A street scene of the town in 1939 just before the beginning of the Second World War
Sandakan was heavily damaged by bombing from Allied forces at the end of the war. The bombing was intended to flush out the Japanese who occupied the town during this period. The heavy damage to the town eventually led to the British moving the capital of British North Borneo to Jesselton.
Sandakan Municipal Council building.
Sandakan District Mosque, the main mosque for the city and district.
Puu Jih Shih Temple, built in 1987, the main Chinese temple in Sandakan.
Parish of St. Michael's and All Angels, the oldest granite church in Sandakan.
St. Mary's Cathedral
Fish market in Sandakan, part of the fishery activities in the town.
Part of Sandakan port, port industry is one of the economic activities for the town since the British period.
