Kota Kinabalu, colloquially referred to as KK, is the state capital of Sabah, Malaysia. It is also the capital of the Kota Kinabalu District as well as the West Coast Division of Sabah. The city is located on the northwest coast of Borneo facing the South China Sea. The Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park lies to its west and Mount Kinabalu, which gave the city its name, is located to its east. Kota Kinabalu has a population of 452,058 according to the 2010 census; when the adjacent Penampang and Putatan districts are included, the metro area has a combined population of 628,725. The 2020 Census revealed an increase in the municipal population to 500,421, while the wider area including the Penampang and Putatan districts had a population of 731,406.
Malaysian Mandarin (simplified Chinese: 马来西亚华语; traditional Chinese: 馬來西亞華語; pinyin: Mǎláixīyà Huáyǔ; Wade–Giles: Ma3-lai2-hsi1-ya4 Hua2-yü3) is a variety of Mandarin Chinese spoken in Malaysia by ethnic Chinese in Malaysia. Today, Malaysian Mandarin is the lingua franca of the Malaysian Chinese community.
Tun Mustapha Tower is a 122-metre, 30-story glass tower in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. It was built in 1976 by Mori Building Company, a Japanese builder. The building was formerly named Yayasan Sabah Tower as it housed Sabah Foundation, a state-sponsored foundation to promote education and economic development in the state. In 2001, the tower was renamed to honour Tun Datu Mustapha, a former Sabah chief minister.
Yellow Pictures (椰楼映画) is a Malaysian film & TV production company led by founder-cum-director Wong Kew-Lit, co-founder-cum-senior producer Chan Shiau-Wei, and co-founder-cum-chief editor Wee Pei-Jun.
Balingian also known as Kuala Balingian is a town in Sarawak, Malaysia. It lies approximately 286.1 kilometres (178 mi) east-north-east of the state capital Kuching.
Wuhan Greenland Center is a 476 metres (1,562 ft) tall skyscraper in Wuhan, China. The tower was originally planned to be 636 metres (2,087 ft), but it was redesigned mid-construction due to airspace regulations so its height does not exceed 500 metres (1,640 ft) above ground level.
Tam Kan was born in Xinhui (新会), a city district in the city of Jiangmen in the province of Guangdong in southern China. He is the second son of Tam See Chow's second marriage to Wun Li King. Although Tam See Chow was a rich and high-ranking official, Tam Kan went through hardship since the age of three when his father died. He learnt carpentry and worked to support his mother, and went through the hardship of surviving WW2. He was one of many workers that participated in the construction of many building structures in Guangzhou including Haizhu Bridge (海珠桥), National Sun Yat-sen University Library (国立中山图书馆), and Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (白云机场). He later went to Hong Kong and worked for the Asiatic Petroleum Company (香港亚细亚油公司) and the British North Borneo Company and in 1951 was one of the early batch of workers selected for transfer from China to North Borneo .(1)
Kota Kinabalu High School, KKHS is a high school in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
Kinabalu Tower, also known as Sabah State Administrative Centre is a 33-storey, 182-meter-tall, government office complex building in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. It is Kota Kinabalu and Borneo's second tallest building.
Kian Kok Middle School is a Chinese independent high school located in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. The current principal is Goh Teck Seng (吴德成). The school offers both Malaysian public examination SPM, and Chinese independent high school examination, UEC.
China Railway No.2 Group Co., Ltd. and China Railway Erju Engineering Co., Ltd. were two closely connected companies. They are formerly parent-subsidiary via China Railway Erju Co., Ltd. (CREC). The group is a Chinese construction company based in Chengdu.
The Jesselton Residences is a 28-storey triplet tower comprising shopping malls and condominium. The shopping mall is known as Jesselton Mall which was also the first and only upscale duty free mall in Borneo.
Established in April 1984, City University Malaysia was founded by a group of scholars. Originally known as Petaling Jaya Community College. the University attained full university status in 2016.
Shimao Cross-Strait Plaza, also known as Shimao Straits Tower, Shimao MO Sky Mansion, and Xiamen Shimao Straits Mansion, is a skyscraper complex in Xiagang, Siming District, Xiamen, People's Republic of China. The project was completed in 2015, and the architect was Gensler.
Shannan Longzi (Lhünzê) Airport is a dual-use military and civilian airport in Shannan, Tibet and is located at an elevation of 3,980 metres (13,060 ft). It is around 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from the seat of Longzi County in Shannan City, Tibet Autonomous Region, and is about 45 kilometres (28 mi) from the disputed border of Arunachal Pradesh. The airport is designed to have a 4,500 metres (14,800 ft) long runway with 7 parking stands and is expected to handle 180,000 passengers per year by 2030. Shannan Airport handled its first flight on 12 January 2023.
