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Sabah Malay creole is the lingua franca in Semporna, with the Sempornan-Sabahan Malay having a strong influence from the Bajau language. Semporna is also home to the only Chavacano-speaking community in Malaysia. Semporna's Chavacano speakers are refugees (or descendants of refugees) who fled the Moro conflict of the Philippines. A large number ...
Semporna Airport (IATA: SMM [2], ICAO: WBKA) is an airport serving the town of Semporna in the east Malaysian state of Sabah. At present, the airport is not served by any commercial civilian flights. At present, the airport is not served by any commercial civilian flights.
Liem Seeng Tee (1893 – 1956) was the founder of PT HM Sampoerna Tbk., [1] [2] one of the largest tobacco companies in Indonesia. In the 1930s, Liem Seeng Tee adopted the Indonesian name Sampoerna (cf. sempurna) meaning "perfection" as his family name, thus becoming the company's namesake.
PT Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk, commonly known as Sampoerna (Indonesian pronunciation: [ˈsampuɾna]), is an Indonesian tobacco company owned by Philip Morris International. Sampoerna is the largest tobacco company in Indonesia. It produces clove cigarettes, otherwise locally known as kretek cigarettes. A typical brand is Sampoerna 'A' Mild ...
The House of Sampoerna is a tobacco museum and headquarters of Sampoerna located in Surabaya.The main building's architectural style was influenced by a Dutch colonial-style compound that was built in 1862 and is now a preserved historical site.
The Eastern Sabah Security Zone (ESSZONE) is a security zone in the Malaysian state of Sabah that was launched by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on 25 March 2013 following persistent attacks by pirates and militants from the southern Philippines that occurred in the eastern part of Sabah especially after the 2013 Lahad Datu standoff. [1]
Sabah ceases its cross-border trade and barter trade in eastern waters from 7 April 2016–1 February 2017 due to persistent Abu Sayyaf attacks. [24] [25] [26] The governments of Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia have signed an agreement to jointly countering the persistent lawlessness in the Sulu Archipelago. [27] [28]
Sabah became a protectorate of the United Kingdom in 1888 and subsequently became a Crown colony from 1946 until 1963, during which time it was known as Crown Colony of North Borneo. On 16 September 1963, Sabah merged with Malaya, Sarawak and Singapore (left in 1965) to form Malaysia .