LAHAD DATU, Malaysia -- With hundreds of kilometers of beaches and tropical islands, and a forested interior teeming with wildlife such as orangutans, sun bears and pygmy elephants, the state of Sabah in Malaysian Borneo is a tourism hot spot.
Malaysian state hopes to divert visitors from Kota Kinabalu to rainforest

Wild Borneo pygmy elephants take up residence on the grounds of Sabah Softwoods. (Courtesy of Shavez Cheema)
LAHAD DATU, Malaysia -- With hundreds of kilometers of beaches and tropical islands, and a forested interior teeming with wildlife such as orangutans, sun bears and pygmy elephants, the state of Sabah in Malaysian Borneo is a tourism hot spot.