The Land Below the Wind – where we are at our very best


SABAH, famously known as “The Land Below the Wind”, is the second largest state in Malaysia, sharing the island of Borneo with Sarawak, Brunei and Kalimantan.

Well, I am in Kota Kinabalu for the Borneo Rainforest Law Conference and the Opening of the Legal Year (OLY) 2019 for Sabah and Sarawak. I attended the same event for Peninsular Malaysia just last week. Unfortunately, the difference between the two OLYs is painfully noticeable.

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