Runaway boy a true model student


KOTA KINABALU: He ran away from home when he was only 10 just so he could go to school. Today, Sarel Marikau is among the better students in his class and a recipient of the Petronas Education Assistance.

Sarel from the Kota Marudu district, some 120km from here, did not start school until four years ago when he managed to get away from home.

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