Five century-old rain trees saved

Majestic: The rain trees providing cover for the old marketplace in Kasigui, Penampang.

KOTA KINABALU: Nostalgic Penampang folk and history buffs will be relieved to know that the century-old rain trees in Kasigui, Penampang, about 10km from here, will not be chopped down as initially planned.

There was a campaign last December to stop a road expansion project from steamrolling over a little colonial-era trading post in Kasigui where there is a small marketplace, a coffeeshop and the five rain trees estimated to be between 80 and 100 years old.