboration established a joint patrolling initiative covering enforcement and monitoring in Danum Valley-Maliau BasinImbak Canyon (DaMaI) Rainforest Complex, focusing on protecting biodiversity.

The Royal Society, UK

2021 HIGHLIGHTS

Administration & Finance

31 March

In-house Photoshop training for DVCA staff

18 June

COVID-19 1st dose vaccination programme at DVSC for Conservation & Environmental Management Division staff at Lahad Datu Region.

8 July

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the Movement Control Order (MCO), the DVSC conducted various programmes in 2021 involving its staff. The programmes were focused on enhancing awareness and knowledge, morale, building trust, and responsiveness to the staff needs and health apart from improving productivity.

COVID-19 2nd dose vaccination programme at DVSC for Conservation & Environmental Management Division staff at Lahad Datu Region.

Visit by CEO ESSCOM, Dr Jamaluddin bin Mohd Ali to DVSC during the COVID-19 2nd dose vaccination programme at DVSC.

Conservation & Research

25 September

In-house SMART Apps training led by SET.

17-18 November

The Secretariat Unit (Conservation & Environmental Management Division – CEMD) organised a meeting to discuss current and potential collaborations that the Group needs to pursue.

9 September

Population census programme at DVSC.

9-10 November

Online training on Asset Management Procedures.

27 November

Emergency and fire drills training held at DVCA, involving the residents, DVCA and SEARRP staff.

22-26 November

Environmental Educational Programme - “Train-the-Trainer” by the Sabah Nature Club.

Development & Maintenance

23 February

DVSC welcomed a visit from the Fire & Rescue Department officers (Lahad Datu) for fuel tanks inspection.

10 December

The signing of an MoU between the Group and SET for a five-year study on threatened species at Danum Valley, Maliau Basin, and Imbak Canyon (DaMaI) conservation areas.

Hospitality & Recreation

9-10 November

The Promotion, Reservation, and Fundraising Unit (CEMD) organised a Tourism SWOT Analysis for all areas managed by the Group to enhance their tourism potential and products. The CEMD’s Hospitality & Recreation Officer, Encik Herdam Tarman, attended the event as the resource person for Danum Valley.

16-18 November

The Promotion, Reservation, and Fundraising Unit (CEMD) participated in Malaysia Truly Asia AEROMEET 2021 Programme involving tourism industry players worldwide to rebuild the tourism industry affected by the pandemic.

DVSC was voted 2nd most Influential Studies Centre in the world in 2015 during the Society for Tropical Ecology Annual Conference on 7-10 April 2015.

The Group (through DVMC) has continuously collaborated with The Royal Society, UK (through SEARRP) since 1984.

DVCA is an Important Bird Area (IBA). BirdLife International's IBA programme identifies globally important bird conservation sites. They are vital to the survival of most bird species around the world.

Successful in attracting major projects funded by the European Union, the UK Government’s Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and Darwin Initiative, the Leverhulme Trust, and other grant-awarding bodies in Switzerland, Germany, and Sweden.

Several past postgraduates of the programme are in senior positions in agencies related to environmental management or in universities in Malaysia.

Danum Valley has become the filming location for various nature documentaries by international production companies/TV networks such as The Discovery Channel, National Geography, and Scubazoon ITV (British TV network).

DVCA has been a venue for Tropical Biology courses conducted by the Tropical Biology Association (TBA). The TBA is a founder member of the Cambridge Conservation Initiative - a collaboration of leading biodiversity conservation organisations and the University of Cambridge.

Danum Valley: The Rainforest, a monograph on Danum Valley, was successfully published on 6 December 2016.

Hospitality & Recreation

The Ministry of Tourism Malaysia awarded Danum Valley the Malaysia Tourism Awards 2010/2011 under Innovative Tourist Attractions and Natural Attraction/ Eco-Tourism.

Development & Maintenance

The Group collaborates with Kyoto University on the Danum Valley's Orangutan Research Programme.

Danum Valley received the 12MP fund from the Federal Government through the Sabah Forestry Department amounting to RM5 million to construct the Langom Research Station and Sungai Purut Research Station.

Sabah’s Lost World Maliau Basin

Maliau's forest has never been disturbed and looks like a giant crater bounded by a formidable slope that reaches a height of more than 1,700 meters above sea level.

Maliau Basin Conservation Area (MBCA) is one of Malaysia's most exceptional wilderness areas with outstanding natural features such as the majestic seventiered Maliau Falls, breathtaking TakobAkob Falls, Giluk Falls, and many other spectacular waterfalls seamlessly warrant such an accolade.

In order to strengthen the protection of the conservation area, Danum Valley

- Maliau Basin – Imbak Canyon (DaMaI) Initiative has been established. It is a collaborative effort between the Group, Sabah Wildlife Department and Sabah Environmental Trust (SET).

Under this initiative, the patrolling and monitoring activities are supported by real-time camera traps, rangers training and transportation such as 4WD vehicles, ATVs and boats.

Maliau derived its name from the Murut word Maliau for murky or milky, a direct reference to the Maliau River while having another definition of the same word (oliou) for bowl or basin. The basin is also called "Land of the Giant Staircases" by the Murut people, believed to be derived from the basin's land formation for being step-like and its many waterfalls.

58,840

CLASS 1 of undisturbed forest surrounded by hectares

Located in central Sabah (Tongod district), MBCA is accessible by road from Tawau or Kota Kinabalu and takes four to five hours.

Maliau Basin was first discovered by a pilot in

1947

1984

The Sabah State Cabinet approved the conservation area status for Maliau.

1997

Gazetted as Class I (Protection) Forest Reserve and increased the total area size to 58,840ha.

IKEA funded RM4.6million to construct researchers' houses, upgrade suspension bridges, observation towers, nature trails, and education activities.

Field Management was established.

IKEA funding was acquired. (Equipment & vehicles).

OVER theYEARS

Maliau Basin, as part of Gunung Rara Class II (Commercial Forest), was incorporated into Yayasan Sabah Concession Area.

1970

1988

14 April-6 May

First major scientific expedition to the Basin by the Group and WWFMalaysia.

1998

Gazettement of the Forest (Maliau Basin Conservation Area) Rules 1998, thus establishing the Maliau Basin Management Committee (MBMC).

2002

SHELL funded RM350,000 for the construction of the Maliau Basin and Information Centre Building.

9 July

Collaboration with Harvard University Herbaria, USA (HUH) in the collection, study & conservation of Maliau flora.

The Forestry Department team reached Lake Linumunsut at the foothill of Mt. Lotung.

1972

1993

15-22 October

Camel Trophy Camp (currently known as Nepenthes Research Station) completed.

1981 Designated as conservation area.

1996

15-22 October

Second major scientific expedition to Maliau Basin by the Group and Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS).

1999 2001

Work started by the Group and DANCED on a four-year project, “Maliau Basin Conservation Area, Sabah.”

Maliau Basin was gazetted as a cultural heritage site under the Cultural Heritage (Conservation) Enactment, 1997.

2003

Completion of the Group -DANCED project.

The launching of Maliau Basin Management Plan 2003-2012.

30 October

Prime Minister of Malaysia, Datuk Seri

Major expedition to Lake Linumunsut.

17 March

Groundbreaking ceremony for the Maliau Basin Studies Centre (MBSC) by HRH the Prince Consort of Denmark, Prince HenrikMarie Jean Andre (aka Prince Henrik).

2005

25 February-24 March

Scientific Expedition by the Group, UMS, and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to the area around Ginseng Camp, Lobah Camp, Camel Trophy Camp, Maliau Falls and Agathis Camp.

Panglima Mohd. Najib bin Tun Razak mentioned efforts to nominate MBCA as a World Heritage Site during the motion to table the Mid-term Review of the Eight Malaysia Plan (8MP).

15-24 June

Third major scientific expedition to Eucalyptus Camp, jointly organised by the Group and Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM).

2006

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10-24 June

The first major Wildlife & Resources Survey to assess the wildlife resources in the core area and buffer zones funded by IKEA was organised in collaboration with the Sabah Wildlife Department.

2016

Construction work the asphalt road from Maliau Gate to Agathis Research Station and the MBSC started.

Another area of 13,810ha was reclassified to Class 1 Forest Reserve.

The Sabah State Government announced its intention to establish MBCA as a World Heritage Site.

24 April

Opening ceremony of the SHELL Maliau Basin Reception & Information Centre.

2007

2014

5,181ha reclassified to Class 1 Forest Reserve.

24 June

The launching of Maliau Basin Management Plan 2014-2023.

2017

7 March

Maliau Basin Conservation Area Porter & Guide Association is officially registered under the Department of Registration of Societies Malaysia.

24 October

MoU between the Group, Sabah State Government & Sabah Environmental Trust (SET) on Patrolling (Enforcement & Monitoring) Initiative, Danum Valley, Maliau Basin & Imbak Canyon (DaMaI).

The Malaysian Government sought recognition from UNESCO for MBCA to be listed as a World Heritage Site.

The Group collaborated with Wildlife Research Centre, Kyoto University for research, education and training programmes in MBSC.

29 January

Official opening of Maliau Basin Studies Centre.

2011

2015

12 June

Protection of additional area adjacent tro MBCA, totalling 46,603ha, reclassifying Class II (Commercial Forest) to Class 1 (Protection Forest).

8 July

Aage V. Jansen Foundation fund was acquired to revise the Management Plan.

December

The official agreement between the Group and NEPCon to prepare a revision of the Management Plan of MBCA.

2012

The Group & MBCA Management Committee signed an MoU with Nordic Rainforest Research Network (NRRN) to promote highquality scientific projects specifically in MBCA and other areas.

The Group & Forests of the World (FOTW) collaborated to promote high-quality volunteer projects.

Sixteen Danish volunteers had successfully participated in the first-ever volunteer programme at MBCA under the Group and FOTW collaboration.

14 June

Maliau Basin Researcher’s House & Studio was officially opened by the Chairman, Sow-A-Seed Foundation, Mr Anders Hildeman. Both houses were constructed with funding from IKEA’s Sow-ASeed Foundation.

2018

Groundbreaking ceremony of Agathis Research Station.

2021

10 December

MoU between the Group and SET, for ‘Survey on Globally Threatened Species in DaMaI Rainforest Complex.

2019

Construction work on the Maliau Basin asphalt road was completed.

MALIAU BASIN MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

The Committee’s primary role is to supervise the area's protection and development. The Committee is responsible for planning, coordinating, facilitating, monitoring and evaluating the conservation area’s management objectives.

Office Complex

Maliau

Staff House

Staff House

Staff House

Service Building

Carpentry Workshop

Nursery

Genset Building

Ministry of Tourism, Culture, and Environment

MBSC FACILITIES

The Maliau Basin Studies Centre (MBSC) officially opened on 29 January 2011 and is located at the Southeast edge of the Basin. The Centre is utilised as a research hub, training, environmental education and nature tourism.

Office Complex

Field

Rest House Complex

Laboratory

Maliau Nature Gallery Conference Building

Environmental Education Complex

VVIP Chalet

Skybridge

Belian camping ground

Suspension bridge

Masjid Al-Maliau

Dining Hall

Researchers Studio

Manager House

Officers House

Hostel Complex

Researchers House

Surau

RESEARCH STATIONS & RANGERS CAMPS

Observation Platform

Ginseng Research Station

Belian Camping Ground

Eucalyptus Camp Strike Ridge Camp

MALIAU BASIN CONSERVATION AREA

Rafflesia Camp

Nepenthes Research Station

Observation Platform

Agathis Research Station

Maliau River

Maliau Falls

Seraya Camp

Lobah Camp

Ginseng Research Station

Maliau Rim

River

Maliau Sky Bridge

Belian Camp

Maliau Basin Studies Centre

Observation Tower

Lake Linumunsut

Kuamut

Agathis Research Station

Maliau Basin Studies Centre

Maliau Rim Observation Tower

Nepenthes Research Station

PATROLLING & SURVEILLANCE

Most of the conservation activities in MBCA are focused on patrolling and monitoring the boundaries accessible either by vehicle, on foot or by boat. Every year, at least 56 patrolling activities have to be completed to safeguard the perpetuity of the area.

Under the DaMal collaborative programme with SET, the annual patrolling and monitoring activities have increased annually from less than 15 (20152017) to more than 40 (2018-2019) and 230 (2020-2021).

RESEARCH

As of 2019, a total of 359 researchers were involved in projects related to Maliau have been completed or are in progress, comprised of post-doctoral (63), PhDs. (89), Masters (105), Bachelors (31) and others (71). The research covers various subjects such as flora, fauna, climate, hydrology, geomorphology and community.

MBCA is a tremendously valuable botanical resource. It is also the last refuge for many species being lost elsewhere because of habitat disturbance. The number of known species is considerable, representing only a fraction of the actual

researchers

number. Many of Maliau’s species are endemic to Sabah or Borneo, and many are very rare, while some have not been found anywhere else in Maliau.

41 species of orchids

150 species of birds

278 Bornean endemic species

91

species of plants >1,800 species of rare mammals

53

20 species of amphibians

HOSPITALITY & RECREATION

Positioning MBCA as an ecotourism destination will attract revenue from visitors eager to learn about the rainforest ecosystem. Since 1998, the visitors’ arrival trend has increased positively with better road access to MBCA from major towns such as Kota Kinabalu and Tawau. However, the visitors’ trend has slightly decreased due to the COVID-19 pandemic over the last two years. In 2021, the total number of visitors to MBCA was 1,458, achieving almost 60 per cent of the Key Performance Index (2,500 visitors annually).

Known as an ecotourism destination, most visitors came for jungle trekking, study tours, research activities, and familiarisation visits.

Visitors

40,597

OUR PARTNERS

MBCA works with 16 local and international partners. Two notable partners, namely IKEA and SHELL, are instrumental in supporting the Group by funding the upgrading of the logistical infrastructures in MBCA. Since 1997, IKEA funding of RM4.6 million has been utilised to construct researchers’ houses, upgrade suspension bridges, observation towers, nature trails, and education activities. While in 2002, SHELL funded RM350,000 for the construction of the Maliau Basin and Information Centre Building.

In terms of formulation of the management plan, MBCA is fortunate to collaborate with NEPCon, Denmark, a non-profit organisation that has provided technical assistance to prepare the strategic management plan since 1999. Through the partnership, two MBCA strategic management plans were published.

Other partners support MBCA activities in conservation, research, education, volunteer programmes, training, physical development and formulation of the management plan.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Important Bird Area (IBA) for criteria globally threatened species, restricted-range species and biome-restricted species. Listed by BirdLife International, the most significant international partnership for nature conservation in 2004.

Documentaries on Maliau titled “The Lost World” and “Tarzan from Harboore” were broadcasted in Denmark 2002.

Sabah Environmental Award 2003 under “Outstanding Environmental Project Award Winner 2003.”

2021 HIGHLIGHTS

Maliau

and

River patrol by DaMaI patrol team and SFD Protect Team at Kuamut River.

Camera trap installation and artificial salt lick establish ment under the survey of Globally Threatened Species in DaMaI Rainforest Complex.

during their patrol in the Megawakid logging camp.

Hospitality and Nature Guiding Skill Training.

Refresher Course on Wilderness Emergency First Responder for CEMD staff.

staff

interns took part in the treeplanting campaign “Kempen Penanaman 100 Juta Pokok” organised by the Malaysian Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources.

Imbak Canyon

Bornean Majestic Refugium

Located in the heart of Sabah, the establishment of Imbak Canyon Conservation Area (ICCA) as a conservation area was materialised after efforts were made to explore the biodiversity in the region through several scientific expeditions, which revealed exceptional biodiversity and conservation value besides being unique in terms of geomorphology.

The northern part of the Canyon contains a pristine valley of lowland forest surrounded by steep sandstone ridges, rising to 1000m, while the southern part consists of mountainous terrain, with the highest peak, Gunung Kuli, at 1527m which also includes the small limestone outcrop of Batu Timbang containing caves with swiftlets nest, which were harvested by the local indigenous communities who resides near the area.

The Imbak river drained the Canyon, creating beautiful, stepped waterfalls. This river is joined by another smaller river, the Kangkawat river, coming from the slopes of Gunung Kuli to the south, before the Imbak river flows out at the lowest point of the valley, near the Imbak Canyon Studies Centre (ICSC), to eventually join the mighty Kinabatangan river.

The development of ICCA was propelled through partnerships with local and international organisations. PETRONAS played a massive part in the development of ICCA through the construction of the ICSC and funded several conservation programmes under the Yayasan Sabah Group-PETRONAS Imbak Canyon Partnership.

27,599

hectares of undisturbed forest surrounded by

The Imbak Canyon Study Centre (ICSC) is the central hub of the ICCA, acting as the gateway into the conservation area and serving as the administrative centre. Located in a previously logged area, the ICSC is situated at roughly 27ha, at the boundary of the conservation area. The ICSC is equipped with buildings and facilities to carry out research, education, training, and nature recreation and can accommodate all types of visitors, from backpackers to VVIPs, educational groups, researchers, and scientists.

has provided RM77 million for the construction of ICSC, which was officially opened in 2019.

Cafeteria

Hostel

Surau

Conference Hall

VIP Room

Laboratory

Sports Complex Zone

Staff Quarters Zone

Building Maintenance Zone

Environmental Education Building

Rest House

Rest House

Main Zone

Rest House

OVER YEARS the

August

A botanical expedition led by the Sabah Forestry Department into ICCA was carried out with the assistance of a team of Raleigh International volunteers and staff of the camp. Subsequently, a proposal to extend the conservation status beyond Sg. Imbak Virgin Jungle Reserves was made.

1992

2003

The Group designates ICCA as a conservation area for research, education, training, and recreation purposes.

The Group deployed a field management team and established a temporary research station named Kem Maritam which was later relocated to the Canyon entrance and established as Tampoi Research Station.

2010

21 May

9 July

Imbak Canyon Scientific Expedition by various agencies at Imbak Falls.

2000

2004

10-24 May

ICCA Scientific Expedition organised by the Group to explore the middle region of ICCA.

13 June

ICCA was excluded from the commercial coupe of the Group and granted an informal conservation status.

2002

2006

18 September

The Virgin Forest Reserve, located at the mountain ridges of ICCA permitted by the Sabah Forestry Department to become part of ICCA.

The Group entered an agreement with PETRONAS for long-term collaboration to strengthen the effective management and conservation of the ICCA. Under the partnership, PETRONAS provides the financing for various programmes related to public awareness, environmental education, community outreach, research, capacity building, ethno-forestry survey and documentation, preliminary works towards the construction of ICSC and Imbak Canyon Strategic Management Plan.

26 November-5 December

ICCA Scientific Expedition jointly organised by the Group and the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM).

2009

ICCA is gazetted as a Class 1 Protection Forest Reserve.

14 October

Raleigh Alpha 4 project built the Kangkawat suspension bridge to connect the end of the road to the Big Belian Camp.

2011

29 June

Launching of Yayasan Sabah GroupPETRONAS Imbak Canyon Conservation Partnership.

MoU between the Group, Sabah Forestry Department, Sabah Wildlife Department, Academy of Sciences Malaysia, and Japan’s Kyoto University Primate Research Institute to promote high-quality scientific projects such as those related to the conservation of key species, such as the Orangutan, the commercialisation of the biodiversity and biotechnology of forest resources.

18 March

Groundbreaking ceremony of the Ulu Kinabatangan Information Centre and Jetty at Kg. Imbak.

25 April

ICCA Open Day programme in conjunction with World Earth Day at the Tongod Community Hall.

5-22 July

The Group together with the Sabah Wildlife Department, organised the Imbak Canyon Wildlife Survey.

29 August

The Group and PETRONAS organised the Imbak Canyon Ethno-Forestry Study and Workshop on Accessing and Commercialising Biodiversity.

21-25 February

Actress Maya Karin visited ICCA.

13 September

Official opening of the Ulu Kinabatangan Information Centre and Jetty.

9-11 June

International Conference on Rainforest Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation in Borneo“The Known Unknown”. 2017

2 March

ICCA Porter and Guide Association is registered under the Department of Registration of Societies Malaysia.

16-26 August

The Group organised Batu Timbang Scientific Expedition and was led by the Sabah Forestry Department.

21-24 August

Members of the media, together with representatives from Tourism Malaysia and PETRONAS, participated in the Batu Timbang Scientific Expedition.

28 September

Kangkawat Scientific Expedition organised by the Group and UMS.

26 March

Official opening of ICSC.

8-18 December

2015

ICCA Scientific Expedition on the east and south part of ICCA core area organised by the Group and funded by PETRONAS. 2020

2-9 November

The 1st phase of ICCA Hanging Valley & Kaniou Peak Exploration.

The Federal Government granted the Group RM310 million to upgrade the Imbak Canyon Road under the 12MP fund.

2021

16-25 April

The 2nd phase of ICCA Hanging Valley & Kaniou Peak Exploration.

IMBAK CANYON MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

The Imbak Canyon Management Committee (ICMC) guides activities at ICCA. The Committee is responsible for protecting in perpetuity the Forest Reserve's biological diversity besides promoting research, education and training, natural history, ecology, forestry and nature tourism. The Chairman of the Committee is appointed by the Chief Minister on a rotation basis between the Group and the Forestry Department.

Plant

Ministry of Tourism, Culture, and Environment

REFUGE TO AMAZING FLORA & FAUNA

The Dipterocarpaceae are the most dominant tree family within the lowland and hill forest formations. The ICCA comprises a range of vegetation types from lowland mixed dipterocarp to upper montane heath forest. The lower and upper montane heath forests of the ICCA consist of two types of canopy communities: the shrub and the low statue forest communities. The wooded areas in the heath forest are referred to locally as "Kerangas" forests. Although much of Imbak Canyon remains scientifically unexplored and largely unknown, initial surveys point towards high levels of diversity and endemism.

Imbak Canyon is a refuge for wildlife in the upper Kinabatangan area and the wildlife-corridor linking Danum Valley, the Maliau Basin and Imbak Canyon for major mammals like the Bornean pygmy elephant, Orangutan, Bornean banteng or Tembadau, Sambar deer and Bornean clouded leopard. Imbak is also an important refuge for the Bornean gibbons and the rare Hose's langur.

22 species of mammals

245

80 including Borneo's wonderful Hornbills species of Borneo's birds

155 species of freshwater fish

species of amphibians

RESEARCH

78 research works

The Group aims to position ICCA as a centre of excellence for tropical research, education, training and capacity building. Various research activities are ongoing in ICCA, which include monitoring key ecological systems, species and ICCA landscapes to reduce the knowledge gaps to ensure appropriate information is made available to management and decision makers. Research related to functions of wildlife corridors, values and function of forest patches in mosaic plantation, regional and local climate change, gene bank conservation and ethnobotany is prioritised. ICCA is also closely associated with local indigenous communities, and this is strategically important for research on the traditional use of forest and forest products.

Basic monitoring and data collection activities are conducted by ICCA Research Unit to provide support for external research programmes such as meteorological and phenology data. Daily rainfall data, wildlife observations and tree phenology monitoring are collected and compiled into monthly reports. The phenology data focuses on the leaf flushing, flowering and fruiting pattern of the trees selected for the study. Two phenology plots were established at ICCA, located at Tampoi Research Station (TRS) and ICSC.

Research and monitoring activities are also conducted by external parties or researchers from local and international universities and institutions.

ICCA Scientific Expedition - 2000

ICCA Scientific Expedition - 2004

ICCA Scientific Expedition - 2010

RM6 million was allocated under the Yayasan Sabah Group-PETRONAS Partnership to conduct 8 conservation-related programmes.

Imbak Canyon Wildlife Survey - 2012

Batu Timbang Scientific Expedition - 2017

Kangkawat Scientific Expedition - 2018

ICCA Scientific Expedition - 2019

HOSPITALITY & RECREATION

Imbak receives a broad range of visitors in nature tourism, familiarisation visits, meetings, training, environmental education programmes and research activities.

10,979

The number of visitors shows an increasing trend from 2005 to 2015. However, in 2016 the number of visitors declined due to the closure of Tampoi Camp for renovation. The number of visitors in 2020 also declined drastically due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

OUR PARTNERS

The Group signed four Memorandum of Agreements and nine Memorandum of Understandings with local and international organisations to facilitate the development of ICCA.

Invested a total of RM83 million towards the conservation of Imbak Canyon, making it the first and largest ever local partnership with the Group to conserve a gazetted forest protection area in the State.

Promoting excellence in research through the Imbak Canyon Rainforest Research and Training Programmes.

Overseeing the promotion of high-quality scientific projects related to the conservation of key species, such as the Orangutan, biodiversity commercialisation, and forest resources biotechnology.

Collaboration on research & training.

The 20 hectares rehabilitation project at the ICCA buffer zone near Tampoi Camp is fully sponsored by SOS MAWAS of France. The total investment of E€22,700, equivalent to RM94,755.00, covered the overall cost expenses on the workforce, materials, and future upkeep and maintenance activities.

Focusing on strengthening the protection and management of the Danum Valley, Maliau Basin, and Imbak Canyon rainforest network in Sabah.

2021 HIGHLIGHTS

The Phenology study was conducted in two plots in ICCA, namely ICSC Phenology Trail (Ara Trail) and Tampoi Research Station Phenology Trail (Keluang Trail).

Daily wildlife observation and data collection activity.

Hydrology data collection activity.

13 November

Construction of ICCA signboard for promotional purposes.

Daily patrolling activities are conducted in ICSC and its boundaries.

Conducted patrolling and surveillance at Kapur Research Station.

16-22 April

Hanging Valley & Kaniou Peak Expedition.

22-26 November

SNC - Train the Trainer programme.

3-5 May & 23 June

Site survey of ICCA Forest Park.

13 May

Joint patrolling and surveillance activities with the Sabah Forestry Department-PROTECT Team at ICSC-ICCA DaMaI boundary.

17 July

ICSC became a vaccination centre. 1st dose COVID-19 vaccination programme.

5 August

Joint patrolling with General Operations Force Tiger Platoon (OPS Khazanah) around ICCADaMaI Complex.

7 August

2nd dose COVID-19 vaccination programme.

2-3 November

Hospitality and Nature Guiding Skill Training for Rangers, Guides and Porters at ICCA.

11-13 November

Visit by the Vice- Chancellor of UMS (Potential UMS-YSG collaboration).

6-8 December

An audit inventory by the Administration Unit together with the Accounts Financial Services Division (YS/ICSB).

9-10 December

Tourism SWOT Analysis Workshop at Yayasan Sabah Headquarters.

13 December

COVID-19 booster vaccination programme.

of

Human

15-16 December

Inspection

the facilities in ICSC by the Senior Group Manager,

Resource & Corporate Services Division (YS/ICSB), Encik Zulkhairi bin Haji Ismail.

Administration

employment opportunities

27,599 undisturbed virgin forest reserve. ha

ICCA has provided to the surrounding communities of ICCA.

Conservation & Research

7

4 SCIENTIFIC & WILDLIFE EXPEDITIONS PUBLICATION OF EXPEDITION REPORTS

432 students and community members have benefitted from Environmental Awareness & Sustainable Development programmes area for the Kinabatangan River

AN IMPORTANT WATER CATCHMENT

Hospitality & Recreation

Listed on the Sabah Tourism website as a popular tourism destination.

Imbak: The Secret Canyon coffee table book was jointly published by the Group and PETRONAS in 2019.

Development & Maintenance

ICCA integrated solar energy as a power source, reducing pollution, carbon footprints, and reducing dependency and operational costs.

ICCA attracted collaborations from international organisations to develop basic facilities in the ICSC i.e., Raleigh International assisted in building the Tampoi Research Station and the Kangkawat suspension bridge.

Social Achievements

ICCA has established the Imbak Canyon Porter & Tour Guide Association, whose members are from the nearby communities providing their guiding and portering services to visitors of ICCA.

Community Outreach programmes - The programme findings were used as a source for the information on display at the Ulu Kinabatangan information Kiosk at Kg. Imbak, Tongod.

Documentary Series/ Filming by International & Local Organisations

Numerous documentaries were filmed in ICCA, such as the BBC's Expedition Borneo-A BBC documentary held all over Sabah and based camp at Imbak (5 episodes), Global Conservation, PETRONAS, Scubazoo, RTM, TV3, Astro Awani, which premiered locally and internationally.

Inspiration for the Box office 2016 “The Jungle Book” film-Helen Brownell, a digital movie artist who signed up for a Raleigh International volunteer team and was sent to Sabah in 2006, drew inspiration for some of the landscapes seen in The Jungle Book film from her adventures in Imbak Canyon.

Taliwas River Conservation Area

Refreshing and Rejuvenating Rainforest Eden

The Taliwas River Conservation Area (TRCA) is located about 36km from Lahad Datu town and 45km east of the Danum Valley Conservation Area (DVCA). TRCA comprises a large tract of the forested area from Sungai Segama to the adjacent Sapagaya Forest Reserve (Including Bukit Silam) and Virgin Jungle Reserve (VJR) near the coast, the Kawang-Gibong VJR.

This area was logged from 1965 to 1978 by the Kennedy Bay Timber Sdn. Bhd. (a joint venture company owned by the American timber company Weyerhaeuser and the Group) . Based on Linear Regeneration Sampling (LRS) many years ago, the regeneration status of the area was found to be relatively poor. Due to limited regeneration, the whole area was proposed for agroforestry development. As the area remains mainly under natural forest cover, it also serves as part of the coastal to the hinterland natural forest management between Silam and the DVCA.

After the camp management was transferred from the Forestry Department to the Group in 1992, the potential of Taliwas as a local centre for integrated ecotourism, rainforest recreation, environmental education, agroforestry, horticulture, and deer farming was being envisaged.

The Centre also supports the activities of the Forest Research and Regenerations (FRR) Unit. This Unit, which managed an experimental area of 148ha, was established by Kennedy Bay Timber Sdn. Bhd. in the 1970s as an experimental site to investigate the potential of several exotic timber species for a large-scale forest plantation programme.

Several exotic timbers were removed in recent years, and the plantation programme has been rationalised. The Unit also handles tree improvement of potential tree species for plantation. It provides field and nursery support for the Plant Biotechnology Laboratory field trials of Acacia spp., and teak clones. Most of the area is now planted with Tectona grandis (Teak). Other plants include Octomeles sumatrana (Binuang), Acacia spp., and Neolamarckia cadamba (Laran). The plantations retain a small but valuable number of tree seed stands of Acacia mangium.

Over the years, under the management of the Group, the Centre has developed significantly with recreational and tourism facilities.

To facilitate activities at Taliwas, the Group established the Taliwas River Studies Centre (TRSC) which, comprises several infrastructures and facilities such as an office building, staff quarters, powerhouse, water supply lines, a nursery, and a dipterocarp tree arboretum.

To optimise the use of the Centre, research activities at TRSC have been integrated with recreation and ecotourism initiatives. It now aims to serve as a biodiversity conservation gene bank, besides providing the public with facilities and services for nature recreational activities and a venue for environmental education for students.

9,546

hectares

TALIWAS RIVER CONSERVATION AREA

Sungai Taliwas Forest Reserve

Taliwas was logged by Kennedy Bay Timber Sdn. Bhd.

1965

1978

OVER YEARS the 1987

The Forestry Department ceased planting around the Taliwas Forestry Camp.

Taliwas was established in the 1970s as a forestry station managed by the Sabah Forestry Department, as a centre for agroforestry (cocoa planted under thinned natural forest cover) and enrichment planting trials with dipterocarp species.

1970

1992

The Sabah Forestry Department handed over Taliwas Forestry Camp to the Group to be managed by its whollyowned company Rakyat Berjaya Sdn. Bhd. (RBJ) as a base for the Group’s forestry development programmes in the Ulu Segama forest reserved. As these plans have subsequently been shelved, the potential of Taliwas as a local centre for integrated ecotourism, rainforest recreation, environmental education, agroforestry, horticulture, and deer farming was being envisaged.

Taliwas had been treated silvilculturally through girdling and enrichment planting.

1970 1980

1992

2003

The management of research plots i.e., research/assessment and maintenance was carried out by the RBJ’s Forest Regeneration and Research Unit, thereafter incorporated into the Taliwas Forestry and Recreation Centre new management by the Research and Development Division of the Group.

An agroforestry trial was conducted in the early 1980s on intercropping of cocoa with forest tree species at KM 13, Taliwas.

1980

1993

The Forest Recreation Plan (FRP) was initiated to complement Taliwas Forest Development Plan (TFDP).

The first 1,028 teak seedlings were produced and planted as a trial with cocoa on a flat piece of land (4 ha) at KM 13, Taliwas.

19 October

First meeting on tourismrelated plans.

Tissue –Cultured (TC)

-First monoclonal block planted with replication in Luasong Forestry Centre, Tawau. It was thinned for the first time in 2008.

1995

2003

June

The Group's Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MEDARO) Programme was initiated. A substantial number of medicinal plants collected from different provenances or origins were planted in Taliwas, some in the nursery and some in the arboretum. The purpose of setting up the arboretum was to plant all the medicinal plants collected from various parts of the Yayasan Sabah Concession Area, which will later serve as a gene pool for medicinal plant species in Sabah.

Deer farming at KM 13, Danum road was initiated for education. It became the visitor’s attention including, a pit stop for international visitors heading to Danum Valley Studies Centre (DVSC) and Borneo Rainforest Lodge (BRL).

1995 1996

-

The Taliwas provenance and progeny trial was established near KM 13 through the collaborative effort of the Cirad Forest of France. This is the first-ever global trial established, combining resources from 40 different provenances and progeny.

Clonal tests and tissue culture propagation methods (micro cuttings, meristem culture) field assessment initiated.

1997

2007

1 May

Facilities at KM 13 Ulu Sepagaya Forest Reserve were handed over to the Biotech and Horticulture Division (BTHD) of the Group at Taliwas Forestry Camp.

November

A nursery was completed with an installed sarlon net with 20,000 seedlings. The nursery was fully stocked with teak clones’ hedges and ready for teak cutting production.

2008

Selective thinning of the KM 13, mainly on growth and form, was carried out, leaving only the best 245 phenotypes, approximately 61 trees/ ha.

Introduction to using R programme for camera trap data & SMART mobile data training. 1960197019801990200020102020

Second International Symposium on Sun Bear Conservation & Management.

Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) Training Programme.

English Writing Skills training.

Sabah Community Environmental Leadership Camp.

Contextualised leadership execution for managing protected area workshop.

Clonal Tests (25 clones) and tissue culture propagation methods (microcuttins, meristem culture, field assessment) were initiated in Taliwas.

2000

2012

TRCA was upgraded to Class I (Protection) Forest Reserve.

TRCA was allocated as part of the Danum Valley Management Committee’s (DVMC) purview.

CONSERVATION & RESEARCH

Since 2007, most of the research activities related to the teak project have been managed by Biotech Sdn. Bhd., a wholly-owned company of the Group. Generally, the research works at TRCA are related to the tree improvement programme carried out at KM 13, Ulu Sepagaya Forest Reserve.

Tree Improvement Programme

The Taliwas Forestry and Recreation Centre has designated 170ha of land for research on potential forestry plantation trees. Studies include Teak (Tectona grandis), Acacia (A. mangium), A. Mangium x A. auriculiformis, Eucalyptus pelita, Laran (Neolamarkia cadamba), Binuang (Octomeles sumtrana) including a 70-hectare pilot plantation of Teak.

The programme long-term objective is to support the development of commercial seed production stands and planting materials for local and international requirements while concurring developing the technical competency of researchers and personnel involved.

Fast-Growing Species

Fast-growing species are species with a short rotation of planting/harvesting (ca 15 years) with wood suitable for chipping, pulping, particle boards and wood-based panels.

Priority Species

Other Research

Genus Acacia, mainly Acacia mangium, A. auriculiformis & their hybrids.

Indigenous species: Laran (Neolamarkia cadamba) & Binuang (Octomeles sumatrana).

Ongoing Research

High-Value Timber Species

High-value timber species are those tree species with longterm medium rotation, suitable wood for sawn timber, plywood, or veneer and sold premium in the market.

Primary species for research: Teak (Tectona grandis), Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus pellita) and deglupta. Species undergoing scheduled assessment are Eucalyptus pellita clone test, provenance/progeny trial, comparison of propagation, wood study and practices using indigenous timber species.

Research cum Production Nursery

A research nursery equipped with a water misting room is used for research on vegetative and seed propagation of plants. Similarly, this facility is also used for small-scale production of planting material for commercialisation purposes as well as acclimatisation of cultured tissue plantlets received from the Group's Biotech Plant Laboratory.

Acacia mangium provenances trial, Acacia mangium and Acacia hybrids clone test, & laran (Neolamarkia cadamba) silviculture trial.

Taliwas has a few trails for visitors to venture into the forest, including the childrenfriendly trail.

HOSPITALITY & RECREATION

TRCA lies in the unique ultramafic and lowland forest area, with many natural attractions.

Visitors can also experience the guided walk to the dipterocarps non-dipterocarpsandtree arboretum.

The natural lake in Taliwas is a venue for water activities. e.g., fishing and boating.

Night walks and night drives in search of nocturnal wildlife.

Recreational facilities offer a unique site for family picnics & camping with the capacity of up to 100 people.

Visitors

17,719

The number of visitors to TRCA is considered high, with an average of 1,363 visitors every year from 2009 to 2019. However, the number of visitors declined in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The country was under Movement Control Order (MCO) until mid-2021.

The number of tourists arrival in 2020 and 2021 are lower then the previous years due to the pandemic COVID-19

Cirad Foret (France Forestry & Agriculture Research Institution)

Studies on Eucalyptus pelita.

2021 HIGHLIGHTS

OUR PARTNERS

CSIRO

(Australia Seed Centre) Studies on Eucalyptus pelita.

JIRCAS of Japan

Studies on the control of insect borders using pheromones on Mohagany (Swietenia. macrophylla).

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the Movement Control Order (MCO), the TRCA conducted various programmes in 2021 involving its staff. The programmes were focused on enhancing awareness and knowledge, morale, building trust, and responsiveness to the staff needs and health apart from improving productivity.

22-26 November

Train-the-Trainer at the DVSC.

1 November

Centralised Booking System. All bookings to Taliwas are centralised in Kota Kinabalu and are led by the Promotion, Reservation, Fundraising and Product Development.

18-19 November

A SWOT analysis workshop was held to fully understand the potential of Taliwas as a tourist destination.

TRCA was upgraded to a Class 1 (Protection) Forest in 2012.

Trial plots as the future ‘gold-mine’ of the Group’s establishment, especially Progeny and Provenance trial plots.

ACHIEVEMENTS

FRR Unit has produced several joint papers & publications.

RM

Biggest teak plantation established by the Group and commercialisation of stands from thinning propagation.

The first Teak planting involving 1,028 trees at KM 13, Taliwas.

Collaboration with Raleigh Malaysia for the programme of CommunityDriven Conservation of Borneo’s Lowland Forest.

Over RM1 million income was generated from the commercialisation of the FRR-by-product activities.

The establishment of TRCA has created employment opportunities for the local people.

Information and technical know-how on-field operation and management on research in nursery up keeping to field planting of forest plantation species have been successfully transferred to the Group’s staff.

TRCA provided training involving students from 14 schools and EEP collaboration with National Geographic through SEARPP.

Establishment of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MEDARO) programme at TRCA.

TRCA is the best camping site in Sabah based on www.mysabah.com.

25-30 September 2018

‘Jambori Anak Indonesia di Malaysia’ (JAIM) was held in TRCA, involving 528 students from 44 Community Learning Centres (CLC).

Establish a site office and the setting up the cellular network tower at TRCA.

TRCA is a member of Wildlife Enforcement Task Force.

Silam Coast Conservation Area (SCCA) is located on the east coast of Sabah. Unlike the other conservation areas, SCCA is a coastal forest surrounded by crystal clear seawater and mangrove forests.

The area is one of the few remaining relatively undisturbed coastal forests in Sabah. It is established for conservation, research, education, public awareness, training as well as nature recreation.

The Group voluntarily managed SCCA which is situated within the Darvel Bay area that falls under the Semporna’s Priority Conservation Area (PCA) of global outstanding of the Sulu-Sulawesi Marine Ecoregion (SSME) initiative.

Marine Biodivercity Silam Coast

SCCA is also strategically located along the Lahad DatuTawau highway. The distance from the Lahad Datu town is only 26km and it takes about 40 minutes to reach SCCA.

2,770 hectares

OVER theYEARS

A meeting with the Chief Minister of Sabah to resettle the workers of Pacific Hardwoods Sdn. Bhd., away from the THFR area.

The Ulu Segama Forest Reserve was incorporated into the Group, including Tumunong Hallo Forest Reserve (THFR).

1997

2005

Handing over 80ha of encroached areas within the Ulu Segama Forest Reserve in TH by the District Forestry to the Group.

TTHC second meeting.

2010

SHELL Malaysia agreed to contribute RM350,000 to build a research facility in TH.

SHELL Malaysia handed over the first cheque of RM105,000 to the Group for TH Reception and Information building.

SHELL Malaysia handed over the second cheque of RM245,000 to the Group.

Pacific Hardwoods workers resettled after an alternate site was chosen and agreed upon by the State Cabinet.

2002

2006

Funding proposal on Environmental Education and Nature Interpretation sent to SHELL.

2011

The construction of research quarters for the area begins.

2012

A meeting between the Research and Development Division and CEMD to discuss the development of a Research and Studies Centre in THFR.

The Group voluntarily managed Tumunong Hallo Forest Reserve, which is part of Tingkayu Forest Reserve, as a conservation area.

10-14 September

A Tanjung Tumunong Hallo Preliminary Expedition was held for a fact-finding mission on biodiversity and the level of damage to the environment.

2003

2008

A meeting was held between CEMD and the Human Resources and Corporate Services of the Group to discuss the development of Darvel Bay.

A funding proposal to develop TH was forwarded to SHELL Malaysia.

The Group prepared a Conceptual Plan to develop Tumunung Hallo (TH) (including the Research and Studies Centre).

First meeting of the Tanjung Tumunong Hallo Committee (TTHC).

The Director of Yayasan Sabah approved the Conceptual Plan.

2004

2009

The Director of Yayasan Sabah approved forest rehabilitation works in TH.

The proposal for forest rehabilitation works in TH was forwarded to the Director of the Sabah Forestry Department.

The Lahad Datu District Forestry Department agreed to hand over developing and managing TH to the Group.

4 August

Two islands off its coast, Pulau Tabun and Pulau Saranga were classified as Amenity Forest Reserve (Class IV) by the Sabah State Cabinet to facilitate the management of the islands by the Group.

Approval was obtained from the Sabah Forestry Department to manage Bangkuruan Mangrove Forest Reserve. Furthermore, the Sabah Forestry Department also approved the proposal by the Group to name and manage the following areas as SCCA:

1. Tanjung Tumunong Hallo Forest Reserve

2. Tabun Island

3. Saranga Island

4. Bangkuruan Mangrove Forest Reserve

The proposal to establish SCCA and manage the proposed inclusion of the marine area in SCCA was forwarded to the Sabah Fisheries Department. Subsequently, support from Sabah Fisheries Department was obtained.

Support from the Natural Resources Office of the Chief Minister’s Department was obtained in establishing SCCA. The Office also advised the Group to consult with stakeholders on SCCA establishment.

2013

2016

12 April

The official opening of the SHELL Silam Coast Reception and Information Building in conjunction with the SCCA Stakeholders Forum. The forum was organised to share information and gain feedback from stakeholders on establishing SCCA and formulating a management plan.

Malaysia Meteorological Department (Sabah Branch) installed and upgraded the Automatic Weather System Station (AWS) in SCCA.

2014

2017

Site inspection with the Sabah Forestry Department, Sabah Lands and Surveys Department, Sabah Port and Port Department for TOL application for jetties in SCCA.

Provided the venue and participated in the 1 Million Tree Planting Programme - Lahad Datu District Level organised by the Sabah Forestry Department.

The Group purchased four units of boats under the Danum Valley Conservation Fund.

10-20 May

The Group with the support of SHELL Malaysia organised a 10-day SCCA Scientific Expedition with various government departments and agencies, non-governmental organisations, and academic institutions. Over 100 participants from various institutions were involved in an expedition that covered a wide range of topics, i.e, the physical environment, flora and fauna diversity, social environment and policy planning.

20 August

The Group organised the SCCA Scientific Expedition Seminar as a platform for expedition researchers to present and share their findings with the public.

2015

2018

Inspection of trees planted during the 1 Million Tree Planting Programme.

2019

11-17 February

The Group co-organised the Darvel Bay Scientific Expedition with Sabah Parks. The expedition's purpose is to record and make an inventory of flora and fauna in Darvel Bay. The information will be used as an assessment tool for the area's potential as a marine protected area. 2020

Ground boundary checking and verification with Lahad Datu District Forestry Office.

The access road to SCCA was upgraded to a concrete road and funded by the Ministry of Rural Development through the Lahad Datu District Office.

Seismic Performance Station installed by the Department of Mineral and Geoscience Malaysia, Sabah.

Approval from the Sabah State Government was obtained for the proposal to request 12MP funds to formulate SCCA First Strategic Management Plan. 2021

Conduct patrolling with the Sabah Forestry Department on encroachment by illegal settlers and lemongrass orchard owners.

An internal SWOT Analysis Workshop was conducted in the headquarters office, Kota Kinabalu. Promotional strategies and tourism development for SCCA were also discussed.

Participated in the Sabah State Level 100 Million Tree Planting Campaign Programme.

Assisted staff from the Forest Research Centre, Sabah Forestry Department, to track down a mangrove tree species, Camptostemon philippinense, for herbarium purposes.

10 December

Sabah Environmental Trust (SET) was appointed as the consultant to formulate SCCA First Strategic Management Plan.

FACILITIES & ACCOMMODATION

Several developments have occurred in SCCA since the Group began to manage it in 2003 as a conservation area. Among them are the construction of the Shell Silam Coast and Reception Building, staff quarters, researcher’s quarter, jetty, resting hut, public washroom, viewing platform, and staircase for trekking and hiking.

Besides infrastructures, SCCA also established a few trails such as the coastal and 5-peaks trails.

One of the best recreation destinations in Lahad Datu.

SCCA is the new eco-recreation destination in Lahad Datu. It offers many activities to the visitors, such as hiking, trekking, bird-watching, snorkelling, kayaking and programme venue.

SHELL Silam Coast Reception & Information Building

Researcher’s Quarters Jetty

Viewing Platform

Signage

One Thousand Steps Trail

HOME TO EXTRAORDINARY LAND & MARINE BIODIVERSITY

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147

6 species of mammals

species of reef fishes

genera of snake 1

40

species of marine invertebrates

species of insects

Despite being a degraded forest, SCCA recorded a significant amount of biodiversity. The Group made several efforts and activities such as scientific expeditions, seminars, and funding applications to establish and develop SCCA for conservation, research, education, public awareness, training, and nature recreation.

50

genera of corals

species of trees

63 species of birds >60

100 including species of mangrove trees

PATROLLING & SURVEILLANCE

Patrolling and surveillance were conducted regularly in SCCA and its surrounding areas. Patrolling activities are not confined to the terrestrial area but also extend to the marine area surrounding SCCA (proposed marine boundary area).

The significant threats encountered during the terrestrial patrolling activities are the encroachment of the SCCA boundary by illegal settlers and orchard or plantation owners. Illegal poaching incident is rare in SCCA. In 2021, SCCA staff encountered numerous encroachments by illegal settlers and one illegal poacher. SCCA collaborated with the Sabah Forestry Department to approach the illegal settlers, and notice to move out had been issued to them.

In the marine area, the frequent threats encountered are trawlers vessels in close vicinity of the SCCA coastal area. In addition to the patrolling activities, the staff also monitor the Tumunong Hallo rehabilitation plot.

Since its official opening on 12 April 2016, the number of visitors to SCCA has increased. However, the number of visitors significantly dropped in 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the Movement Control Order imposed by the government (from January until March, June until October; SCCA was closed to the public).

OUR PARTNERS

SHELL Malaysia

In 2010, SHELL Malaysia contributed RM350,000 to construct the SHELL Silam Coast Reception and Information Building which serves as a management office, classroom for environmental education, and exhibition gallery. Further to that, the Group successfully organised a scientific expedition, seminar, and stakeholder's forum to garner information and stakeholders'

input on establishing SCCA in 2015. SHELL Malaysia provided the Group RM116,044.98 to fund the programmes.

Federal Government

In December 2020, the Group managed to obtain the 12MP fund of RM800,000 from the Federal Government (channelled to the Sabah State Government through the Sabah Forestry Department) to formulate SCCA First Strategic Management Plan. This project is expected to be completed in 2023.

Sabah Environmental Trust (SET)

Under the 12MP fund to formulate SCCA First Strategic Management Plan, the Group has appointed the Sabah Environmental Trust (SET) as its consultant. SET will assist the Group in planning and conducting programmes and preparing the strategic management plan document. A Memorandum of Agreement with SET was signed on 10 December 2021 to effect the appointment.

Danum Valley Management Committee

The DVMC had contributed four units of boats to SCCA. The boats are utilised for

ACHIEVEMENTS

Administration & Finance

60%

of the staff employed are from the local community surrounding SCCA.

Hospitality & Recreation

SCCA has recorded more than >1,000 visitors annually.

2016-2021

SabahlistsStargazers SCCA as

one

of the best

spots in Lahad Datu for stargazing activity.

The list was published on the Sabah Tourism Board corporate website.

Conservation & Research

Establishment of SCCA - The terrestrial area expanded from the original Tg. Tumunong Hallo Forest Reserve to include Pulau Tabun and Pulau Saranga as well as Bangkuruan Mangrove Forest Reserve.

The reclassification of Pulau Tabun and Pulau Saranga into Class IV Forest Reserve from state land status by the Sabah State Cabinet in 2009. The reclassification was done to facilitate the management of SCCA.

Maintenance & Development

Two jetties, researcher's quarters, staff quarters and resting huts were constructed.

Reduced Impact Logging

A key driver of rainforest degradation is rampant commercial logging. Destructive felling and log extraction techniques, liberal harvesting limits and rapid rotations are causing massive disruption to the structure, carbon stores, and longterm timber yields of natural forests across vast tropics.

Since 1992, the New England Power Company (NEP), which supplies power to most of Massachusetts and parts of two other states in the USA decided to seek a partner for a pilot CO2 offset contract through changes in tropical forest management. The company aims to address the challenge of reducing its net CO2 emissions from its coal-burning electric power station by preserving plant biomass in tropical forests.

Through this alternative method, rather than plant trees on degraded land, the contract requires the Group to alter its current harvesting practice to reduce by half damage to residual timber and the soil.

1992

HarvestingwhilstPreservingNature

As a result, it has supported the development of the pioneering Reduced Impact Logging (RIL) natural forest managementoriented carbon offset project in Sabah.

The successful proposal from the Group was brokered through a Los Angeles-based firm called COPEC, which has been actively developing links between US utility companies and tropical forest produced companies. The underlying rationale is that tree growth rates, and thus the potential for carbon fixing or "sequestration" in photosynthesis is more significant in humid tropical than temperate climates.

Since dead trees and bare ground result in the net release of CO2, the idea is to minimise these net releases and promote quicker tree growth after logging.

RBJ NEP, USA

RIL project had established as a pilot carbon offset project to reduce damage to the forest and lead to a reduction in the decomposition of material generated during logging activities, thus reducing CO2 emission to the atmosphere on an operational scale.

YAYASAN SABAH FOREST MANAGEMENT AREA

On 1 August 1992, the Group, through its wholly-owned company, Rakyat Berjaya Sdn. Bhd. (RBJ), signed an agreement with NEP to implement the project in a portion of the Yayasan Sabah Concession Area in central Sabah. RIL involves several distinct modifications to conventional practice, each of which contributes to an overall reduction in damage due to logging activities:

Climber cutting. Large woody lianas are cut 9 to 12 months before harvesting. With the canopy liana network destroyed or weakened, felled trees no longer need to drag other trees down.

Planning of roads and skid trails on a large-scale map [1:5,000] to achieve optimum alignments, minimising steep slopes and stream crossings. Log "landings" are also pre-planned and restricted in size. Skid trail density must not exceed 150m per ha and were marked down on the ground, taking into account not only the pre-plan map but also the location of harvest trees and local obstacles.

Main roads are built to be the best design specifications to minimise erosion. No roadside clearing is permitted except over particularly wet patches.

The harvest trees are identified and marked for directional felling towards the intended skid trail alignment. Though not always possible, most trees present options for skilled fellers. Tree felling-directional towards skid trails and away from potential crop trees (but within safety constraints).

On departure from a sub-block, all stream obstructions are removed and skid trails are drained at intervals according to their slopes.

Landings are ripped up to reduce soil compaction and sown with a cover crop to prevent erosion.

Riparian reserves were left along streams according to their width.

OUR PARTNERS

NEP provided funds to the Group for staff training and implementation of harvesting guidelines to reduce logging damage in the concession area. The carbon retained (and sequestered) in the forest due to these efforts constitute the offset. Contemporary conventional selective logging practices in the area provide the baseline for comparison.

The first 3-year period - A pilot carbon offset project harvesting under the RIL techniques

RIL 1

1992 - 1995

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450ha tract in Ulu Segama Forest Reserve, Lahad Datu (Parcel A)

950ha tract in Kalabakan Forest Reserve, Tawau (Parcel B)

US$500,000.00 fund

As a pilot project, the contract had a significant training component. The Queensland Forestry Service (QFS) conducted training programmes and a study tour for the staff to Northern Queensland to observe and study the QFS tree making rules and guidelines.

The second 3-year period operationalises the RIL techniques developed during the pilot project

RIL 2

1995 - 1998

980ha tract in Gunung Rara Forest Reserve, Tawau

US$337,120.00 fund

No additional harvesting will be conducted in any RIL project area for 40 years.

The contract provided consultancy and training and was monitored by an independent Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) comprises of

Climber cutting - to avoid felled tree dragging other trees down Centre for

Pioneered A Sustainable Practice of Log Harvesting

The collaboration has pioneered a new approach to harvesting logs that have been proven to be more sustainable.

50% Reduction of

incidental logging damage, especially to the residual stand, reducing disturbance to the soil.

It is also cheaper to rehabilitate forest that has been logged using the RIL technique than the conventional way of logging.

Pioneered the Reduction of CO2 Release from Residual Damage

The project reduced CO2 release by reducing damage in above ground and soil biomass during and after timber harvesting from decomposing vegetation and soil loss.

WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

that leads to a reduction in the decomposition of material generated during logging activities

RIL as a Policy Adopted by the Sabah Forestry Department

The Sabah Forestry Department (SFD) has adopted the RIL technique for state-wide implementation since 2000 policy for better logging techniques. It has also led to the production of RIL guidelines by SFD.

Sabah Forestry Department-Yayasan Sabah Joint RIL Training Programme

The success of the pilot project resulted in a joint RIL training programme between the Group and the Sabah Forestry Department in May 1996. The training enables the staff to learn, acquire, adopt and implement comprehensive RIL techniques in line with the International Tropical Timber Organisation's (ITTO) year 2000 Sustainable Forest Management target.

Create Employment

Staff were recruited to implement the RIL project, such as consultants, mandors, drivers, labourers, clerical and secretarial personnel.

Biodiversity Preservation

RIL maintains the richness and composition of the canopy tree community at a level equivalent to the pristine forest. It also preserves soil macrofauna's richness, density, and composition, including the critical decomposers that function in nutrient cycling and sustain tree growth. RIL maintains a higher abundance of flying insects than conventional logging.

Cited In the University of Oxford Journal Publication

Paper by Pedro Moura-Costa and John Tay presented at Food and Agriculture Organization Conference on Sustainable Forestry Practices in Kochi, Japan, November 1996, and IUFRO World Forestry Conference, Finland, July 1996.

Produced Skilled Personnel

Skilled personnel were produced through various training to comply with the RIL technique requirements.

Became A Research Area

The project attracts local and international researchers to conduct studies in the area in various fields such as zoology, forestry and herpetology.

6 Doctoral Degrees

Project title:

Carbon Retention By Reduced-Impact Logging (1995)

Project title:

Potential Impact Of Selective Logging On Nest Predation In Tropical Rainforest (2003)

2 Post-Doctorals

Project title:

Carbon Saving By Reduced-Impact Logging (1993)

Project title:

Project title:

The Impact Of Forestry Practice On Frog Communities And Its Restoration In Sabah (2000)

Project title:

The Effect Of Selective Logging On Malayan Sun Bears (Helarctos Malayanus) And Bearded Pigs (Sus Javanicus) In Lowland Tropical Rainforest Of Borneo (2005)

Project title:

The Important Of Logging Damage In The Development Of Wood Decay In Dipterocarp (2000)

Project title:

Carbon Accumulation

During Forest Recovery From Reduced-Impact And Conventional Logging Of Dipterocarp Forest In Sabah, Malaysia (2005)

1 Master Degree

Project title:

The Ecological Effects Of Selective Logging On Insectivorous Birds (1996)

The Effect Of Forestry Practices On Barbets Abundance In Selectively Logged Forest, Sabah (2004)

The RIL project provides the Group with a detailed process of planning, implementing, and monitoring one of the most environmentally-stringent harvesting/management systems.

INFAPRO

The Innoprise-Face Foundation Rainforest Rehabilitation Project (INFAPRO) is a collaboration project between Rakyat Berjaya Sdn. Bhd., a wholly-owned company of the Group and Face the Future (Forests Absorbing Carbon Dioxide Emissions) Foundation of the Netherlands.

Face the Future was initially established by the Stichting Dutch Electricity Generating Board in 1992 to promote the planting of forests to absorb atmospheric CO2, which now operates as a forestry carbon offset project worldwide to contribute to the targets set by the Kyoto Protocol in 1997 and to provide CO2 offset services to voluntary markets.

The project aims to rehabilitate 25,000 ha out of 29,501 ha of the severely degraded rainforest with indigenous dipterocarps

through enrichment line planting, including fast-growing pioneers and forest fruit trees. The project area is located on the eastern side of the Yayasan Sabah Concession Area.

This area is also located within the Forest Management Unit, Ulu Segama, in the Lahad Datu district and borders the renowned Danum Valley Conservation Area (DVCA).

The operational base of this area is located at Faceville KM 58, central of the development area, which is 11km from the Danum Valley Studies Centre (DVSC). Its strategic location near DVSC allows close collaboration with local and international scientists.

INFAPRO Rainforest Rehabilitation Project

The principle behind planting trees is to accumulate carbon in their structural growth through photosynthesis when they extract CO2 from the atmosphere.

The area’s development is based on the severity of the degradation of forest sites caused by logging during the late 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s. It is strategically close to the Danum Valley Field Centre (DVSC), allowing close collaboration with local and international scientists. The development area previously contained mixed dipterocarp forests with a high richness of plant species and has an extreme density and diversity of fauna compared to other parts of Sabah. There have been no significant encroachments into the development area during the century before the logging activities due to the very sparse presence of indigenous people.

11,864.5 (47.5%) hectares of forests have been rehabilitated

Under this collaboration, Face the Future pays and funds all the project costs, from establishing nurseries, planting and tending trees, hiring and training staff, and vehicles to Research and Development in exchange for all carbon credits created by the project—the total investment committed by the Face the Future amounts to US$15 million. The project is expected to sequester at least 4.25 million tonnes of carbon (15.6 million tonnes of CO2) during its lifetime at an average cost of US$ 3.52 per ton of carbon (US$ 0.95 per ton of CO2).

The long-term nature of the project enables the maintenance and silvicultural treatments required to sustain growth rates during the project’s life. The planting phase will last for 25 years and the forests will be maintained for 99 years. At the end of the first 60-year growth cycle, timber exploitation of these forests are anticipated, with timber belonging to the Group. However, timber harvesting will have to be done carefully. A healthy residual stand can again regenerate a well-stocked forest to maintain a carbon pool for the Face the Future, which has the exclusive rights to the carbon sequestered through the ninety-nine years of the project.

Bole Cabin

INFAPRO KM 58

Lumparai Group

DVSC

Borneo Rainforest Lodge DVCA

23 May

The Director of the Stichting Forests Absorbing Carbon Dioxyde Emission Foundation (FACE) of the Netherlands, Dr J. van den Bos visited Innoprise Corporation Sdn. Bhd. (ICSB), the investment arm of the Group on the introduction of the Director-General of the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM), Dato’ Dr Salleh Mohd. Nor. After a site visit to the ICSB’s operation, a meeting was held to discuss possible cooperation and funding arrangement for a large-scale plantation project in Sabah with representatives from the Sabah Forest Development Authority (SAFODA).

7-10 October

The Deputy Director of Stichting Face, Mr H. Verweij, made a follow-up mission to Sabah.

OVER YEARS the 1991

28 April-1 May

The Director of Yayasan Sabah visited the Stichting Forests Absorbing Carbondioxyde Emission Foundation (FACE) of the Netherlands. Various in-depth discussions during the visit resulted in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Stichting FACE and the Sabah State Government for a tree-planting project for the rehabilitation of logged-over forests in Sabah to be funded by the State Government as an implementing agency for a rehabilitation project within the Yayasan Sabah Concession Area. The main objective of the contract agreement is carbon sequestration through the joint implementation of an enrichment planting forestry project, which largely logged-over concession in the direct vicinity of the DVCA.

29 June

The backdrop to the establishment of INFAPRO started with the signing of the first MoU between the Sabah State Government and the Stichting Absorbing Carbon Dioxide Emission Foundation (Face the Future). Both the Sabah State Government and Face the Future recognise the environmental benefits and the importance of rehabilitating logged-over areas and wastelands, stabilising and rehabilitating soil and forest ecosystems, thus contributing to local environmental protection.

23 October

The project uses mainly indigenous tree species are known as “INFAPRO”, which acronym for “Innoprise Corporation Sdn. Bhd. and Face Foundation Project.” The name was adopted at the Second Steering Committee Meeting of the project. The project is implemented and fully funded jointly by Face the Future and its contract partner according to the project’s Plan of Operation (PoO).

22 November

Contract 1 : Agreement between RBJ & Face Foundation on Rehabilitation of Logged Over Forest for Lot 1 (for January 199531 December1997).

26 January Contract 1 : Addendum

June

Contract 2 : Agreement for CO2 Offset for

Contract Area No. 3

between Stichting Forests Absorbing Carbon Dioxide Emission and RBJ (for 1 January 1998-31 December 2000).

1 December

Contract 3 : Agreement for CO2 Offset between Stichting Forests Absorbing Carbon Dioxide Emission and Yayasan Sabah (for 1 July 2002-30 June 2004).

2003

2007

1 July

Carbon Campaign : MoA between RBJ and Stichting Forests Absorbing Carbon Dioxide Emissions (FACE) for carbon monitoring campaign in the INFAPRO project for 90days (for July-1 September 2007).

1 August

Contract 5 : Agreement for CO2 Offset between Stichting Forests Absorbing Carbon Dioxide Emission and Yayasan Sabah (for 1 August 2007-31 July 2008).

2008

31 December

Contract 6 : Agreement for CO2 Offset between Stichting Forests Absorbing Carbon Dioxide Emission and Yayasan Sabah (for 1 January 2009-31 December 2010).

2 January

Contract 4 : Agreement for CO2 Offset between Stichting Forests Absorbing Carbon Dioxide Emission and Yayasan Sabah (for 2 January 2006-31 December 2007).

2006

2010

Carbon Campaign : MoA between RBJ and Stichting Forests Absorbing Carbon Dioxide Emissions (FACE) for carbon monitoring campaign in the INFAPRO project (for January to May 2010).

1 April

Contract 7 : Agreement for CO2 Offset between Face the Future and Yayasan Sabah (for 1 April 201031 March 2013).

2011

1 April

Contract 8 : Agreement for CO2 Offset between Face the Future and Yayasan Sabah (for 1 April 201131 March 2014).

2021

11 February

The contract for CO2 offset was transferred from the Face the Future to Face Forests B.V. Face Forests B.V. has the intent to explore jointly with the Group the feasibility of monitoring and verifying the carbon sequestration impact of INFAPRO in 2020/2021 under the Verified Carbon Standard for the project over the period 2011-2020.

INFAPRO Rehabilitation Area (Contract 1 – Contract 9)

Up to 2021, about 11,864.5ha was wholly rehabilitated by dividing the area into nine (9) contracts from 1992 until 2021. As we can see in Chart 1 and Table 1 below, since 1992, the rehabilitation area has been reduced because the funding amount contributed by the Face the Future is limited. On 11 February 2021, the contract for CO2 offset is transferred from the Face the Future to Face Forests B.V. Forest Forests has the intent on exploring jointly with Yayasan Sabah the feasibility of monitoring and verifying the carbon sequestration impact

of INFAPRO in 2020/2021 under the Verified Carbon Standard for the project over the period 2011-2020.

This area has exceptional biodiversity, where the animal life comprises the elephant, the Malaysian bear, Orangutan, clouded leopard, and a variety of bird species. The forest rehabilitation activities in this area contribute to the rehabilitation of food availability for primates and insects and thus the nutritional source for birds and reptiles.

This area has exceptional biodiversity, where the animal life comprises the elephant, the Malaysian bear, Orangutan, clouded leopard, and a variety of bird species. The forest rehabilitation activities in this area contribute to the rehabilitation of food availability for primates and insects and thus the nutritional source for birds and reptiles.

RESEARCH

Tree and Carbon Study

Short-term research priorities are designated to pursue investigations for large-scale rehabilitation and are often informed of any problems arising during project implementation. It also supports the nursery and field operation activities to improve rehabilitation techniques and silvicultural treatments to the forest to obtain a higher survival rate and maximise the growth of treated plants.

On the other hand, long-term research involves more specialised investigations such as carbon offset monitoring planting material production by vegetative propagation techniques, manipulation of the canopy for light, plant nutrition, an association of dipterocarps with mycorrhizae, and pests disease. These subjects are either directly pursued by the research team or in collaboration with other scientists at DVSC or other institutions such as FRIM and Forest Research Centre (FRC), Sepilok, Sabah.

INFAPRO International Workshop

INFAPRO carried out one workshop in 2000, focused on knowledge dissemination, and has participated in several workshops. The proceedings of these workshops are published and are made available. In addition, many papers have been produced based on INFAPRO’s findings.

Tropical Forest Rehabilitation Model

The rehabilitation project serves as a role model in Southeast Asia for large-scale forest restoration through means of enrichment planting. The project has been visited by many researchers, students, project developers, journalists, conservationists, and many governments and non-government agencies worldwide.

Various research studies have been carried out in INFAPRO, and many researchers, students, and staff have published many articles and papers on the restoration approach in that area. Apart from funding the restoration project, Face the Future also invested substantial funding into its research, training, and development programme to establish nursery activities and a suitable planting regime in the field.

80 related to INFAPRO’s research & project activities between 1992-2005 PUBLICATIONS

35 related to Tropical Forest Rehabilitation Model PUBLICATIONS

15 TECHNICAL REPORTS

9 POST-GRADUATE STUDIES

HOSPITALITY & RECREATION

CONSERVATION

The enrichment planting in INFAPRO, which is achieved with indigenous species, aims to rehabilitate the natural diversity of Sabah’s rainforests.

The main species chosen for the project were indigenous dipterocarps, mainly of the Shorea, Parashorea, Dipterocarpus, Vatica, Hopea and Dryobalanops genus. These species were selected due to their ability to be vegetatively propagated.

In addition to the dipterocarps, forest fruits trees are also planted in the INFAPRO forest. These species not only act as a suitable pioneer species for the open and severely degraded areas, but they also provided food for birds and other animal species in the forest.

It increased the biodiversity and restored the natural composition of the forest’s structure.

INFAPRO has become one of the ecotourism destinations after some staff quarters were converted to guest houses. This has given an opportunity to share information about the project with visitors and gain some revenue to support the management of the project.

OUR PARTNERS

The Group has been working on restoring and protecting the acutely degraded forest in the INFAPRO project since 1992 through enrichment planting. The planting consists of young dipterocarp trees, which previously grew in the area but have disappeared. INFAPRO local team collects the seeds and cultivates them to produce healthy seedlings in the nursery. About 10 per cent of the trees they planted were fruit trees serving as a food source for the animals in the forest. Several species used in INFAPRO are on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

In addition, the Face the Future, the Group collaborated with other local and international reputable organisations to restore our forests.

FACE the Future

The total funding by FACE the Future for Contracts 1 to 9 is RM14.37 million. FACE the Future invested in research, training, and development programmes to establish techniques for the nursery activities and a suitable planting regime in the field.

Since 1991, the Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) has facilitated the transfer of research results, techniques & technology in forestry application through technical advice and consultations.

Not only that but the collaboration also encompasses the exchange of information in the areas of traditional knowledge documentation and nature education, besides training and capacity building of researchers and staff of both parties. The second MoU was signed on 3 January 1995, while the third MoU was signed on 14 April 2000 for five years. In 2012, the MoU was renewed for another five years. Through these collaborations also, FRIM shares its technical knowledge and expertise for the good of all mankind.

From 1995 to 1997, the Group collaborated with Oxford Forestry Institute on initiating a genetic improvement programme of dipterocarps by selection and clonal propagation, which raised the genetic potential of the planting material produced for the project.

Sabah Forestry Department & Universiti Malaysia Sabah are jointly conducting Research & Development of wild fungi, wild ginger and medicinal and aromatic plants (TUB) in DVCA, MBCA, ICCA and forest rehabilitation areas in the State to develop wild fungi and wild ginger (Tuhau) research hub in INFAPRO.

The project aims to enhance the conservation and forest rehabilitation areas to become a hub for such research studies and collaboration besides identifying Novel species and properties. The initiative from this project will also undertake the market survey reports on wild fungi, research a fungi product (at least one prototype), engage local communities to be entrepreneurs, establish a spawning unit and lab culture in INFAPRO besides showing a Demonstration Plot/Pilot Study, hedge orchard and nursery for the wild ginger (Tuhau) studies.

Southeast Asia Rainforest Research Programme (SEARRP) also assisted the Group (in collaboration with other agencies) in doing further research in INFAPRO.

Administration

Training

INFAPRO puts continuous effort into strengthening their work performance through training sessions such as Train the Trainer, organised by Sabah Nature Club in DVCA and SWOT Analysis Workshop in Kota Kinabalu.

2021 HIGHLIGHTS

Conservation & Research

Research Plot

December

Measuring trees in the nine plot areas RF1 and RF 2 have been completed. The activities were tree tagging, measuring trees, paint (yellow chart), tree readings, densitometer reading, survival rate of bamboo species/root climber, herbs and vine.

In addition, the tags number for contract nine have also been completed. For open canopy in the open forest areas, the plots are numbered OC-1, OC2, OC-3, OC-4, OC-5, OC-6, OC-7, and OC-8.

Hospitality & Recreation

Trails

Phenological Monitoring & Census

This continuous observation is carried out to monitor the performance of marked trees (Dipterocarp and wild fruits). Information such as leave flushing, flowering, and fruiting will be recorded for future data reference.

December

Phenological monitoring identified some marked trees bearing flowering.

Maintenance

Prepared short trails for trekking activity in the INFAPRO area. The 1st trail measuring 450m, 2nd trail measuring 700m and 3rd trail measuring 1100m. Maintenance works were carried out to upkeep the facilities, the road and the landscape, including the Gagil, Agathis and Belian resthouses.

Nursery Operation

The routine activities carried out in the nursery are watering, weeding and ground maintenance.

Enforcement

A team was established with SFD to monitor illegal gold mining in the surrounding area, especially around the Sungai Bole.

Campsite

November

The maintenance of the Bole Cabin was done as follows:

• Repairing the floor and painting.

• Clearing and cleaning surrounding the cabin area.

• Trails maintenance from the cabin to the Rafflesia Trail.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Successfully organised an IUFRO World Forestry Congress Year 2000 Pre-IUFRO Workshop.

INFAPRO was the first forestry project in the country to initiate the SGS’s Carbon Offset Verification (COV) programme in 2002.

Pioneering forest carbon offset project and became a forest rehabilitation model in the region

The First 10-year Forest Management Plan (2001-2010) was completed & reviewed in 2005.

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification by Scientific Carbon Standard (SCS) on 13 June 2011 for the Ulu Segama-Malua.

First of its kind in the world in Improving Forest Management (IFM) with avoidance re-logging methodology approved by Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Board in November 2010.

30 years

of collaboration with a well-established global organisation - FACE the Future Foundation, through an enrichment planting project.

The 2nd Management Plan was completed by 2012.

INFAPRO was the first VCS AFOLU (Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use) certified forest project in Asia in September 2011.

>1.5 million tons of are sequestered.

Since its inception, the project has successfully undergone at least 15 Memorandum of Agreements with FACE the Future and Malaysia Meteorological Department (MMD).

> 2 million trees have been planted since its inception.

Joint research titled “Bio-Prospects for Research and Development of Wild Fungi, Wild Ginger and Medicinal and Aromatic Plants” (TUB) in the Danum Valley, Maliau Basin, Imbak Canyon Conservation Area and Forest Rehabilitation Areas in Sabah.

Funding by the Federal Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources and the Sabah Forestry Department as the implementation agencies that provided funds under the 12th Malaysia Plan for the five years starting 2021 to 2025 with a total of RM5 million.

The strong support and commitments from both top management and partners enable the project to continue for 8 phases.

INFAPRO has strong, skilled team members and research, training & development programmes to support its operational activities.

A Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) station has been operational for 18 years since November 2003 to support the global national atmospheric research monitoring activities.

This station is one of the attractions for that area, where many worldwide researchers and experts came to pay their visit.

To support the GAW Programme of the World Meteorological Organizational (WMO), Malaysia Meteorological Department (MMD) has since established GAW stations to carry out systematic monitoring of atmospheric constituents in response to acquiring a high-quality data to study and understand the regional issues on transboundary haze, acid deposition, climate variability, climate change and stratospheric ozone depletion.

In 2018, the GAW Station has received two visits by experts from National Institute for Environment Studies (NIES), Japan, for the ongoing greenhouse gases (GHG) monitoring collaboration.

INIKEA

The Innoprise-IKEA Tropical Forest Rehabilitation Project (INIKEA) started in June 1998 after a Memorandum of Agreement was signed between the Group and the SowA-Seed Foundation, a foundation established by IKEA of Sweden to collaborate on a tropical forest rehabilitation project which aims to enhance biodiversity and help recover severely degraded forests caused by wild forest fires in 1982 and 1983.

The project is located in an area of 19,870ha in Sg. Tiagau Forest Reserve (formerly known as Kalabakan Forest Reserve), Tawau. The forest is now totally protected as a Class 1 Forest Reserve.

As of December 2020, the project has rehabilitated 14,009ha of its 18,500ha area designated for rehabilitation. This effort proves fruitful as families of the Bornean Orangutan and Bornean gibbons, Borneo pygmy elephants and hornbills are frequently sighted living in the restored forest.

The Group and the Sow-A-Seed Foundation contributed to the project’s costs, while the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SUAS) provided research and technical assistance. The Group manages the project on a day-to-day basis.

SUAS is involved in two research projects: the SUAS project at Mile 41, Tambulanan Forest Reserve, Tawau and INIKEA at Sg. Tiagau Forest Reserve, Tawau. The research undertaken by SUAS includes an investigation of the feasibility of low impact log extraction system, forest dynamics and growth of the forest resulting from the low impact log extraction system and the recovery of severely degraded forests by

the forest fires. Most of its current research activities are financed by IKEA of Sweden. The project’s primary objective is to assist the recovery process of degraded forests by enrichment planting and liberation treatments. Native tree species, especially dipterocarps, non-dipterocarps, and wild fruit trees, are planted to restore species lost in logging and fires in the past.

Where possible, diverse seed sources from as many mother trees and different sites are used ensuring a sound genetic base. In areas where natural regeneration is abundant, no planting is done. Still, liberation treatments such as shade adjustment and climber cutting are performed to speed up the development of natural regeneration of saplings.

The project also aims to be a role model in the largescale forest rehabilitation endeavour regarding its efficiency, environmental sensitivity, and social contribution to the people working on the project. To help achieve this, compliance with local laws and regulations and IWAY (IKEA Way of Purchasing Home Furnishing Products) is the priority in every aspect of the project.

INIKEA’s high standards on workers and community rights, as well as its working conditions, have much impressed independent external auditors from the Rainforest Alliance (United States) when evaluating the project performance under its Smartwood Programme.

The project is currently in its Fourth Phase (2015-2025), which involves overseeing another 1,600ha to be rehabilitated with more research focus.

19,870 hectares

A total of 5 million seedlings of dipterocarps, non-dipterocarps, and wild fruit species have been planted inside the INIKEA project area.

Planting Programme - First 5 years

Maintenance Programme - Next 10 years

Planting Programme - First 5 years

Maintenance Programme - Next 10 years

Planting Programme - First 5 years

Maintenance Programme - Next 10 years

Planting Programme - First 5 years

Maintenance Programme - Next 5 years

14,009 of forests have been rehabilitated hectares (75.5%)

The Department of Silviculture (DoS) of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) (previously known as SUAS) has secured funds for research in tropical rainforest silviculture systems at the Department of Silviculture and in Swedish commercial forestry. Malaysia has a long tradition of selective silviculture, both practical and scientific. This was a fundamental reason for the Department of Silviculture to seek cooperation with a Malaysian counterpart. Rakyat Berjaya Sdn. Bhd. (RBJ), a whollyowned company and the Forestry Division of the Group was the most suitable candidate for the cooperation since it has a long and successful history of research cooperation with numerous international bodies.

OVER YEARS the 1989

March

RBJ and the Department of Silviculture met to discuss an initial proposal. During the meeting, it was discovered that both sides were interested in a study of improved logging practices. Following a field trip and consultations, the Luasong Forestry Centre (LFC) in Tawau was selected as a viable base for the study.

1990

The RBJ/SUAS joint-study project Phase 1 started with Experiment 1 and 2, involving earlier work titled “The Evaluation of Methods to Improve Selective Logging in Tropical Rain Forest in Sabah.” The study is located near the LFC. The study investigates the silviculture significance of climber cutting and directional felling (Experiment 1) in harvesting operations and the impact of different harvesting techniques on the development of the residual stands by including and combining climber cutting, directional felling and skid trails planning (Experiment 2). The actual fieldwork commenced after a research permit was issued by the Economic Planning Unit of the Prime Minister’s Office.

1991

21 March

In conjunction with the 21st World Forestry Day at LFC, RBJ and the Department of Silviculture of SLU signed a three-year MoU to jointly undertake applied tropical forestry research studies. The collaboration aims to undertake operational experiments on directional felling and pre-felling climber cutting to reduce damage to residual forest stand during harvesting. The operational trials were carried out in Mile 41, Tambulanan Forest Reserve, near the Maliau Basin Conservation Area (MBCA). A grant from the Swedish Agency for Research Cooperation (SAREC) and the Swedish International Development Authority (SIDA) funded the programme. RBJ supplied the local workforce and logistic support.

1992

20 September

The MoU with SLU was renewed for another three years in Umea, Sweden, to provide a framework for specific technical collaboration between the two parties. The initial series of studies (referred to as Phase 1) evaluates the logging method adopted by RBJ. This study started in 1992 and ended in 1995.

1994 1998

2 June

RBJ and IKEA signed a five-year MoU to restore degraded forests within the Yayasan Sabah Concession Area (YSCA).

Rehabilitated 101ha of degraded forest.

21 June

All field works on Phase 1 were completed. Preliminary results from Experiment 1 showed that pre-felling climber cutting and directional felling helped reduce felling damage but required skilled fellers to operate. Several logging guidelines have also been proposed. Proper planning of skid trails is essential to improving logging efficiency. Skid trails should, whenever possible, be restricted to ridge tops and aligned parallel to one another at a distance of about 60 metres apart. Skidding uphill is recommended to reduce soil erosion. In short, the ultimate logging system incorporates pre-felling, climber cutting, directional felling, and skid trail planning. Furthermore, logging operations must be adequately supervised by experienced field staff.

RBJ and SAREC signed an agreement on forestry research for RBJ/SUAS Project – Phase 2. Phase 2 aims to investigate the silvicultural value of the residual stands logged with Reduced Impact Logging (RIL) techniques (in terms of growth and yield, survival and mortality of individual species); to publish results in international scientific journals, and; to provide relevant academic training to RBJ and the Department of Silviculture research personnel.

1995 1999 2001

Rehabilitated 631.3ha of degraded forest.

2002

Rehabilitated 962.5ha of degraded forest.

2003 2000

Rehabilitated 452.8ha of degraded forest.

Rehabilitated 1,428ha of degraded forest.

17 October

The signing of agreement for INIKEA Phase 2.

Rehabilitated 1,570.6ha of degraded forest.

2005 2006

Rehabilitated 528.3ha of degraded forest.

Rehabilitated 748.9ha of degraded forest.

2008

Rehabilitated 288.1ha of degraded forest.

Rehabilitated 869ha of degraded forest.

2004 2007

24 April INIKEA received the approval for IKEA-IWAY Standard.

22 October

Second renewal of MoU for five years on RBJ/ SUAS Project – Phase 2.

Rehabilitated 821.1ha of degraded forest.

January

The signing of agreement for INIKEA Phase 3.

Rehabilitated 789.2ha of degraded forest.

2009

2013

Rehabilitated 1,056.2ha of degraded forest.

Rehabilitated 732.8ha of degraded forest.

19801990200020102020

2017

Rehabilitated 208.4ha of degraded forest.

December Completion of Maris River Lodge.

2010 2014 2018

Rehabilitated 202.4ha of degraded forest.

December

The construction of Maris River Lodge commenced. 2011

Rehabilitated 787.2ha of degraded forest.

12 June

The signing of Agreement for INIKEA Phase 4.

13 June

The soft opening of Maris River Lodge.

9 November

Final renewal of MoU for another five years on RBJ/ SUAS Project – Phase 2.

Rehabilitated 631.1ha of degraded forest.

2012

2016

February Completion of Environmental Education Hall cum Meeting Room at Kem Maris.

Rehabilitated 27.4ha of degraded forest.

2020

Rehabilitated 357.4ha of degraded forest.

Rehabilitated 266.26ha of degraded forest.

2021

Maintenance of 1,070ha of rehabilitated forest.

Dryobalanops lanceolata tree

by Macaranga woods.

RESEARCH

A total of 30ha of scientifically-designed research plots have been established within INIKEA. The area is a “living laboratory” for scientists from all over the world to research various fields of science.

The INIKEA’s Research Unit conducts applied research to support the development programmes. Typical experiments include comparing lines and gap-cluster planting methods, nursery media trials, fertiliser trials, seedling vs wilding stocks, size of seedlings and opened-area planting. INIKEA’s research assistants are experienced in providing research support to scientists and researchers at INIKEA.

Local and international students have completed more than 30 graduate and post-graduate studies at INIKEA, covering different aspects of science. Other local students of Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) also conduct research in INIKEA.

2004-2021

Photos were taken before the COVID-19 pandemic

UMS researchers conducting field assessment at INIKEA

Forestry undergraduates from UMS conducting research at INIKEA

Visitors

Visitors’ arrival has grown steadily. However, the COVID-19 pandemic led to a reduction in 2020.

Among the facilities available at INIKEA

RM37.9 million was contributed by the Sow-A-Seed Foundation, which is about 60% of the overall running cost of the INIKEA project.

Maris River Lodge at Maris Camp

The commercial tree nursery

Nine room researchers quarters in Luasong

Dr. UlrikIlstedt (blue shirt), the principal researcher from SLU, is actively pursuing research activities at INIKEA.

Dr. Jan Falck from SLU is the “father” of the INIKEA Project.

Marimba River Lodge at Marimba Camp

OUR PARTNERS

The Group works closely with the Sow-A-Seed Foundation and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. The Sow-A-Seed Foundation and the Group helped fund the project, while the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences offered research and technical assistance. The Group oversees the project daily.

Phase 1 and 2, the Sow-A-Seed Foundation contributed

80%

10%

Maliau Basin Conservation Area (MBCA) (for conservation, education, and research efforts)

10%

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences for supporting research in forest dynamics studies.

Phase 3, the Sow-A-Seed Foundation contributed

76%

13%

Maliau Basin Conservation Area (MBCA) (for conservation, education, and research efforts)

Phase 4

11%

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences for supporting research in forest dynamics studies.

The Sow-A-Seed Foundation spared another 10% of its contribution to INIKEA’s Phase 4 to maintain facilities at MBCA and establish renewable energy for the Maliau Basin Studies Centre.

The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences managed to secure a grant from the Family Kamprad Foundation for international and local students conducting research at INIKEA during Phase 4.

INIKEA rehabilitation project

INIKEA rehabilitation project

ACHIEVEMENTS

On 24 April 2007, the Group was awarded the IWAY Certificate by IKEA for achieving high standards on issues related to the environment, forestry and working conditions.

2021 HIGHLIGHTS

>700 locals from nearby villages were employed

housing units available for employees and their families, all of which have basic amenities like electricity, water, and medical services

>14,009ha

52 of forests have been rehabilitated out of 18,500ha through enrichment planting and liberation efforts

>35 post-graduate studies have been completed

April 2021

INIKEA Manager, Mr. David Alloysius on behalf of the Director of Yayasan Sabah presented food baskets to INIKEA staff.

July 2021

The establishment of Binuang recreational site.

July 2021

Visit by CEMD’s Group Manager, Dr. Waidi Sinun.

The oldest planted tree

24-year old planted Shorea leprosula, which belongs to the Dipterocarpaceae family.

44,521 accumulated memberships youth-based movement with

The idea to set up SNC began with an advisory meeting:

1985

1998

OVER YEARS the

4-11 April

The first Nature Orientation Course (NOC) was held at the Danum Valley Studies Centre (DVSC), participated by 23 secondary students & two teachers.

1987

7 October

The official launching of SNC as an extra-curricular activity in schools.

The first notable conservation project in Sabah acknowledgement by

1988

Recognised as one of the well-known clubs’ conservation initiatives and awareness doing conservation programmes by the President of WWF Malaysia, Tan Sri Dato Khir Johari.

1991

1999

Awarded by

collaboration for the Japanese Jungle School programme at

for the most successful Conservation Project in Malaysia for significant contribution to local, grassroots conservation and conservation achievements.

2002

SNC became one of the components of

under the Public Awareness. A joint technical cooperation programme among the Sabah State Government, Federal Government and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) under Japan’s Official Development Assistance (ODA).

2003

SNC was recognised as an environmentally friendly organisation actively participating in and assisting with environmental activities.

22-26 November

The first NOC was conducted at Maliau Basin Studies Centre (MBSC). Participated by ten students and two teachers.

2004

SNC became a Sabah Environmental Education Network (SEEN) member.

14-17 November

SNC created the Sustainable Development Camp (SDC) for Community Leaders, and the first SDC was held in Danum Valley Studies Centre (DVSC).

2005

2012

SNC became the implementer of the Environmental Education Awareness Programme for the Yayasan Sabah GroupPETRONAS Partnership for Imbak Canyon Conservation Areas (ICCA).

3-7 June

The first NOC held in Imbak Canyon Conservation Area (ICCA) participated by 17 students & three teachers from SMK Tongod, Entilibon, and Telupid.

7 October

The 20th anniversary of SNC.

2008

2019

The 73rd NOC was held in conjunction with the official opening of the Imbak Canyon Studies Centre (ICSC).

29 January

Awareness Camp participated by 30 students & two teachers at MBSC.

2011

2021

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, SNC started virtual activities with its members.

ACTIVITIES

Nature Orientation Courses for School Students

held in:

Nature Orientation Course (NOC) is conducted twice a year during school holidays for 7 days/6 nights with 30 members comprising 4 teachers and 26 students selected from various schools in Sabah registered with SNC’s Secretariat. Activities such as:

Sustainable Development Camp (SDC) for Community Leaders

In 2005, the Group through SNC conducted the first SDC for Community Leaders in collaboration with the Zone offices all over Sabah through a comprehensive rural development effort emphasis on the holistic development of human capital through the empowerment of the rural communities called Program Desa Cemerlang dan Berinovasi (PDCB). The programme was participated by 30 community leaders from the selected villages in Sabah at DVSC.

SDC activities were conducted twice a year for 7 days/6 nights with 30 participants held at DVSC, MBSC and ICSC.

Talks by:

Talk covers topics on:

Another positive impact of this programme is changing the community’s mindset on preventing poaching.

Forest interpretation

Bird watching River ecology

Jungle trekking

Brainstorming debates

Tagal System

Waste Management

Mind Mapping

Train The Trainer for CEMD staff

Other Programmes

Presentation Skill Trainings

Schools Talks

Nature Camps

Training for SNC’s Teachers

Awareness Programme for Rural Areas

Nature Interpretation Courses

Environmental Awareness Camps

Workshop for EE Practitioners

Public Awareness and Cleanliness Campaign

Nature Club Facilitators Courses

Environmental Education Programme for Special Interest Group

Radio Talks

226 Programmes/Participants

16,201 Programmes

Participants

OUR PARTNERS

SNC has been partnering with several organisations locally and internationally. Partnerships play a crucial role in SNC’s efforts to influence the course of public awareness. It is achieved with a range of partners, including governments, local communities, businesses, and individual donors. SNC leverage the strengths of these partnerships to achieve great success.

SNC in school extra co-curricular activities.

BBEC

SNC became one of the components in BBEC under Public Awareness for development of EE Modules for schools.

* Sabah State Government

* Federal Government

* Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) under Japan’s official Development Assistance (ODA)

SNC has been a member of SEEN since 2004, working together to enhance EEP in Sabah.

Japanese Jungle School Programme with Sabahan students from 1998 until 2011.

Established a network with MNS, the oldest and one of the most prominent environmental non-profit, non-governmental organisations in Malaysia.

Conducts Environmental Education Programmes (EEP).

Established a network with FRIM, a leading institution in tropical forestry research in the world.

EEP in ICCA

* Train the Trainer - 8 sessions

* Nature Orientation Course - 5 sessions

* Sustainable Development Programmes - 4 sessions (two camps and two showcases).

2021 HIGHLIGHTS

17 March

1 February

Created blog for SNC.

28 April

Virtual talk on the Introduction to SNC with students of St Mary Limbahau, Papar.

2 March

Created YouTube channel for SNC.

12 June

Virtual talk about SNC to SNC’s teachers all over Sabah.

19 June

Proposal submission to Yayasan PETRONAS to seek funding for Sustainable Development Programme for communities in Sabah.

Webinar about Waste Management organised by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).

12 April

Attended Majlis “Pelancaran Permainan Papan Digital Polis Alam Sekitar” (POLAS).

22 June

21 April Created Instagram account for SNC.

Submission of proposal to the National Conservation Trust Fund (NCTF) to seek funding for the Sustainable Development Programme for communities in Sabah.

12 July

MoU discussion with UiTM on Friendship and Cooperation, Promotion of Mutual Understanding on Research, Environmental Education, Sustainable Development and Public Awareness.

31 July

Virtual talk on the introduction to SNC with student.

5 August

First test Treasure Hunt SNC with CAMD staff.

13 August

Second test Treasure Hunt SNC with CAMD staff.

21 August Kahoot quiz with 12 schools around Sabah.

12 October

Discussion with Sabah Environmental Trust (SET) on potential funding for the SNC-SET DaMaI Initiative Promotion programme.

27 October

Discussion with Southeast Asia Rainforest Research Partnership (SEARPP)

“Community Driven Conservation of Borneo Lowland Forest”.

22-26 November

Train the Trainer - for CEMD’s Environmental Education staff.

ACHIEVEMENTS

SNC has established its credibility and popularity among the environmental-related agencies locally and internationally.

Best Decorative Exhibitor Malaysian Environmental Week, 1995

Awarded during the Malaysia Environmental Week Exhibition at Kota Kinabalu.

State-Level Conference jointly organised with the Ministry of Tourism and Environmental Development, 1997

SNC jointly organised a State-level conference with the Ministry of Tourism and Environmental Development for the agencies involved with EEP.

The Most Successful Conservation Project, Malaysia from WWF’s Conservation merit in 1998

Sabah Nature Club was one of the four WWF Conservation Merit Awards recipients by the World Wide Fund for Nature of Malaysia (WWF-Malaysia).

Annual Magazine

Produced 20 magazines and one e-magazine.

Series of Nature Orientation Course (NOC)

4-11 April 1987

The first NOC was held at DVFC and participated by 23 students and 2 teachers.

To date, 75 series of NOC have been held involving more than 2,200 students and 300 teachers from several schools in Sabah.

Outstanding Environmentally Friendly Government Organisation in 2003

SNC is one of the organisations recognised as an Environmentally Friendly Organisation due to outstanding contributions and services towards enhancing the environment’s protection, conservation and management.

EEP Module for Schools

SNC creates and produces modules for the use of SNC members.

Series of Sustainable Development Course (SDC) for Community Leaders

The SDC for Community Leaders was started in 2005 at DVFC with 30 community leaders throughout the State. To date, 16 series of SDC have been conducted with 480 participants.

Largest Youth-Based Movement

Started with only 2000 registered members from 11 pioneer schools for SNC. As of 2021, registered accumulated membership reached 44,521 students, including teachers involving 200 schools. SNC is dedicated to the students as they are the next generation to perpetuate the future of Sabah’s natural heritage. SNC became the first step for youth to be more exposed to and aware of the importance of caring for the environment.

The Way Forward

The Group strives to be the leader in protected areas for forest research, training, education, and protection. Hence, we have devised strategies to strengthen the sustainable development management and governance of the protected areas as a way forward.

ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE

Strengthening human resource capacity and financing is crucial for successfully implementing management strategies and actions.

Hence, the Group will practice good talent management by conducting more staff capacity-building programmes to produce skilled employees and increase work efficiencies, particularly in finance, engineering, forest management, and tourism services.

Staff will be trained in Environmental Education, nature interpretation and guiding, lifeguarding skills, front office, research (data collection and management), and other specific skills such as tree climber and professional guides.

Efforts are made to ensure our guides are appropriately licensed to handle all service activities in the conservation area, e.g., Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia (MOTAC) Green Badge and Gold Badge.

Internationally, the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas are among the recognised certifications that the Group will pursue in forest management, tourism, and conservation.

Additionally, the Group will implement a sustainable finance strategy in its daily operations by incorporating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into investment decisions, resulting in higher long-term returns.

DEVELOPMENT & MAINTENANCE

Communication plays an essential element in remote areas such as these protected areas. Hence, there is a need to improve accessibility by developing better trails system, road upgrading works, and technological accessibility such as telecommunications and high-speed internet. These will provide better support for general operation, patrolling, tourism and research activities besides better communication with the outside world. The Group hopes to achieve these efforts under the 12MP and other funding sources.

To improve security, particularly in buffer zones, there is a great need to construct more ranger posts at boundaries preventing poachers and illegal loggers from destroying the area’s perpetuity. On the same note, the Group will continue providing and enhancing infrastructural research support in the protected areas by developing research stations such as in Kapur, Pinangpinang, Batu Timbang and Tampoi in ICCA.

As part of its emphasis on green energy, the Group will work with its partners to replace power sources at the studies centre and research stations with renewable energy such as solar power, wind power, and low impact small hydroelectric sources.

This initiative will indirectly minimise the studies centre’s operational cost and raise awareness of the importance of renewable energy.

The Group will also build waste management centres for a better waste management system in the protected areas.

HOSPITALITY & RECREATION

Up to 2021, the protected areas have received 181,780 visitors locally and internationally, suggesting the potential to become major tourism destinations, drawing a large number of additional partners.

Effective planning for developing ecotourism activities is essential to ensure that tourism is a long-term source of revenue. Hence, tourism action plans are being developed in the protected areas for the next five years.

As the custodian of the protected areas, ecotourism will continue without compromising the ecosystem and biodiversity value. Efforts will be initiated at this juncture to improve existing visitor SOP (i.e., reservations and visitor activities) in accordance with Management, State, and Federal guidelines.

The Group will also intensify promotion by creating ecotourism packages suited to each group's needs. We will also focus on branding each protected area according to its niches, such as using SCCA as a staging station for tourists to Darvel Bay, which has numerous spectacular reefs ideal for diving and snorkelling, while MBCA for those who enjoy doing trekking inside the core area to view the landscape, waterfalls besides flora and fauna. We hope to add more activities in the forest area, such as short trail trekking and building more canopy walkways.

To achieve this goal, the Group will work with government departments/agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), tour operators, and other interested parties to improve marketing techniques by incorporating the newest trends and marketing tools.

The Group is currently engaging with the Sabah Economic Development and Investment Authority (SEDIA) with the proposal to develop the Tourism Zones at MBCA. At the same time, the Management is working to obtain MBCA accreditation from the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC). A similar programme is to be adopted for DVCA and TRCA.

CONSERVATION, RESEARCH & PROTECTION

The Group will work with local experts to develop the first Strategic Management Plan for the SCCA, TRCA and INIKEA and revise the management plans for DVCA, MBCA and ICCA. The Strategic Management Plan includes the method and time frame for attaining goals.

More scientific explorations will be undertaken in partnership with academicians worldwide and associated institutions, focusing on undiscovered buffer zones, further researching animals, avifauna, primates, and geology, and promoting the protected area as the centre for conservation studies. These studies will serve as a source of knowledge and marketing content, attracting visitors and providing trustworthy information.

The Group will also conduct a detailed survey on specific topics to document the hidden mysteries of nature's gift, such as MBCA's tremendous valuable botanical resource and traditional ethnobotanical knowledge in ICCA before the threats of extinction.

The Group also welcomes undergraduates to pursue their internships in the protected areas. The interns will be encouraged to conduct a simple research project on flora and fauna to develop their talent in research. The Group intends to hire graduate rangers who bring boundless energy and enthusiasm to the research. Concurrently, on the job training for the existing rangers will also be strengthened, and more technical courses will be conducted. To secure funding for potential research projects, the Group will continue to initiate new collaborations, such as through the National Conservation Trust Fund, and rekindle past collaborations on research, training, and capacity building by working closely with the Kyoto University, the Academy of Sciences Malaysia, the Forest Research Institute Malaysia, the World Wildlife Fund, and Sabah Wildlife Department. The collaboration will also pave the way to transfer their knowledge and expertise to the Group.

The patrolling and monitoring activities will also be

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

Apart from establishing innovative partnerships with relevant agencies, the SNC's existing modules will be improved and updated with the latest information on Environmental Education and sustainable development.

SNC is envisioned to become an agent of change in facilitating human awareness to use natural resources sustainably through the Sustainable Development Programme for Communities.

The programme is not only for awareness but to assist the communities in achieving, among others, its goal of eradicating poverty. SNC intends to assist local communities in generating their revenue by utilising their existing land.

FOREST REHABILITATION

We anticipated that our rehabilitation areas would serve as an example for other places throughout the country.

INFAPRO aims to establish itself as a Tropical Forest Rehabilitation Learning and Training Centre destination and another nature tourism destination.

We aim to develop a Carbon Sequestration business with a project counterpart as part of the project revenues and design appropriate mechanisms for monetising forest rehabilitation to support the management of INFAPRO.

We intend to build new laboratories to recruit researchers, students, and experts to conduct research at INFAPRO. We also plan to develop a Bioluminescent Mushroom Garden, a Tuhau Garden, and a nursery for the Environmental Education Programme to hold unique games like the rehabilitation process (from seedlings to big trees). The management is taking the initiative to shape INFAPRO as a nature tourism destination.

INIKEA, one of the largest enrichment planted areas in Malaysia, prides itself on its success in silviculture treatment which the Group can replicate in its other managed forest concession areas for the benefit of the State.

The rehabilitation methods include enrichment planting (either by line or gap), beating up or refilling as strategies for improving survival rates, spacing, and liberation or shade adjustment. Selecting indigenous tree species, particularly dipterocarps, is another method. However, when the seedlings are ready, other non-dipterocarps will be incorporated to increase the biodiversity of the forests, as guided by the project's goal of returning the forest to its original state.

A Safe Towards

& Healthy Working Environment

Commitment to Occupational Safety & Health

Cultivating the culture of Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) has been the Group’s priority in ensuring a safe and healthy environment for its staff and the public. Through its wholly-owned company, Rakyat Berjaya Sdn. Bhd., the Group has been recognised for its OSH practises, receiving the National Excellence Award in OSH under the Forestry Category for ten consecutive years beginning 2006. Another subsidiary, Sabah Softwoods Berhad, received similar recognition in 2017, 2018, and 2019. These significant accomplishments compel the Group to move forward in OSH practices.

Safety & Health Committee

The Group’s dedication to OSH is further demonstrated by forming three sector-specific committees: Forestry, Corporate Services, and Agriculture and Manufacturing. Three sector -level meetings were held in 2021. The Forestry Sector meeting was held on 30 April 2021, while the Corporate Services meetings were held on 4 May 2021 and 18 November 2021, respectively.

As part of its commitment to promoting safety and health culture, the Group regularly conducts safety and health inspections in the various divisions/units/zones/subsidiaries. The Security and Enforcement Unit inspected eighteen workplaces and conducted three OSH audits between July and November 2021. Two Non-Conformity Reports (NCRs) and 22 Opportunities For Improvements (OFIs) were identified, each of which explains the problem, how it occurred, and what preventive measures should be taken in the future.

Workplace Inspection

6 May 2021

Rooftop, Menara Tun Mustapha

19 May 2021

Level 26, Menara Tun Mustapha

Level 27, Menara Tun Mustapha

Level 28, Menara Tun Mustapha

25 May 2021

Lift System, Menara Tun Mustapha

6 July 2021

YSG Bioscape Sdn. Bhd. :

Nursery Landscape, Menara Tun Mustapha

Nursery Store, Menara Tun Mustapha

14 July 2021 & 27 July 2021

Innoprise Capital Sdn. Bhd. :

Tun Adnan Sports Complex

Cafeteria at Futsal Courts

Body Strength & Conditioning Gym

Cafeteria at Tun Adnan Sports Complex

6 August 2021

Assembly Point, Menara Tun Mustapha

Surrounding Fence, Menara Tun Mustapha

Security Podium, Menara Tun Mustapha

11 August 2021

Telephone Operator’s Office, Wisma Innoprise

Lift System, Wisma Innoprise

Assembly Point, Wisma Innoprise

28 September 2021

Plant Room Basement, Menara Tun Mustapha

29 September 2021

Menara Tun Mustapha: Meeting Room, Tun Ahmad Raffae Auditorium

Tun Ahmad Raffae Auditorium

Tun Hamdan Theatre

30 September 2021

Menara Tun Mustapha: Basement Storage Store

12 October 2021

Cafeteria, Menara Tun Mustapha

Tun Haji Mohd. Fuad Stephens

Borneo Research Library

Tun Mustapha Gallery

Galleria Artisan, Kristal Handal Sdn. Bhd.

21 October 2021

Basement Parking, Wisma Innoprise

2 November 2021

Tadika Ria Building, Child Development Division, Yayasan Sabah

3 November 2021

Taska Kristal Ria, Sadong Jaya

17 November 2021

Pusat Kraftangan Sabah, Keningau

3 December 2021

YSG Bioscape Sdn. Bhd.

Cooling Tower (Air Conditioning), YSG Bioscape Nursery Sdn. Bhd.

Plant Room, Basement, Menara Tun Mustapha

Emergency Line

The Group also provides hotline numbers 088-326665 during office hours) and 088-326300 (after office hours) to deal with emergency issues or accidents quickly and effectively.

Training

First-aid training is essential for providing immediate assistance to staff or the public at the scene while they await full medical care. Hence, the Group also conducts a training programme for its frontliners. On 6 December 2021, thirty-eight enforcement staff attended the first-aid training at the Tun Hamdan Theatre, Menara Tun Mustapha.

Embracing Technology

The Group’s safety officers understand that the art and science of safety management begin with identifying hazards to implement controls and reduce risks.

The primary goal of our safety officers is to remove barriers to incident reporting. As a result, the Group has embraced technology by employing QR codes to streamline observation, near misses, and incident reporting, resulting in an increase in the quantity and quality of OSH data in real-time communication.

The QR codes are simple, but their positive impact on incident reporting rates in “blind spots” has been encouraging. From 1 October 2021 to 30 December 2021, a total of 19 OSH-related complaints were received.

1 Oct 2021

5 Oct 2021

6 Oct 2021

Forestry Division, Level 9, Wisma Innoprise

Incident Report

Socket/Wire (Wire protection layer were damaged and exposed).

Administration & Finance Unit, Child Development Division

Severe leakage in the office.

Music Room, Tadika Ria, Child Development Division

- Leakage in walls and ceiling.

- Air conditioner malfunction.

- Six unit lights have blown.

12 Oct 2021 Aerobics Room, Tun Adnan Sports Complex

- Uneven surface of aerobic cubicle floor. - Uneven structure of the aerobic stage.

Taska Ria, Child Development Division

- Leakage in walls and ceiling.

- Drains and ceiling were damaged.

21 Oct 2021

1 Nov 2021

Chief Operating Officer’s Office, Level 7, Wisma Innoprise

Elevator indicator lights outside the office hallway malfunction.

Tadika Ria, Child Development Division, Yayasan Sabah

- Potholes and cracks on parking lot pavement and broken iron gutter cover on the road circle.

- Staff toilet facilities, male/female toilet facilities, and children’s toilet facilities.

- Three facilities in the classrooms were damaged i.e lamps do not function, sliding window iron railing was torn off and difficult to open/close, broken cover fan, damaged door frame and door.

- The kindergarten walkway area was damaged from leakage and cracks in the ceiling, as well as non-functional lights in the hall and the path leading to the hall.

- Broken emergency bell.

1 Nov 2021

Playground, Tadika Ria, Child Development Division

Uneven and pitted ground.

Computer & Physical Room, Child Development Division

The ceiling and walls cracked, and the door could not be closed/locked.

Transition Centre, Child Development Division

Toilet pump and tank damaged/leaking.

Women’s Toilet, Level 8, Menara Tun Mustapha

The ceiling frame fell-off.

17 Nov 2021

Tadika Ria, Child Development Division, Yayasan Sabah

Parking lots are full of potholes.

24 Nov 2021

Taska Kristal Ria, Sadong Jaya, Child Development Division, Yayasan Sabah

Window glass cracks in the classroom.

30 Nov 2021

30 Dec 2021

Kitchen Building, Tadika Ria, Child Development Division, Yayasan Sabah

Possible tree falling threats to the kitchen direction of kindergarten building, sewage plant and printing (BPKK Administration Office).

Sabah Economic Development & Investment Authority (SEDIA) Level 27, Menara Tun Mustapha

Wet ceiling surface and water drips onto the floor.

The Group is committed to ensuring that everyone on its premises adheres to OSH practices the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994, Factories and Machinery Act 1967, and other relevant Acts, Guidelines, and OSH Codes of Practice.

COVID-19 Management

The COVID-19 pandemic is physically and emotionally challenging for many people while changing daily life situations in unprecedented ways. All sections of society, including staff and Management of the Group, play their role in protecting themselves and each other while preventing the spread of the disease. Through the Enrichment and Monitoring Unit, the Management encourages staff to get vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine while implementing multiple layers of control, for example, face mask-wearing and other COVID-19 SOPs prevention protocols. Along with vaccination, the Enrichment and Monitoring Unit also provides staff with specific guidance for preventing the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace.

The Management has also established the COVID-19 Action Committee, whose role is to manage and coordinate COVID-19 related cases among the staff of the Group, with the Enrichment and Monitoring Unit as the Secretariat of the Committee. The Secretariat also monitors compliance adherence to the COVID-19 SOPs of the various activities and programmes conducted by the Group, such as courses and events.

Sanitation & Disinfection

The Management through the Enforcement and Security Unit has also established an in-house sanitation and disinfection team to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 within the Group. Training for the team members was conducted on 5 August 2021 based on the healthcare facility's policies and SOPs and the Ministry of Health guidelines on COVID-19.

The training programme includes instructions on risk assessment and ensures demonstrative competencies of safe disinfectant preparation. Seventy-four locations were disinfected/sanitised at the Menara Tun Mustapha, Wisma Innoprise, Tun Adnan Sports Complex and Tadika Ria building from August to December 2021.

Sanitation & Disinfection Report

Monitoring Activities

Sanitation and disinfection team training - 5 August 2021 | Multivision Room, Menara Tun Mustapha.

Corporate Secretariat’s Office - 20 September 2021 | Level 10, Menara Tun Mustapha.

CCTV Room - 20 September 2021 | Basement, Menara Tun Mustapha.

Security Hut at the Main Entrance - 20 September 2021 | Menara Tun Mustapha. Conservation Area Management Division - 4 October 2021 | Level 12, Menara Tun Mustapha.

Security & Enforcement Unit - 14 October 2021 | Level 8, Menara Tun Mustapha.

Prayer Room - 14 October 2021 | Level 6, Menara Tun Mustapha.

Corporate Governance Initiatives

Being an organisation entrusted by the State Government to bring about socio-economic change for the people, the Group is committed to leading the way towards good corporate governance practices. Toward this end, the Group has placed efforts in strengthening integrity practices within the organisation, which is in line with the Government's drive, by negating elements of bribery, embezzlement, power abuse, fraud, and other negative factors that hinder the development of an organisation. With integrity firmly in place, the Group is committed to achieving its goal of improving the quality of life of the people efficiently and expeditiously with integrity and honour.

In striving to conduct its business with integrity, competence, and professionalism while achieving the highest level of effectiveness and excellence, effective 23 October 2019, the Management Integrity Complaints

has adopted a Whistleblowing Policy to handle complaints of malpractices and crimes in the Group. This Policy provides an avenue for reporting by the staff suspected misconduct, illegal acts, or failure to act within the Group's General Terms and Conditions. The Policy encourages staff of the Group and others to come forward and voice their concerns about any actual or potential improper conduct which compromises the Group's aspirations.

Integrity Reports

201720182019 -

2020 -

2021 -

Yayasan Sabah Group Anti-Corruption Plan

The Group's Anti-Corruption Plan is currently at the draft stage. The provisions in the Plan are meant to encourage business and other

activities in the Group to be carried out in a corruption-free environment; to encourage the Heads of Divisions/Units to take adequate measures to prevent corruption in their respective offices and promote better corporate governance and legal compliance. The Management strongly believes the Plan, once in place, will encourage better integrity in the organisation, including strengthening businesses' awareness and ability to mitigate corruption risks.

Implementation of the Good Regulatory Practice Policy

Effective 23 August 2021, the State Government issued General Circular No. 1 of 2021 regarding the implementation of the State Policy on Good Regulatory Practice.

The Group provides two reports periodically to the Sabah State Government. The reports are the following:

• Integrity Report and Anti-Corruption Plan Development/Implementation Status Report. This report is submitted to the Sabah State Integrity Unit every four months.

• Chief Minister's Department Anti-Corruption Plan Implementation Status Report 2019-2023. This report is submitted to the office of the Deputy State Secretary (Administration) annually.

The Group is also a member of the Chief Minister's Department 2019-2023 Anti-Corruption Plan Performance Coordination Meeting, where each organisation is required to present their Anti-Corruption Plan Implementation Status Report.

A special team was formed at the Group level to manage changes through the implementation of the Policy. A Regulations Coordinator was also established to coordinate the Good Regulatory Practices (GRP) process, documentation, implementation monitoring, revising ordinance, enactment, regulations and guidelines, and enforcement. The GRP provides a systematic application of tools and procedures that the Management utilises to ensure that regulatory outcomes are effective, transparent, inclusive, and sustained. The Regulations Coordinator also functions as the Secretariat of the GRP Committee in the Group.

Yayasan Sabah Group Gift Acceptance Policy

The Policy was approved on 1 December 2020. The Policy ensures that the Management and staff of the Group adheres to the organisation's code of

conduct in giving or accepting gifts or other such tokens of appreciation. The Policy requires the Management and employees to demonstrate the highest standards of ethics and conducts regarding potential and existing vendors, suppliers, and customers. The Enrichment and Monitoring Unit is the Secretariat for implementing the Policy.

Corporate Governance Charter

The Group's business dealings are guided by the Innoprise Corporation Sdn. Bhd. Corporate Governance Charter. The approval of the Charter by the Board of Directors, in conjunction with the Company's Memorandum and Articles of Association and the Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance, provides authority and practices for sound corporate governance.

The Charter specifies the Group's governance structure, the internal regulations of the Board of Directors and its committees, and other essential matters. It directs the Board of Directors in carrying out their responsibility to monitor the Group's business for the benefit of shareholders.

The Group strives for the highest ethical standards, including doing what it says, sharing results accurately and transparently and adhering to all laws, rules, and regulations that govern the Group's operations. The Board recognises that good corporate governance is a means to an end, improving the Group's capacity to establish and achieve its goals.

The Group believes that the following are the guiding principles of good corporate governance :

• Fairness   Minority shareholders, investors, and other stakeholders are treated fairly and have their interests considered.

• Transparency       Disclosure of information - financial, organisational, governance and related transactions - is adequate and timely for stakeholders to assess the organisation's performance.

• Accountability     Senior Management is accountable to the Board of Directors for achieving plans and implementing approved policies that ensure the safeguarding of assets and the Group's financial viability. In turn, the Board of Directors is accountable to the shareholders and other stakeholders.

• Responsibility      Clear lines of responsibility need to exist in terms of delegations of authority and which actions or decisions require Board approval or shareholder approval. Responsibility must be attributed to having accountability for results.

Internal Audit

The Group will continue to develop effective risk oversight and management procedures to aid in decision-making. This is accomplished by emphasising the action plans and controls adopted as a result of internal audit findings.

Internal auditing gives insight into policies and procedures while also assisting the Board and Management by checking internal controls such as operational effectiveness, risk mitigation controls, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The risks in question are not only compliance-related but also financial and operational in nature.

The Group Audit Committee serves as independent observers, ensuring that the audit reports' findings are free of conflicts of interest and recommending appropriate corrective actions.

Our Asset Our People

Majlis Bersama Jabatan

MBJ is a two-way platform that allows Employee Representatives to engage with Management, sharing their thoughts and giving contructive ideas for the benefit of the Group.

The Federal Service Circular No. 2 of 1992 mandates the establisment of MBJ for all State and Federal departments, agencies, and statutory organisations to build a harmonious working relationship between Management and staff.

The MBJ of the Group, which was established in 2005, meets four times a year, quarterly.

Since the establishment of MBJ, issues on the work system, administration, staff welfare, and infrastructure have been resolved amicably.

From 2006 to 2016, the MBJ received various accolades from the Federal and State Public Services Department for its performance.

Committee Members for the Year 2019 - 2021

The Group's MBJ comprises twelve members, six of whom are Management Representatives, and the remaining six are Employee Representatives.

Management Representatives

The Management Representatives are appointed according to their respective positions, and there is no limit of the term to hold the position in the Counsil :

i. Director YS/Executive Chairman ICSB - Chairman

ii. Senior Group Manager Human Resource and Corporate Services Division (YS/ICSB) - Member

iii. Senior Group Manager Accounts and Financial Services Division (YS/ICSB) - Member

iv. Group Manager Forestry Division - Member

v. Executive Assistant to the Director YS/Executive Chairman ICSB - Member

vi. Group Manager Corporate Communications Division - Secretary

Employee Representatives

Based on the Group's MBJ Constitution, the Employee Representatives consist of staff (from Salary Grade 44 and below for Yayasan Sabah and Salary Grade 2 for ICSB) who are not involved in the decision making process. The election is conducted among the staff without the interference of the Management.

The Chairman of the Employee Representatives is the Vice-Chairman of the Council, while the elected Secretary will be the Joint Secretary. They shall hold their position for two years (from the date of their appointment), and they may continue to hold the position until the new members are elected. Each Employee Representative may serve no more than two consecutive terms. They may, however, be selected after a one-term cooling-off period.

The following staff served as Employee Representatives for the 2019-2021 session :

i. Kota Kinabalu (ICSB) - Encik Jeffrey Baxter - Chairman (Corporate Communications Division)

ii. Keningau, Beaufort & - Puan Bibiana @ Flora Stephen - Secretary Kudat (Forestry Division – Keningau Regional Office)

iii. Lahad Datu - Encik Abdul Karim Iskandar - Member (Forestry Division – Lahad Datu Regional Office)

iv. Sandakan - Encik Mohd. Zulhairy bin Zakaria - Member (Forestry Division – Sandakan Regional Office)

v. Tawau - Hajah Rukiah binti Kader - Member (Forestry Division – Tawau Regional Office)

vi. Kota Kinabalu (YS) - Encik Mohd. Salim Japaran - Member (Education Development Division)

Issues for 2021

2

11

Resolved (Approved)

Resolved (Non-Approved)

Resolved (Prior Approval Not Required)

Pending Approval

Total Number of Issues : 26

Throughout 2021, the Employee Representatives raised 26 new issues concerning staff welfare and other related matters. Only one meeting was held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the implementation of the Movement Control Order.

Since its inception nearly two decades ago, the Group's MBJ has indirectly instilled a spirit of teamwork among staff, encouraging them to serve with greater dedication. It also promotes higher job satisfaction, increased productivity, higher work quality, better career advancement, mutual respect between Management and staff, loyalty to the organisation, and unity.

Human Resource Development

Staff Training

The Management emphasises staff development through training, seminar and workshop. The ongoing staff development has ostensibly imparted responsibility, satisfaction and retention among the staff while engaging them through consistent training and development programmes.

The training also involves programmes that enable staff to learn specific skills or knowledge in improving work performance while preparing them for future performance rather than an immediate career role improvement. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most training programmes were conducted online in 2021.

Internal Training

External Training

Total Number of Programmes : 37

Staff Training 2021 (Programmes)

9 programmes (24.3%)

28 programmes (75.7%)

111 participants (25.5%)

Staff Training 2021 (Participants)

Internal Training

External Training

Total Number of Participants : 435

324 participants (74.5%)

Industrial Training

The Group offers university students the experience of doing actual work while studying. The hands-on training teaches about the skill sets required, industry demands, and work ethics. At the same time, it allows students to practice what they have acquired at university. In 2021, 80 students were involved in industrial training at the various offices in the Group.

Excellent Service Awards 2021

The Excellent Service Awards recognises Yayasan Sabah and ICSB staff who have delivered exceptional service and are committed to achieving service excellence while inspiring service examples for others to emulate. Award recipients receive a certificate, performance prize of RM1000, opportunities, and priorities for career advancement through self-development courses, seminars, or conference that can improve work performance. Recipients are also prioritised for the State honours.

Yayasan Sabah

Executive Category

Non Executive Category

Innoprise Corporation Sdn. Bhd.

Executive Category

8. Masdin bin Hamid Senior Forest Ranger

9.

binti

10. Mohd. Shahrizan bin Mohd. Yassin Senior Clerk

Silver Jubilee Awards 2021

In recognition and appreciation for the efforts and loyalty made by the Yayasan Sabah and ICSB staff, the Management presents the Silver Jubilee Awards (Anugerah Jubli Perak) annually to Yayasan Sabah and ICSB staff who have been in service for 25 years. Award recipients receive a certificate and hand watch each as a special token and notable gesture as part of the accolade.

Yayasan Sabah

Innoprise Corporation Sdn. Bhd.

Appreciation Awards 2021

Tokens of appreciation are handed out to retirees as well. The Group's Appreciation Awards are given to Yayasan Sabah and ICSB retirees in appreciating their hard work and dedication. The recipients receive a certificate and hand watch, symbolically honouring the many years of service the retiree has dedicated to the Yayasan Sabah Group.

Yayasan Sabah

Innoprise Corporation Sdn. Bhd.

The Future Begins Now Moving Forward

The Group is committed to corporate excellence punctuated through planning and focused effort. This vision is attainable by striving for excellence and a belief in our earnest responsibility to uplift the people’s socioeconomic status.

Roadmap to Excellence

The Group’s Roadmap to excellence is deeply entrenched and guided by the Sabah Maju Jaya (SMJ) 2021-2025 Development Plan which outlined three main thrusts covering the growth of agricultural, industrial and tourism sectors; developing human capital and the well-being of the people; and improving infrastructure network and environmental sustainability.

Desire is the key to the Group’s motivation. Nevertheless, the Group’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting goal pursuit - a commitment to excellence, will enable the Group to attain the success every Sabahan seek.

Developing People Towards Progress

The Group is committed to staff development through Staff Development Plans, which cover continuous professional development opportunities and improve soft skills. The Group also develops staff to improve skills for their current job and acquire knowledge and skills for new roles and responsibilities. Staff are also constantly trained to learn and incorporate new technology, systems, and processes. This training may involve learning new techniques to stay competitive in their required field, allowing them to advance in their roles.

The Management believes the staff must constantly innovate and evolve to stay competitive. They must stay sharp and relevant and continuously grow their skill sets. Making staff development a priority within the Group culture ensures our PEOPLE stay well-informed on industry trends and best practices.

The Group is also focusing on staff succession planning. The Management constantly identify successors for critical positions in the organisation apart from preparing them for expanded organisational responsibilities through job assignments and other developmental activities, thus broadening an individual's capacity to be effective in leadership roles and processes.

The Group is working towards enhancing a culture of integrity among its staff by providing support services related to administrative and financial management and improving the effective management of its service delivery system, which applies to Board members, Management and staff.

Substantiating Social Programmes

The Group's social programmes have always been the main agenda of its existence, which aim to improve the quality of life of the people in the State. Ostensibly, the broad spectrum of programmes implemented by the Group needs ever-increasing funds to manage the integration of the social programmes in accelerating cohesion and improvement of the programmes.

The need to substantiate alternative funding for the Group's programmes, particularly those related to education (scholarships, bursaries, and loans), socioeconomic programmes, and others, is critical in supporting and creating opportunities for more equitable communities.

Concerted efforts in student loan repayment and recovery are also taken to raise more funds to enable the Group to continue supporting and providing educational sponsorship for students in the future. A wide range of measures is taken to reduce repayment defaults and are equally sufficient in achieving a high receivables turnover ratio.

Suffice to say, education will remain a vital core business for the Group and will further enhance its educational development programme to ensure the growth of a generation’s successful future.

To this end, the Sabah State Education Fund (TPNS) was launched on 2 June 2022 to generate sufficient revolving funds. The TPNS fund will help more students from disadvantaged families to continue their studies at the tertiary level. The fund is an initiative under the Group's Strategic Plan for 2015-2023. The effort is also in line with one of the thrusts of the SMJ Development Plan, which is enhancing human capital development and the well-being of the people.

Given the current realities and anticipated future challenges, the Group is prioritising necessary steps in creating a sustainable society in the future powered by education, skills and growth.

Sustainable Commercial Growth

The Group is moving toward achieving sustainable and inclusive growth in its commercial sector and is adamant about making a positive difference beyond 2022. Through real awareness, committing to change, rewarding the change, and providing development to make the change happen, the Group creates lucrative commercial inroads via collective investments with third parties without injecting funds by monetizing the Group’s resources. Among them:

• The Lok Kawi Resort City Development Project involves the collaboration of the Group with Tegas Bangsa Sdn. Bhd. with an estimated Gross Development Value (GDV) of RM7 billion.

• The Harbor City Pavilion Development Project involves the collaboration of the Group with Pavilion Kota Kinabalu Sdn. Bhd. with an estimated Gross Development Value (GDV) of RM2 billion.

• Small Hydroelectric Development Projects at upstream of Padas River, Maligan River in Sipitang, Telekosong in Tenom and in Bengkoka with a combined capacity of 240MW.

• The Group will continue to focus on its agro plantation and oil, gas and energy businesses while looking optimistically at the fast recovering tourism sector severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Paving The Way For Conservation Research

The Group is committed to further scientific investigations focusing on new buffer zones, wildlife, avifauna, primates, and geology and promoting the protected region as a centre for conservation studies. These studies will provide expertise and marketing material, enticing visitors and offering trusted information on its protected areas.

Efforts on carbon offset projects are being assessed due to the Group’s vast experience over the years in the fields of forest regeneration and carbon sequestration.

Financial Viability & Sustainability

The challenges of the COVID-19 economic downturn affected the Group’s financial position, thus rendering the need to devise a plan to restore and strengthen the Group’s financial situation to remain relevant in meeting its objectives as embodied in the Sabah Foundation Enactment 1966.

The ripple effect of COVID-19 hurts the Group’s companies financially, especially in the Tourism and Oil and Gas sectors. Thus, the Group will rely heavily on the plantation and energy sectors to generate income. This initiative will directly enhance the ability of the Group to meet its overall expenses.

The Management is using the pandemic recovery as an opportunity to accelerate prosperity. It is committed to taking effective strategic action and plans to reduce and control its overall administrative costs. Subsidiaries that are still incurring losses will inevitably be financially rehabilitated.

In strengthening the Group’s commercial viability position and a series of findings indicating profitability and financial feasibility strains in 2021, the Management is taking action based on the strategic planning in the Group Roadmap, which aims to take strategic steps to control administrative operating costs effectively.

The Roadmap, among others, signifies the eventual need to transform loss-making subsidiaries through joint ventures where JV partners injecting investment money will be greatly anticipated in generating productivity while generating greater profits.

The Management will also impart stringent monitoring of all of its subsidiaries to relish the prospect of maximum dividend distribution to the Group.

Debt restructuring of the loan investment cost of the Sabah International Convention Centre mega project is also given serious consideration by the Management to maintain greater liquidity, which can then be used to restore and maintain cash flow sources to repay the renegotiated loan contract apart from saving loan interest.

The Group will also embark on creating new sources of revenue by unlocking the economic value of its unutilised and underutilised assets, such as land, forestry and others.

A beacon of hope, the Group to this day, remains the PEOPLE’s organisation and keeps moving forward to be the best of the best.

KYS - Kumpulan Yayasan Sabah Yayasan Sabah