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The word Tandubas coined from two Bahasa Melayu words Tanjung Bas.

Tanjung means “ place ”, while the word “ Bas ” means “ Landing ”.

Therefore, Tandubas means a place of landing.

Prior to the advent of industrial revolution people in this part of South East Asia travelled from one island to the other by means of vinta ( Beggong in Samadialect ) equipped with sail and paddle ( Dayung ).

Once upon a time in a bid to look for greener pasture, a group of Malaysian traders boarded a vinta sailing across many islands and accidentally landed in an island what is now Tandubas Island.

Seeing that the place was so peaceful and there is an abundance of resources to sustain their living, this group of Malaysian traders finally decided to settle in that island and named it as Tanjung Bas.