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Agnes Newton Keith, the author of two books, “Land Below The Wind,” and “Three Came Home,” was born in Oak Park, Illinois. She graduated from the University of California at Berkeley and later married a British Colonial Officer, Harry Keith.  Agnes and Harry lived in British North Borneo, where she wrote “Land Below The Wind.” The book was about the people, the British aristocracy and the native people of northern Borneo. She and her husband had one son, George.  When the Japanese conquered Borneo at the outset of World War II, she, her husband and...

THE Funk brothers – Johnny, Alexander and Paddy – were members of the North Borneo Volunteer Force (before the war). Their family home was near where the Allied Prisoners Of War (POWs) were interned from July 1942. This enabled the brothers to establish secret contacts with the POWs which saw them providing help and serving as conduits between the POWs and the hospital in Sandakan.  When their activities were betrayed to the Japanese in July 1943, the brothers were arrested and severely punished by the Japanese Army; Alex was executed while Johnny and Paddy suffered great phys...

Our columnist remembers what it was like to visit Sabah’s beautiful islands last year, minus all the tourists.

KOTA KINABALU: The reportedly haunted Agnes Keith House in Sandakan, already a popular tourist attraction under the State Museum, will be further developed under a new "dark tourism" concept. This will provide thrillseekers with the opportunity to stay overnight at the former home of American author Agnes Newton Keith, who lived there with husband Harry Keith and their son George back in the British colonial days. The house gained a reputation as being haunted due to mysterious incidents recorded in Keith’s own writings, particularly a female apparition. The next owner and a housemaid also ...

Sabah to promote hauntings to boost tourism 27 Jun 2021 / 17:09 H. Agnes Keith House- Sabah Tourism website SANDAKAN: The Sabah government is looking into promoting a different kind of dark tourism to boost the state’s tourism industry, and a state minister warned that it is not for the faint-hearted. Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Jafry Ariffin explained that this kind of tourism involved hauntings associated with historical places in the state. “Right now, throughout the world, there is this kind of dark tourism especially for visitors and there are many who ...