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Sabah has been a political battle ground to gain state power among multiracial parties since the state accorded self-rule in 1963. Though many suggest that early political parties such as UPKO and USNO were ethnic based, the reality showed that they promoted multiracial political ideology. The entry of UMNO in this state politics on February 22nd, 1991 which led to the fall of PBS government in 1994, a multiracial political party headed by Pairin of Kadazandusun community, however, gradually eased such political dogma. The political movement among the people of Sabah who can be categorised into three main ethnic groups namely Muslim Bumiputra, non-Muslim Bumiputra and Chinese eventually become more ethnic based. The politicians from each ethnic group were increasingly interested in gaining political support from their own ethnic group and that the rakyat also tend to support politicians of their own ethnic group. As a result, political activities in Sabah welded with ethnicity. Nevertheless, after more than a decade of grappling with strengthening ethnic divide, multiracial ideology is eventually resurging in Sabah due to the growing of interest among the people of Sabah, in particular the politician on the slogan of 'Sabah for Sabahan'. This paper analyse how such slogan have contributed in the resurgence of multiracial political ideology in this land through the application of ethnohistorical approach that required the examination of various sources such as books, journals, newspapers, blogs and interview with key informants.

This paper aims to study the roles and challenges of Tamu as a medium of cultural identity preservation among Sabah ethnic groups in the era of industrial revolution 4.0 by focusing on the commercialisation of Kadazandusun's traditional foods tuhau and bambangan. Thus, the objectives of this paper are to examine the existing and future functions of Tamu as well as to study the impact of industrial revolution 4.0 and the advancement of information technology on the role of Tamu in the commercialisation of traditional foods and preservation of cultural identity among Kadazandusun people. Both qualitative and quantitative data are gathered through participant observation, interviews, and surveys. The respondents and informants consist of Kadazandusun traditional foods retailers and consumers at various Tamus in Sabah. The findings show that the role of Tamu institution is still pertinent in commercialising traditional foods and preserving the cultural identity of the Kadazandusun people, particularly in the rural areas. At certain localities, such as those adjacent to the city and tourist attractions, Tamu still plays an essential role in commercialising traditional foods, even though some retailers have already utilised various types of social media to promote and expand their sales, specifically those who are operating as part-timers. Media and internet accessibility has been identified as contributing factors towards the change in the marketing approach. Other contributing factors include time and budget constraints and business location. Hence, Tamu is still relevant and significant in the context of commercialising traditional foods and preserving cultural identity among the Kadazandusun people in Sabah in the era of the digital revolution.

Artikel ini membentangkan perbincangan tentang kebangkitan semula fahaman politik berbilang kaum di Sabah melalui slogan 'Sabah for Sabahan'. Adalah didapati bahawa selepas beberapa dekad berhadapan dengan isu perkauman, Sabah semakin memahami hakikat bahawa mempolitikkan perbezaan etnik hanya akan membawa kepada kehancuran. Keadaan ini didapati sebagai kesan kepada penggunaan slogan "Sabah for Sabahan". Oleh itu, slogan tersebut wajar dianggap sebagai salah satu faktor penting dalam proses perkembangan atau juga kebangkitan semula ideologi politik berbilang etnik di Sabah. Dalam erti kata yang lain, artikel ini telah menunjukkan bahawa perubahan ciri politik dalam masyarakat yang dicirikan oleh kepelbagaian boleh dilakukan melalui penciptaan dan penggunaan meluas slogan politik khusus yang sangat signifikan dengan kehendak serta keperluan semasa penduduk dalam sesebuah unit pentadbiran seperti kampung, bandar dan negara.