{"id":25927,"date":"2024-01-30T19:14:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T11:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jesseltontimes.com\/wpmarch2025\/?p=25927"},"modified":"2024-01-30T19:14:04","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T11:14:04","slug":"pepped-up-information-boards-to-energise-the-sandakan-heritage-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jesseltontimes.com\/wpmarch2025\/2024\/01\/30\/pepped-up-information-boards-to-energise-the-sandakan-heritage-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"Pepped-up information boards to energise the Sandakan heritage trail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SANDAKAN: The newly appointed CEO of Sabah Tourism Board (STB) Julinus Jeffrey Jimit, accompanied by Lai King Hang, the Founder and Chairman of Sandakan Heritage Trail, paid a visit to the additional information boards sponsored by STB at MPS Square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the visit, Lai provided a detailed briefing to Julinus about the recent upgrading works, which included the installation of footprints along the trail to serve as a guide for tourists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sandakan Heritage Trail, established in 2003, offers a captivating journey that takes approximately 2 hours to complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It encompasses a visit to all 10 heritage sites as indicated on the heritage map.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To enhance convenience for visitors, the new information boards feature QR codes that allow them to scan and download the map directly onto their mobile phones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, Julinus made a commitment to reprint 10,000 copies of the updated heritage trail map for the year 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative aims to ensure that tourists have access to the most accurate and up-to-date information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following their exploration of the nearby 100 steps, Julinus and his delegation proceeded to visit the Japanese Cemetery and the Massacre Monument situated at the hilltop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The presence of CK Teo, President of Sandakan Tourism Association (STAN), other dedicated team members of Sandakan Heritage Trail, and officials from STB further enriched the visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the gradual recovery from the pandemic, there has been an increase in the number of tourists visiting Sandakan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The free Sandakan Heritage Trail has become an essential activity for both local and foreign visitors, offering them a unique and enriching experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SANDAKAN: The newly appointed CEO of Sabah Tourism Board (STB) Julinus Jeffrey Jimit, accompanied by Lai King Hang, the Founder and Chairman of Sandakan Heritage Trail, paid a visit to the additional information boards sponsored by STB at MPS Square. During the visit, Lai provided a detailed briefing to Julinus about the recent upgrading works, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":25928,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-25927","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-local-news"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jesseltontimes.com\/wpmarch2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jesseltontimes.com\/wpmarch2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jesseltontimes.com\/wpmarch2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jesseltontimes.com\/wpmarch2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jesseltontimes.com\/wpmarch2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25927"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jesseltontimes.com\/wpmarch2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25929,"href":"https:\/\/jesseltontimes.com\/wpmarch2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25927\/revisions\/25929"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jesseltontimes.com\/wpmarch2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jesseltontimes.com\/wpmarch2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jesseltontimes.com\/wpmarch2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jesseltontimes.com\/wpmarch2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}