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TAWAU Sabah, 27 February 2023: A well-thought-out strategy is required to promote Tawau as a must-see destination on the east coast of Sabah, said state Assistant Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Environment Datuk Joniston Bangkuai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joniston emphasised Tawau has a significant amount of untapped tourism potential, and it should not merely serve as a passing point for tourists who typically fly to Tawau to visit Semporna.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cI must say that whenever we attend (tourism) roadshow, there always seems to be a great deal of interest in Semporna, while Tawau is overlooked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHence, Tawau needs to expand its attractions, and we need to design a strategic plan to encourage tourists to stay and discover all that Tawau has to offer,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joniston, who is also chairman of the Sabah Tourism Board (STB), said this after visiting the Batu Bersusun attraction and Tagal Kampung Balung Cocos here on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He was accompanied by Ministry\u2019s Deputy Permanent Secretary Mary Malangking; STB deputy chief executive officer Julinus Jimit; and Federation of Rural Tourism Association Sabah (FeRTAS) president Walter Kandayon, who is also a board member of STB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joniston was on an official work visit for a tourism products update and to inspect facilities improvement funded by the Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment Ministry (KePKAS) under its Rural Tourism Development Programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, he was also briefed on Tawau\u2019s potential to develop its community-based tourism (CoBT) based on a study conducted by Tawau Polytechnic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tawau Polytechnic director Dr Hajah Nor Haniza B Mohamad briefed that they identified Kampung Tinagat, Kampung Batu Payung, and Kampung Membalua as potential villages for CoBT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She stated that the villagers in these places have indicated that they are ready to promote their particular village as a tourism attraction, adding that the residents strongly agreed that tourism would boost their source of income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are ready to support (KePKAS and STB), especially on training and to develop CoBT in Tawau,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On this note, Joniston encouraged Tawau Polytechnic and relevant quarters to engage with FeRTAS and to learn from the success stories of established CoBT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also present were Tawau Municipal Council engineer Mohd Ikhsan Wahap; Tawau Tourism Association chairperson Hazlina Ismail; Tagal Kampung Balung Cocos chairman Rasid Medical; and Kampung Balung Cocos chief Takun Austin, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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