KOTA KINABALU, Feb. 3 -- The government should adopt ethnic costumes as an official dress code for state events, proposed Datuk Seri Azizah Mohd Dun, chairwoman of the Institute for Development Studies (IDS) Sabah.
She emphasized that this move would not only celebrate Sabah's rich ethnic culture but also highlight the beauty and commercial value of its diverse traditional attire.
Azizah made the suggestion during the Sabah Ethnic Culture Night, organized by Perkumpulan Perempuan Sabah (PPS) on Saturday.
She noted that local costume makers produce high-quality, culturally significant attire that appeals to both locals and foreign tourists.
"To further promote Sabah's ethnic costumes, I propose that they be made the official dress code f...