No easy ride to school

Ride in the dark: The vehicle takes in as many as 30 pupils to school, way beyond its maximum capacity, in the wee hours of the morning.

It is a daily dilemma for the orang asli children of Kg Ulu Tual as the lack of an efficient transport system prevents them from going to classes on time.

EVERY day before the crack of dawn, 12-year old Esah together with her sister 10-year old Franttey and their friends scuttle to secure a place on the back of two four-wheel drive vehicles for an hour-long journey across dusty jungle tracks to get to SK Senderut, a remote school located in Kg Ulu Tual, near Kuala Lipis, Pahang.